Karad

City in Maharashtra, India

Karad is a town in Satara district of Indian state of Maharashtra. It is located 302ย km (180.19ย miles) from Mumbai, 74 km from Sangli and 162ย km from Pune. It lies at the confluence of Koyna River and the Krishna River known as the "Pritisangam". The two rivers originate at Mahabaleshwar, which is around 100ย km from Karad. Karad is well known for sugar production and is known as the sugar bowl of Maharashtra owing to the presence of many sugar factories in and around Karad. It is considered an important educational hub in Western Maharashtra due to the presence of many prestigious educational institutes. Karad is resting place of the first chief minister of Maharashtra Yashwantrao Chavan situated at the confluence of the Krishna and Koyana rivers. It is ranked as the cleanest town in Swachh Survekshan 2020 in the category of population with less than 1 lakh.

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Union home minister Amit Shah, during a rally in Karad, assured that Agniveers from Maharashtra would secure government jobs after their service. He criticized..
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