human settlement in India

Hemalkasa is in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra.

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Lok Biradari Prakalp

Hemalkasa is famous for Lok Biradari Prakalp, a community project by Dr. Prakash Amte, a Magsaysay Award winner. The project includes a hospital and school for children of tribal people and also an orphanage-cum-hospital for wild animals.

The region is affected by left-wing naxalite activity and due care should be taken.

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Hemalkasa is located in remote parts of Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra. Nearest airport is Nagpur. One can take a bus from Nagpur to Gadchiroli, another bus from Gadchiroli to Aheri and from Aheri to Bhamragad. Hemalkasa is around 65 km from Aheri, just before Bhamragad.

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  • Lok Biradari Prakalp. Scial project of the Maharogi Sewa Samiti, Warora involving a hospital, a school and an animal orphanage.    

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  1. Handicraft items.
  2. Books about the project.

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There is a family restaurant near Lok Biradari Prakalp. One can even go to Bhamragad where they can find another restaurants.

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Drinking is prohibited in the whole Gadchiroli district.

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The region has very poor connectivity. As of 2019, only BSNL network works.

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Bhamragad is a tehsil town very close from Bhamragad. There is a confluence of three rivers - Indravati River and its two tributaries - near Bhamragad.

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