Roha
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Roha (Marathi: रोहा) is a town and the headquarters of Roha taluka in the Raigad district of Maharashtra, India. It is located 120km south-east of Mumbai, in the Konkan region of western India.
]] Roha (Marathi: रोहा) is a town and the headquarters of Roha taluka in the Raigad district of Maharashtra, India. It is located 120km south-east of Mumbai, in the Konkan region of western India.
Notable people
C. D. Deshmukh (1896–1982), 4th Finance Minister of India from 1950 to 1956. First Indian Governor of the Reserve Bank of India from 1943 to 1949. Pandurang Shastri Athavale (1920–2003), Indian activist and spiritual leader. Born in Roha. Avadhut Tatkare (born 19791), Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for Shrivardhan from 2014 to 2019. President of the Roha-Ashtami Municipal Council from 2009 to 2015.
Climate
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as tropical wet and dry Summers are hot and humid with temperatures touching 37-39 degrees Celsius. Rains are pretty heavy during monsoon. Winters are not so chilly with temperatures falling to 11-12 degrees Celsius. Average annual rainfall in Roha is 3450mm.
References
"Murud Janjira" "Fort Raigad" BBC article Ghosalgad (The Fort) (just 10 km away from Roha on Murud road via Bhalgaon)
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