GK
INDIAS HERITAGE
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Aurangabad
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Nagpur
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Mumbai
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Pune
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Detailed explanation-1: -Nagpur is the winter capital of the state of Maharashtra, a fast growing metropolis and third largest city in Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune. With a population of 46, 53, 570 (2011) Nagpur Metropolitan Area is the 13th largest urban conglomeration in India.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mumbai is the main capital of Maharashtra. Nagpur is the winter capital of Maharashtra. As Mumbai is located around 1, 000 km away from Vidarbha, people of this region had apprehensions about whether fair treatment and development would be done in Vidarbha. Hence, Nagpur was chosen as the second capital.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Nagpur Improvement Trust (N.I.T.) was established in 1936 to carry out planned development in the city. The British Government made Nagpur the capital of the new state named Central Province in mid-19th century and it remained so till 1956, after which it became the second capital of Maharashtra.