DAHOD

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Context

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing the tribal population in Gujarat in Dahod said that the district will soon have a Rs 20,000 crore railway workshop for electric locomotive engine and will contribute to Make in India flagship.

Details

• Dahod is a city on the banks of the Dudhimati River in Dahod District in the Eastern part of Gujarat.
• It is said that it has taken its name from Saint Dadhichi, who had an Ashram on the bank of Dudhumati river.
• It is surrounded by Vadodara, Jhabua and Banswara districts, and it was formerly a part of the Pancmahal district.
• Lying between Vadodara and Ahmedabad, Dohad is believed to be the birthplace of King Aurangazeb.
• It is also known as Dohad (meaning "two boundaries"), as the borders of the states of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh are nearby.

https://www.pmindia.gov.in/en/news_updates/pm-inaugurates-lays-foundation-stone-of-projects-in-dahod-panchmahal-gujarat-worth-rs-22000-crore/