Hemalkasa
Hemalkasa is in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra.
Understand
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.
Get in
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.
See
- Lok Biradari Prakalp. Scial project of the Maharogi Sewa Samiti, Warora involving a hospital, a school and an animal orphanage.
Buy
- Handicraft items.
- Books about the project.
Eat
There is a family restaurant near Lok Biradari Prakalp. One can even go to Bhamragad where they can find another restaurants.
Drink
Drinking is prohibited in the whole Gadchiroli district.
Connect
The region has very poor connectivity. As of 2019, only BSNL network works.
Go next
Bhamragad is a tehsil town very close from Bhamragad. There is a confluence of three rivers - Indravati River and its two tributaries - near Bhamragad.