Gunjala Waterfalls

Gunjala Waterfalls is a seasonal waterfall located near Gunjala village, Bheempur Mandal, Adilabad district, Telangana State, India. 

It is on a rainfed Gunjala vagu which joins Penganga river.

Certain seasonal waterfalls (July to September) that live for a short time during the monsoon have come alive. Thanks to the torrential rains. For instance, scenic Darloddi waterfall, a series of five waterfalls in Khandal village, another at Lohara in Adilabad Rural mandal, Gunjala waterfall in Tamsi mandal, Peddagundam in Echoda mandal of Adilabad district are attracting nature lovers 

It is 21 kms from Adilabad via Ghotkuri to bheempur very first right from bheempur to Gunjala village & the waterfalls is just 3 kms from bheempur.

Time to Visit : July to September

How to reach

Umram railway station is the nearest railway station to Gunjala Waterfalls. It is nearly 9.39 kilometers away from it.

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Rangapur Hazrath Niranjan Shah Wali Dargah

Rangapur Hazrath Niranjan Shah Wali Dargah is located in Rangapur village, Achampet Mandal, Nagarkurnool district, Telangana State, India

A Dargah is an important and sacred shrine in Islamic culture and spirituality. Typically, it is associated with the final resting place of a revered Sufi saint.

People from different religious faiths visit the holy on the occasion of the annual Urs festival every year on 17th January.

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Maddimadugu Sri Pabbathi Anjaneya Swami Temple

Maddimadugu Sri Pabbathi Anjaneya Swami Temple is located in Maddimadugu village, Padara Mandal, Nagarkurnool district, Telangana State, India is afamous and well known temple in the state and fastest growing holistic pilgrimage temple in Nagarkurnool district.

This temple is located in deep Nallamala forests of Amarabad Reserved tigers forest beside Krishna river (9 km away from river).  Pilgrims visiting  Srisailam also visit this temple.

A large number of pilgrims visit the temple throughout the year, particularly on weekends, Monday and Tuesday on festivals from all over the districts of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

July 24, 2022 : Telangana: Endowments wing seeks tiger reserve land for temple choultries, marriage hall in Nallamala.

There is no accommodation near temple.

Timings : 6 AM to 1 PM and 3 PM to 9 PM

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Telangana Railways

Telangana Railway is part of South Central division of Indian Railways. The South Central Railway (abbreviated SCR) is one of the 17 zones of Indian Railways consists of 6 divisions Guntakal, Guntur, Vijayawada (Andhrapradesh), Nanded (Maharashtra), Hyderabad and Secunderabad (Telangana).

South Central Railway serves the entire state of Telangana, major portion of Andhra Pradesh and considerable portion of Karnataka, Maharastra states and small parts of Tamilnadu and Madhya Pradesh.

Oct 2, 1966 : South Central Railway was formed on Oct 2 1966 when Hubli and Vijayawada Divisions of Southern Railway and Sholapur and Secunderabad Divisions of Central Railway were carved out and merged into a new Zone. Subsequently, Guntakal Division of Southern Railway was merged with South Central Railway on Oct 2, 1977 and Sholapur Division was remerged with Central Railway. 

Secunderabad division was formed on October 1, 1966. Secunderabad Division was split into two Divisions viz. Secunderabad and Hyderabad on Feb 17, 1978 Following re-organisation of zones and Divisions with effect from April 1, 2003, two new Divisions viz., Guntur and Nanded were operationalized duly transferring Hubli Division to newly formed South Western Railway.

There are 212 railway stations in Telangana. The 5 main Telangana railway stations are Secunderabad Junction, Hyderabad Deccan, Kacheguda, Warangal, Kazipet Junction.

Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway (NGSR) was a railway company operating in India from 1879 to 1950. 

October 9, 1874 : Secunderabad Railway Station, which was built in the year 1874, experienced the fun of the first train in 1876 October when the commission of Wadi-Secunderabad line was passed.

The construction of the Secunderabad station was proposed in the year 1870. Then Nizam of Hyderabad Mir Mehboob Ali Khan Siddiqui gave his nod for the project aimed to connect the Hyderabad state with the rest of India through railways. The construction of the Secunderabad-Wadi line and the Secunderabad railway station was completed on October 9, 1874, introducing railways to Hyderabad.

1907 : The Hyderabad Railway Station was also known as Nampally. 
The Hyderabad Deccan Railway Station, popularly known as Nampally Railway Station, was built in 1907 by Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII, the last Nizam of Hyderabad.

1980 : Electrification on SCR started with the electrification of Vijayawada - Gudur section in 1980.

South Central Railway(Telangana)

1. Adilabad
2. Bhongir
3. Chevella
4. Hyderabad
5. Karimnagar
6. Khammam
7. Mahabubabad
8. Mahbubnagar
9. Malkajgiri
10. Medak
11. Nagarkurnool
12. Nalgonda
13. Nizamabad
14. Peddapalle
15. Secunderabad
16. Warangal
17. Zahirabad

Indian Railways founded on 12 September 1837 with Headquarters Rail Bhawan, New Delhi, India

1837 AD : The first steam operated railway operated in 1837 in Madras

In 1832, the proposal to construct the first railway line in India at Madras was made. In 1835, a railway track was constructed between Red Hills and Chintadripet in Madras and became operational in 1837. It was hauled by a rotary steam engine imported from England and was used for ferrying granite
 

The Madras Railway was established in 1845 and the Great Indian Peninsular Railway was incorporated in 1849

16th April 1853 : The first passenger train ran between Bori Bunder (Bombay) and Thane in 16th April 1853, a distance of 34 km. It was operated by three locomotives, named Sahib, Sultan and Sindh, and had thirteen carriages.

In 1925, the first electric train ran in Bombay on DC traction. The first locomotive manufacturing unit was commissioned in 1950 at Chittaranjan with the first coach manufacturing unit set-up at Madras in 1955.

1. Central Railway Mumbai
1) Mumbai
2) Nagpur
3) Bhusawal
4) Pune
5) Sholapur

2. Eastern Railway Kolkata

1) Howrah-I
2) Howrah-II
3) Sealdah
4) Malda
5) Asansol
6) Chitaranjan
7) Kolkata Metro

3. East Central Railway Hajipur
1) Danapur
2) Mugalsarai
3) Dhanbad
4) Sonpur
5) Samastipur 

4. East Coast Railway Bhubaneshwar
1) Khurda Road
2) Waltair
3) Sambhalpur 

5. Northern Railway Baroda House, New Delhi
1) Delhi-I
2) Delhi-II
3) Ambala
4) Moradabad
5) Lucknow
6) Firozpur 

6. North Central Railway Allahabad
1) Allahabad
2) Jhansi
3) Agra 

7. North Eastern Railway Gorakhpur
1) Izzatnagar
2) Lucknow
3) Varanasi
4) DLW

8. North Frontier Railway Maligaon, Guwahati
1) Katihar
2) Alipurduar
3) Rangiya
4) Lumding
5) Tinsukhia 

9. North Western Railway Jaipur
1) Jaipur
2) Jodhpur
3) Bikaner
4) Ajmer 

10. Southern Railway Chennai
1) Chennai
2) Madurai
3) Palghat
4) Trichy
5) Trivendrum 

11. South Central Railway Secunderabad
1) Secunderabad
2) Hyderabad
3) Guntakal
4) Vijaywada
5) Nanded 

12. South Eastern Railway Garden Reach, Kolkata
1) Kharagpur
2) Adra
3) Chakradharpur
4) Ranchi
5) Shalimar 

13. South East Central Railway Bilaspur
1) Bilaspur
2) Nagpur
3) Raipur 

14. South Western Railway Hubli
1) Bangalore
2) Mysore
3) Hubli
4) RWF/YNK 

15. Western Railway Churchgate
1) BCT
2) Vadodara
3) Ahemdabad
4) Ratlam
5) Rajkot
6) Bhavnagar 

16. West Central Railway Jabalpur
1) Jabalpur
2) Bhopal
3) Kota

01 SC Secunderabad Junction Secunderabad
02 KCG Kacheguda Kacheguda
03 HYB Hyderabad Deccan Hyderabad Deccan
04 WL Warangal Warangal
05 KZJ Kazipet Junction Kazipet
06 KMT Khammam Khammam
07 NZB Nizamabad Junction Nizamabad
08 LPI Lingampalli Lingampalli
09 RDM Ramagundam Ramagundam
10 MCI Manchiryal Mancheral
11 VKB Vikarabad Junction Vikarabad
12 BMT Begumpet Begampet
13 MABD Mahbubabad Mahbubabad
14 TDU Tandur Tandur
15 BSX Basar Basar
16 BDCR Bhadrachalam Road Bhadrachalam Road
17 SKZR Sirpur Kaghaznagar Sirpur Kagaznagar
18 NLDA Nalgonda Nalgonda
19 MBNR Mahbubnagar Mahbubnagar
20 MRGA Miryalaguda Miryalaguda
21 KMC Kamareddi Kamareddi
22 BPA Bellampalli Belampalli
23 GWD Gadwal Junction Gadwal
24 MJF Malkajgiri Junction Secunderabad
25 ZN Jangaon Jangaon
26 MDR Madhira Madhira
27 PDPL Peddapalli Junction Peddapalli
28 DKJ Dornakal Junction Dornakal
29 JMKT Jammikunta Jammikunta
30 ZB Zahirabad Zahirabad
31 KDM Kesamudram Kesamudram
32 BG Bhongir Bhongir
33 SHNR Shadnagar Shadnagar
34 JCL Jadcherla Jadcherla
35 ALER Aler Aler
36 SKP Shankarpalli Shankarpalli
37 KSN Krishna Krishna
38 MLY Moula Ali Moula Ali
39 MED Medchal Medchal
40 GNP Ghanpur Ghanpur
41 CHZ Charlapalli Secunderabad
42 ADB Adilabad Adilabad
43 BMO Bolarum Bolarum
44 VNUP Vishnupuram Vishnupuram
45 SRNR Sriramnagar Sriramnagar
46 NKD Nekonda Nekonda
47 AKE Akanapet Akanapet
48 MZL Mirzapalli Mirzapali
49 SNF Sanathnagar Sanathnagar
50 WPR Wanaparti Road Wanparti Road
51 UR Umdanagar Hyderabad
52 BN Bibinagar Bibinagar
53 RVKH Ravindrakhani Ramakrishnapur
54 WDR Wadiaram Wadiaram
55 YP Errupalem Errupalem
56 OEA Odela Odela
57 OPL Uppal Uppal
58 SBBJ Sri Bala Brahmeswara Jogulamba Halt Sri Balabrahmeswara Jogulamba
59 FM Falaknuma Hyderabad
60 CTYL Chityala Chityala
61 KOLR Kolanoor Kolnur
62 MMZ Mandamari Mandamari
63 TMX Timmapur Timmapur
64 RECH Rechni Road Rechni Road
65 NAW Nawandgi Nawandgi
66 ASAF Asifabad Road Rebbena
67 BKL Bona Kalu Bona Kalu
68 GLA Garla Garla
69 PTKP Potkapalli Potkapalli
70 RGP Raghunathpalli Raghunathpalli
71 MXT Malakpet Hyderabad
72 BDVL Budvel Hyderabad
73 HSP Hasanparthi Road Hasanparthi Road
74 GT Ghatkesar Ghatkesar
75 PBP Pembarti Pembarti
76 SRUR Sirpur Town Sirpur
77 PPZ Peddampet Peddempet
78 BGSF Bisugirsharif Bisugirsharif
79 PQL Pindial Pindlai
80 KYOP Kottapalli Kottapalli
81 KOHR Kohir Deccan Kohir Deccan
82 RGPM Raghavapuram Raghavapuram
83 RAG Raigir Raigir
84 HBLN HBL Nagar HBL Nagar
85 MUGR Manuguru Manuguru
86 RMNP Ramannapet Ramannapet
87 GWV Gowdavalli Gowdavalli
88 STPD Sitafal Mandi Sitafal Mandi
89 BTPD Bethampudi Bethampurdi
90 LPJL Lingampet - Jagityal
91 KRA Karepalli Karepalli
92 CMW Chimalpahad Chimapahad
93 MTPI Metpally
94 TPY Tadakalpudi Tadakalpudi
95 GHPU Gandhipuram Halt Gandhipuram
96 NRDP Nagireddipalli Nagireddipalli
97 PCZ Pocharam Pocharam
98 KRLA Korutla
99 ARMU Armur
100 NVT Navipet Navipet
101 KDGL Kondrapole Halt Kondrapole
102 CTF Chitgidda Chitgidda
103 BABR Balanagar Balanagar
104 GUU Gundratimadugu Gundratimadugu
105 SCP Sirnapalli Sirnapalli
106 PNDP Pandillapalli Pandillapalli
107 NPML Mallial Nukapalli
108 PUDR Podur
109 DBV Dabilpur Dabilpur
110 SFX Safilguda Secunderabad
111 LGDH Lalaguda Gate Secunderabad
112 PGP Pandurangapuram Panduranga Pura
113 DYE Dayanand Nagar Secunderabad
114 SKNR Shakar Nagar Shakar Nagar
115 VLG Valigonda Vanigonda
116 CKN Chinta Kani Chinta Kani
117 SSPD Sadashivapet Road Sadashivapet Road
118 CVB Cavalry Barracks Cavalrybarrcks
119 PPY Papatapalli Papatapalli
120 MHBT Mahbubnagar Town Halt Mahbub Nagar
121 MRKL Marikal
122 KOTT Kottur Kottur
123 MRTD Morthad
124 ARPL Arepalli Halt Arepalli
125 YNG Yenugonda Yenugonda
126 ALPR Alampur Road Alampur
127 BDHN Bodhan Bodhan
128 SHAN Srinivasa Nagar Srinivasa Nagar
129 MDPJ Madanapur Halt Madanapur
130 JKM Jankampet Junction Jankampet
131 KQQ Kaukuntla Kaukuntla
132 AWM Aswapuram Aswapuram
133 GDPL Gundla Pochampally G Pochampalli
134 NPL Nagalapalli Nagalapalle
135 ATC Arts College Secunderabad
136 DQR Dabirpura Dabirpura
137 KZJE Kazipet E Cabin Kazipet E
138 KZJF Kazipet F Cabin Kazipet F
139 THPR Tippapur Tippapur
140 TMD Talmadla Talmadla
141 IKI Itikyala Itikyal
142 KONN Konnur Konnur
143 MOB Manoharabad Manoharabad
144 MLMG Mallemadugu Mallemadugu
145 MIDP Mamidipalli
146 ME Masaipet Masaipet
147 NSVP NPA Shivram Pally Npa Shivarampally
148 GDRA Gangadhara
149 GLY Gollapalli Gollapally
150 NVC Nagalwancha Nagalwancha
151 CLE Chintalpalli Chintalpalli
152 VAR Vidya Nagar Vidyanagar
153 MRF Marpalli Marpalli
154 YKA Yakutpura Yakutpura Kcg
155 AJK Ajjakolu Ajakollu
156 DTP Divitipalli Diviti Palli
157 TLMG Talmadugu Talmadugu
158 INK Intakanne Intakanne
159 KTKA Kotakadra Kotakadra
160 GLE Gajulagudem Gajulaguden
161 TNGM Tondalagopavaram Tondalagopavaram
162 MQN Manyamkonda Manyamkonda
163 HPG Huppuguda Huppuguda
164 YDP Yedapalli Yedapalli
165 MDAK Medak Medak
166 MOA Manopad Manopad
167 JOO Jamai Osmania Hyderabad
168 DHP Dichpalli Dichpalli
169 RJAP Rajapur Rajapur
170 MVH Mantatti Mantatti
171 TPPI Tipparthi Tipparthi
172 SNPH Shankapur Halt Shankapur
173 RMY Rukmapur Rukmapur
174 DKUR Dokur Dokur
175 DKC Devarkadra Junction Devarkadre
176 JKAR Jaklair
177 KQD Khairatabad Khairatabad Dcn
178 PDNA Peddadinne Peddadinne
179 PDO Poodoor Puduru
180 KPHI Kothapalli
181 AMQ Ammuguda Secunderabad
182 FKB Fakhrabad Fakhrabad
183 HFZ Hafizpet Hyderabad
184 BKU Bhiknur Bhiknur
185 SMAP Shamnapur Medak
186 LSMP Lakshmapur Medak
187 STDB Sitafalmandi B Cabin Sitafalmandi B
188 MTMI Motumari Junction Motimari
189 DRR Dharur Dharur
190 GDQ Godamgura Godamgura
191 MTV Matalkunta Matalkunta
192 RPK Ravulapalli Kalan Ravalpalli Kala
193 MWY Mailaram Mailaram
194 RRGA Ranga Reddy Guda Rangareddy Guda
195 SRMR Shrirampuram Shrirampuram
196 YADD Yadadri Raigir
197 GGD Gullaguda Gullaguda
198 JNPD Janpahad Janpahad
199 WP Wangapalli Wangapalli
200 TAA Tadla Pusapalli Tadla Pusapalli
201 UPW Uppalavai Uppalavai
202 UMM Umram Umram
203 PJPR Priyadarshini Jurala Project Road
204 PASR Panduranga Swamy Road
205 BRGL Burgula Burgula
206 IDL Indalvai Indalvai
207 YGL Yelgur Yelgur
208 RKO Ramakistapuram Gate Rmkrshnaprmgte
209 KXI Kurumurthi Kurumurthi
210 BMPL Brahmanapalli Brahmanpalli
211 BOZ Bolarum Bazar Secunderabad
212 ALW Alwal Secunderabad

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St Joseph’s Cathedral

St Joseph’s Cathedral is situated in the municipal town of Adilabad, Telanaga State, India is a world-famous church. Noted as the best cathedral church in the entire state, St. Joseph Church is visited by many locals and foreign tourists as well.

St Joseph’s church is also a very popular tourist destination and people of all religions throng to the church especially on Sundays during the time of Mass. Inside the church prevails a peaceful and meditative atmosphere that makes you feel truly at one with God. A lot many people have confessed to feeling divine intervention to their problems when they come to pray at the church. Outside the church are sprawling green gardens that add an ethereal quality to the atmosphere in the church. You can find many people sitting in the lawns and meditating or reading the Bible. Many tourists also like to spend some quality time at the church despite their hectic schedule because of the tranquility that prevails in the church.

https://www.nativeplanet.com/adilabad/attractions/st-joseph-s-cathedral/#overview

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Yamanapalli or Vemanpalli Dinosaur Fossil

Yamanapalli Dinosaur Fossil of Kotasaurus Yamanpalliensis, 16-foot-high (over 5 metres in height) and 14 metres in length from Jurassic age, dating back to about 160 million years was found during an excavation by the Geological Survey of India (GSI) in Yamanapalli region of Mancherial District, Telangana State, India.

Fossils of dinosaur bone fragments, tortoise and animal foot prints also found at this site in Yamanapalli, also known as Vemanapalli, is located in Godavari Pranhita valley of Mancherial district in Telangana. 

The fossils have been found in an eight-km radius of Pranhita river valley.

A composite skeleton of a dinosaur – Kotasaurus yamanpalliensis Yadagiri (named after Yamanapalli village and scientist Yadagiri) – was installed at the Birla Science Centre, Hyderabad. An articulated skeleton of a Rhynchosaur with the skull and other bone elements that was discovered in the Triassic rocks of the P-G Valley was also put up at the museum

Negligent Telangana government has no plans for a fossil park
While a fossil eco-park is being developed with fossils of trees, fish, leaves and animals from the Permian, Triassic and Jurassic ages in Sironcha, Maharashtra, Telangana state forest department has neglected the Kataram-Mahadevpur-Yamanapalli site despite a number of fossils found in the Pranahita-Godavari valley of the same area. Scientists from the Geological Survey of India had earlier excavated fossils of dinosaurs and other animals and plants, and had placed them in their museum at GSI Southern Region headquarters at Bandlaguda, and another dinosaur fossil at the Birla Science Centre, both in Hyderabad.

Despite the Pranahita Godavari Valley having a huge potential, no further excavation work has been taken. A composite skeleton of a dinosaur – Kotasaurus yamanpalliensis Yadagiri (named after Yamanapalli village and scientist Yadagiri) – was installed at the Birla Science Centre, Hyderabad. An articulated skeleton of a Rhynchosaur with the skull and other bone elements that was discovered in the Triassic rocks of the P-G Valley was also put up at the museum.

According to scientists, apart from dinosaurs, fossils of other reptiles, fish and micromammals were available at the site. “Plant fossils and charaphytes are also known to be found from the Kota Formation. Fieldwork was carried out in Jakkepalli, Lingala and Metpalli areas of Adilabad,” said a scientist. The fossil of a dinosaur – Barapasaurus tagorii – has been discovered by scientists of ISI, Kolkata, from the site near Sironcha on the eastern side of the Pranahita.

Paleo park
Fossils were exposed due to floods in the recent past. The tree fossils were of coniferous species going by the outer layer of the bark. “The tree fossils are darkening/blackening, possibly due to some fungal or biotic attack or exposure to the elements. The dinosaurs eggs were found in the area and partially buried in loose sand and mud, suggesting that they were washed up. The flooding that exposed the fossils is the likely reason why the dinosaur eggs had washed away from their paleo nests. Further investigations with expert digging would provide a wealth of information regarding the paleobotany and paleozoology. A portion of the area should be turned into a paleo park where the finds can be displayed to the people.

https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/281016/negligent-telangana-has-no-plans-for-a-fossil-park.html

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NH353B

National Highway 353B, or NH-353B is a national highway in India.  It is a spur road of National Highway 53. It traverses the states of Maharashtra and Telangana in India.

Length : 141 km (88 mi)

Maharashtra :Ashti, Gondpimpri, Rajura, Bamawada, Gadchandur, Vansadi, Korpana - Telangana border.

Telangana : Maharashtra border - Bela, Jainad, Adilabad.

Jainath Temple

 

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