Sangli Totally Explained

Everything about Sangli totally explained

The twin cities of Sangli and Miraj are located in the Indian state of Maharashtra, nearly 400 kilometers southeast of Mumbai. Sangli is the administrative headquarters of Sangli District.

Overview

Sangli has the largest trading centre for turmeric in Asia. The green city is inside what is called 'Sugar Belt' of Maharashtra. The district has more than thirty sugar factories, which makes it among the highest sugar-producing districts of India. It also has oil seeds, commodities and fruit market.
   Sangli is also known for high quality grapes and houses many state and privately owned cold storage facilities. A grape wine park spread over 1.42 km² (350 acres) has been established at Palus, 30 km from Sangli city. A brand new Sangli Food Park, spread across 1.2 km² (300 acres) is under construction at Alkud Mane-Rajuri.
   The city derives its name from "Saha Galli" ("Six Lanes" in Marathi). Sangli city is known as Natyapandhari, the birthplace of Marathi drama. It has a historic Ganpati temple built in the 18th century by ruling Patwardhan dynasty of Sangli, appointed by Peshwas of Pune. The temple attracts thousands of devotees year around.
   The twin cities, Sangli and Miraj have merged to form the largest urban agglomeration in Southern Maharashtra. The cities have important education centres offering graduate and post graduate quality education in the areas of arts, science, management, medicine, and engineering. The twin cities offers infrastructure that includes railway junction, affordable housing, public transport, telephone, high speed internet, quality hotels, a multiplex, shopping mall and a state-of-art sports complex.
   Sangli is now emerging as one of the largest power generation hubs of India. Reliance Wind Energy (RWE), a subsidiary of Reliance ADA Group’s energy business, is setting up 150-MW wind power project worth Rs 900 crore with Suzlon Energy. Suzlon Energy will set up the wind farm in Sangli, one of the known wind zones in the state. The project will be in two phases, and is expected to be rolled out by March 2008.
   The wind power project at Sangli will be one of the largest power project by Reliance, which is one of the largest private companies of India. After completion, the project will generate 380 million units of electricity per annum.
   Miraj, also the capital of one of the former Princely States, is renowned for the manufacturing musical instruments. The Dargah of Meerasaheb Avalia attracts many devotees. Miraj is also known as hospital city offering every modern medical treatment. Hospitals in the region serve people of South [Maharashtra] and North Karnataka and even from Middle East countries. Some of the biggest hospitals in the area include century old Mission Hospital, Wanless Hospital, Siddhivinayak Cancer Hospital, Kripamayee Institute of Mental Science, Civil Hospital.

History

The region, known as Kundal (now a small village near Sangli city) in mediaeval India, was the capital of the Chalukya kingdom in 12th century AD.

Princely State of Sangli

Sangli, was one of the 11-gun salute princely states of British India, under the Kolhapur-Dekkan Residency in the Bombay Presidency, and later the Deccan States Agency. It was one of the southern Mahratta Jagirs. Its territory was widely scattered among other native states and British districts.
   Sangli was part of Maratha Empire, however, there are no direct references mentioning Sangli before 1801. During the time of Shivaji, Sangli, Miraj and surrounding areas were captured from the Mughal Empire. Until 1801, Sangli was included in Miraj Jahagir. The First Chintamanrao Appasaheb Patwardhan established a different principality with Sangli as the capital city.
   The Principality of Sangli covered an area of 1112 square miles (2942 square kilometers), and had a population of 226,128 in 1901, while the population of the town itself was 16,829 in that year. In 1911, the state enjoyed a revenue estimated at £10,000-.
   The last ruler of Sangi was Capt. HH Shrimant Raja Saheb Sir Chintamanrao II Dhundirajrao Appasaheb Patwardhan. Sangli joined the Dominion of India on March 8 1948 and is currently a part of the state of Maharashtra.

Municipal Corporation

The Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad City Municipal Corporation is the local self-government body which looks after the development of the Sangli-Miraj twin cities. This is the largest municipal corporation in South Maharashtra and serves a population of 0.65 million.
The Sangli Municipal Corporation has carved a name for itself as the best municipal corporation of South Maharashtra. The corporation has planned and constructed a number of wide roads in the city, thereby reducing traffic density on the crowded streets of Sangli-Miraj.
The municipal corporation has come up with several unique ideas for city beautification, lake development, shopping centers, sanitation, slum eradication and waste management, ideas that have been widely recognized throughout the country.

Sangli Miraj Kupwad Municipal Corporation

Trade and industries

Food

World-famous Turmeric of Sangli

The country's sole turmeric exchange in Sangli city boasts secrets gained through a centuries-old practice — storing turmeric in pits. These pits stretch far out in the open fields of the villages of Haripur and Sangalwadi. It is possibly the most unusual agricultural commodity-storage system in the country.
   After clearing the loose soil covering the pit, it's left open for about two to three hours. One can't enter the pit until one finds out if there's any oxygen within. To ascertain this, a lantern is lowered into the pit. If the lantern doesn't go out, it's safe to enter the pit.
   It was this ingenious storage system, devised over 200 years ago, that turned Sangli into a major trading centre for turmeric. Raw turmeric sold by farmers is stored in these pits, eighteen to twenty feet (five to six metres) deep, for three to four years. The pits provide the best storage facility for turmeric, as the quality of the commodity remains unchanged. The turmeric hardens and matures while in storage.
   Today, more than 90% of the turmeric trade in India takes place in Sangli.

Sangli Turmeric Commodity Exchange

Spices and Oilseeds Exchange, Mahavir Nagar, Sangli

Sangli: Sugar Belt

The Sangli region is known as the "Sugar Belt of India". This region houses over thirty large sugar factories. Vasantdada Patil, who served as chief minister of Maharashtra for four terms, started the co-operative movement which helped Maharashtra become the most developed state in India. Most of the sugar factories of the Sangli sugar belt work on the co-operative basis.
Vasantdada Sugar Factory near Sangli city was the time largest sugar plant in Asia till late 90s.

Krishna Valley Wine Park

The Sangli district has recently entered into wine industry, and has achieved some success in producing classic vintage categories.
   Wine producers in Sangli make distinctive, classic wines using imported root stocks. The fertile soil of the Sahyadri hills region, and the long sunny days and dry climate make for an excellent product. The government of Maharashtra has set up a specialized state-of-the-art wine park at Palus, 30 km from Sangli city. This 142-acre (575,000 m²) park, is located close to Tasgaon, which produces one of the best-quality grapes in the world.
   Krishna Valley Wine Park has an International Quality Wine Institute which has been set up in association with the Bharati Vidyapeeth, a leading university of India. The institute carries out research in wine manufacturing.
   Krishna Valley Wine Park of Sangli has been recognized as an Agri-Export Processing Zone by the Indian government.

Sangli Food Park

The park is being planned on a 305-acre (1.2 square kilometre) plot at Mane-Rajuri near Sangli city. Cebeco (India) is the consultant for the project.
The location is best suited for processing grapes, turmeric, mangoes, pomegranates, citrus fruits and custard apple.
Common facilities planned are cold-storage, effluent treatment and social infrastructure.

Sangli IT Park

The city now has an Infotech Park with state-of-the-art facilities waiting for Infotech companies to start operations. Sangli Infotech Park has state-of-the-art modern facilities for software companies. The park is located in an attractive locality surrounded by greenery.In Islampur newly sftware hub is going to be constructed by Jayant Patil the planing minister of Maharashtra. IT companies like Infosys,Patni,CapGemini,Cognizant and much more domestic small compnies,are ready to locate and some of them have started their construction in Islampur

Sangli.....Emerging Wind Power Hub in Asia

Suzlon, the largest wind power generation company in India has set up a number of electric power generation wind farms in Sangli. Now, Reliance India's largest private sector company is setting up 150 MW wind power project worth 90 Billion Indian rupees in Sangli in partnership with Suzlon. This wind power project will generate 380 million units of electricity per annum and generate employment for thousands of skilled / unskilled youth in Sangli.
With this mega power plant, Sangli finds a place on the global map as a major Power Generation Hub.

MIDC industrial areas in Sangli

Sangli-Miraj Industrial Area

Vasantdada Industrial Estate

Marathe Industrial Estate

Islampur Industrial Area

Palus (Tasgaon)Industrial Area

Kadegaon Industrial Area

Vita Industrial Area

Kavathemahankal Industrial Area

Shirala or Battis Shirala Industrial Area

Jath Industrial Area

Chitale Dairy, Bhilawadi Station

Specialised industrial parks and export zones

Krishna Valley Wine Park, Palus

Sangli Food Park, Mane-Rajuri

Sangli Infotech Park

Textile Park, Kadegaon

Readymade Garments Park, Vita

Chamber of Commerce and civic associations

Krishna Valley Chamber of Commerce & Industries, MIDC, Kupwad, Sangli

Sangli Chamber of Commerce, Mahavir Nagar, Sangli

Sangli Miraj Manufacturers Association, MIDC, Miraj

Deccan Manufacturers Association, Madhavnagar Road, Sangli

Engineers and Architects Association, Gulmohar Colony, Sangli

Tourist places

There are numerous spots of scenic beauty near Sangli. Many Hindu and Jain temples attract large numbers of devotees.
   Tourist and religious attractions in the Sangli area include Sagareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, Chandoli Wild life Sanctuary, Gokak waterfalls, Bahubali Hill Temples, Audumbar, Narsobawadi, Koyna, Mahabaleshwar and Bijapur.
   There are various beautiful places in Sangli District. The Museum of Sangli includes various old coins and different things. Places like Battishirala is a very famous place and tourist comes from all around the world during Nag panchami.
   Waterpark is also situated in Sangli district which is 19 k.m. from Miraj. world famous fireworks in kavathe ekand (Tasgaon).

Tourist sites around Sangli City

Historic Ganesha Temple

Ambrai garden (Famous for verious plants)

Sagareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary

Chandoli National Park - Full of rich Flora and Fauna

Gokak waterfalls

Dandoba Hills Reserver Forest

Bahubali Hill Temples

Historical Prachitgad Fort

Audumbar Datta Temple

Narsobawadi

Panhala Fort

Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary

Mahabaleshwar Hill Station

Bijapur Historical Site

Famous Tasgaon Ganesh Temple

Sangameshwar Shiva Temple, Haripur

Bagetil Ganapati Temple, Haripur

Revansiddhanath temple, Vita

Mahatma Gandhi Vachnalay (Only Building in India Who's Stone Is Kept By Mahatma Gandhi)

Dandoba a beautiful temple

Sagareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary

Bahe,Narasinghpur

Ramling temple and grasslands

Historical Vishnu Temple (Vishnu Ghat)

Shukracharya, Near Bhivghat(10 Km. From Bhivghat) Luxury Hotels In Sangli

Ambassador Luxury Hotel, Vishrambag, Sangli

Hotel Ratna International, Madhavnagar Road, Sangli

Hotel Lotus Residency, Amrai Road, Sangli

Hotel Surya Executive, Vishrambag, Sangli

Hotel City Palace, Stand Road, Sangli

Hotel Shreyas Executive, Satnd Road, Sangli

Hotel Ruchira Executive, Sangli Semi-Luxury Hotels In Sangli

Hotel Sadanand, Market Yard, Sangli

Hotel Sai Prarthana, Vishrambag, Sangli

Hotel Pai Prakash Deluxe Vishrambag, Sangli

Relax Inn, Near Bus Stand, Sangli Ordinary(Lodges) In Sangli

Hotel Aksharam, Madhavnagar Road, Sangli

Hotel Shivneri, Opp, Tarun Bharat Stadium, Sangli

Hotel Rohini, Puskaraj chowk,Sangli

Hotel Krishna Restaurant,sangli

Hotel Pritam Lodge, Near Stand, Sangli Garden Restaurants In Sangli

Hotel Vaishali Garden, Kolhapur Road, Sangli

Hotel Woodland, Kolhapur Road, Sangli

Sitara Restaurant, Miraj Road, Sangli(A/p Miraj

Hotel lovely garden,shinde mala, sangli Family Restaurants In Sangli

Hotel Navratna, Near congress bhavan, Sangli

Nataraj, Opp Congress Bhavan, Sangli

Sarovar,Vishrambaug, Sangli

Sarovar, 100ft Road, Sangli

Hanuman Executive, Vishrambaug, Sangli

Snow Den Ice Cream Parlour, Vishrambaug, Sangli

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Clubs and swimming pools

Rotary Club Swimming Pool

Krishna Valley Club Swimming Pool

Sangli district Sports Complex Swimming Pool

Engineers & Architects Association Swimming Pool

Sangli Gymkhana

IMA Club

Khare Housing Complex Swimming Pool, Dhamani Road

Shantiniketan swimming pool

Travel information

Railway stations:

SANGLI (Central Railway, India) m.com/railwaytimetable.html

MIRAJ Junction (Central Railway, India) m.com/railwaytimetable.html

Bhilavadi (Central Railway, India)

Kirloskarwadi (Central Railway, India)

Takari (Central Railway, India)

Distances from major cities

Mumbai (Bombay) 390 km.

Pune 220 km.

Bangalore 630 km.

Goa 250 km.

Hyderabad 480 km.

Kolhapur 50 km.

Ichalkaranji 27 km.

Panvel 342km.

Educational institutes in Sangli

Spiritual Institution.

Prajapita Brahma Kumari Ishwariya Vishwa Vidhyalay

Cultural and Spiritual Heritage

Sangli is a land of saints, Yogis, tapaswis because of the huge, calm, and holy river Krishna. It is said that once the great national sent Swami Vivekananda also visited Sangli. The land of Sangli has been attracting the devotees and tapaswis for their tapa and sadhana. Some nemes of the sents in this area are-

Sant shree Tatya Saheb Kotnis maharaj

Mama maharaj Kelkar

Dasram maharaj kelkar

Shree Hanumandasji maharaj and many others

Engineering colleges

Walchand College of Engineering, Vishrambag

Padmabhushan Vasantraodada Patil Institute of Technology,Budhgaon

Rajarambapu Institute of Technology, Islampur

Dange College of Engineering & Technology, Ashta

Bharati Vidyapeeth Institute of Technology, Palus

Lathe Education Society Polytechnic, MIDC, Kupwad

Government Polytechnic, Miraj

Appasaheb Birnale College of Architecture, South Shivaji Nagar, Sangli.

Medical colleges

Government Medical College, Miraj

Bharati Vidyapeeth Medical College, Wanlesswadi

Bharati Vidyapeeth Dental College, Wanlesswadi

Vasantdada Patil Ayurvedic Medical College, Kawalapur

Annasaheb Dange Ayurvedic Medical College, Ashta

Rajarambapu Patil Ayurvedic Medical College, Islampur

Vasantdada Patil Dental College, Kawalapur

Gulabrao Patil Homeopathy Medical College Miraj and Sangli together has more than 800 hospitals, density wise it's the highest in Country.

Management institutes

Bharati Vidyapeeth Institute of Management and Rural Development Administration, Rajawada Chowk

Deccan Education Society Institute of Management, Vishrambaug

V.P.Institute of Management Studies & Research, Wanlesswadi, Sangli

Rajarambapu Patil Institute of Management, Islampur

CSM Institute of Management, KWC College

Balwant College, Vita

Pharmacy colleges

S D Patil Institute of Pharmacy, Islampur

Appasaheb Birnale College of Pharmacy

Govt. College of Pharmacy, Miraj

Miraj Medical Center College of Pharmacy, Miraj

Gulabrao Patil College of Pharmacy, Miraj

Hanmantrao Patil College of Pharmacy (D Pharm),Vita

Shree Ambabai Talim Sanstha's College of Pharmacy, Miraj

Law colleges

N S Law College

Bharati Vidyapeeth New Law College

vinayakrao nikam college of law

Other Colleges

Appasaheb Birnale College of Architecture

Willingdon College, vishrambaug, sangli

Sangli highscool & junior college, Sangli

Kasturbai Walchand College

SNDT Women's College

Garware Women's College

Chintamanrao Commerce College

Patangrao Kadam College, Sangliwadi (formerly known as Bhatrati Vidyapeeth's A.S.C. College, Sangli)

G.A.College of Commerce

Shantiniketan College: there is YCMOU study center femous in Maharastra. course: Journalism & communication

Rani Saraswati Kanyashala

Miraj College

Vidyamandir Prashala, Miraj

LGR Purohit Kanya Prashala, Sangli

Arts, Science & Commerce College, Ramanandnagar, Kirloskarwadi

City highschool sangli.

Vasantdada patil institute of research and management, sangli- miraj road.

H.H.Raja Chintamanrao Patwardhan Highschool sangli

Shantiniketan junior college of arts & scienceFurther Information

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