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Dhamtari
About Dhamtari
Dhamtari is abbreviated from “Dhamma” + “Tarai” district and is situated in the fertile plains of the Chhattisgarh region.
This district is situated at 20°42′ N latitude and 81°33′ E longitude. The total area of the district is 2029 km2 and 305 meters above mean sea level. Raipur district was broken up into the districts of Raipur, Mahasamund and Dhamtari.
Dhamtari, Kurud and Nagari are included in this district as tehsils and blocks.
This district was officially formed on 6 July 1998 dividing the Raipur district currently the capital of Chhattisgarh along with Mahasamund.
As a result, the boundaries of the Raipur district is converted into the districts e.g. Raipur, Mahasamund and Dhamtari. Dhamtari, Kurud and Nagari are included in Dhamtari district as tehsils and Dhamtari, Kurud, Nagari and Magarlod are included as blocks.
The district is surrounded by District Raipur in the north and District Kanker as well as Bastar in the south, part of Orissa state in east and District Durg and Kanker in west.
Mahanadi is the principal river of this district and Mahanadi is so far named as Kankannadi, Chitrotpala, Neelotpala, Mandvahini, Jairath, etc.
Its tributaries being Pairy, Sondur, Jonk, Kharun and Shivnath. The fertility of lands of Dhamtari district can be attributed to the presence of these rivers. The chief crop of this region is paddy.
Mahanadi; one of the major rivers in central India originates in the hills of Sihawa and flows two the east into the Bay of Bengal. district falls between two Lok Sabha constituencies (Kanker and Mahasamund) and three Assembly constituencies (Kurud, Sihawa). National Highway No. 30 (Previously NH 43) Raipur – Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh) passes through Dhamtari.
A unique feature of is the total number of rice mills, more than 136. In the east, Satpura range is located. It is popularly known as Sihawa pahad.
Kanker district lies in the west . In North lies Raipur, the heart and capital city of Chhattisgarh. Southwards lies the boundary of Odisha state.
Asia’s first ever Siphon dam was built in the year 1914 at Madamsilli. Besides Madamsilli, Sondur dam, Dudhawa dam are the major projects.
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