23-673: Kirloskarvadi is India's second oldest industrial township that developed around the Kirloskar Brothers Ltd factory in the Palus , Sangli district , in Maharashtra state, India . It is the second oldest industrial township in India. On 10 March 2010, Kirloskarvadi celebrated 100 years of its establishment. Kirloskarvadi is a rapidly growing satellite suburb of Palus city. The famous holy place of God Datta Maharaj Audumbar
46-556: Is a major railway station serving the city of Sangli in Maharashtra , India . It is classified as a Class A station within the Pune Railway Division of the Central Railway Zone under Indian Railways . The station is situated at an elevation of 558 metres above sea level . It comprises five platforms and operates on a double electric broad-gauge railway line as of 2020. The station facilitates
69-481: Is also a private airport for Business Jets and a helipad for helicopters. Located in kirloskarwadi Kirloskar Brothers Ltd Kirloskar Brothers Limited ( BSE : 500241 NSE : KIRLOSBROS ) is a pump manufacturing company involved in engineering and manufacture of systems for fluid management. Established in 1888 in Kirloskarvadi and incorporated in 1920, Kirloskar Brothers Limited
92-484: Is just 10 km away. While Sagareshwar picnic spot is around 8–10. The town has centric connectivity between Satara - Sangli - Kolhapur The town of Kirloskarwadi was founded by Laxmanrao Kirloskar in 1910 when he started his factory, called Kirloskar Brothers Ltd , near the railway station that was at that time called Kundal Road. Laxmanrao Kirloskar had read about "industrial townships" in Europe and USA where
115-493: Is long time demand to have a halt for Chalukya Express and Ernakulum Express to Kirloskarwadi station as it will give good service to Vita, Islampur, Palus and Tasgaon Taluka residing Passengers. Sangli railway station is the nearest major railway station where all long-distance trains stop and is around 33 km from Kirloskarvadi. There are Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) buses and private buses from Kirloskarvadi to Sangli, Kolhapur, Pune and Mumbai. There
138-739: Is one of the important station on the Mumbai–Bangalore railway line managed by Central Railway, Pune division. This place is projected as Commercial Capital of South Maharashtra by Shri. Suresh Prabhu, Commerce Minister - Govt.of India. Currently double line electrification is in construction between Pune - Miraj and expected to be start first electric run trials from March 2019. There are trains to major cities like Delhi, Pune, Mumbai, Bangalore, Ahmedabad. Trains having stoppage here are Dadar Hubli Express, Sahyadri Express, Mahalaxmi Express, Maharashtra Express, Koyna Express, Pune-Miraj Express, Dadar-Satara express via Kurduvadi, Pandharpur, Sangli route. There
161-440: Is the flagship company of the $ 2.5 billion Kirloskar Group . Kirloskar Brothers Limited provides fluid management solutions for large infrastructure projects in the areas of water supply, power plants, irrigation, oil & gas and marine & defence. The company engineers and manufactures industrial & petrochemical, agriculture & domestic pumps, valves and hydro turbines. The foundations of Kirloskar Brothers Limited,
184-721: The "Kisan" into the "Kamal" sugar-crusher achieving 77% juice extraction, higher than anyone else at the Industrial Exhibition in Kolhapur. During the Great Depression in India, Shantanu focused on developmental work creating water pumps for the Uttar Pradesh government, and a small sugar centrifuge for farmers. Around the 1940s, they started a new venture in Mysore, and established Kirloskar Mysore. This
207-640: The Industrial Exhibition held in Poona, KBL showcased the first diesel engine and centrifugal pump in India. The make of the engines were of such high quality, that a British officer asked whether they had been imported. After receiving his bachelor's in mechanical engineering and returning from the United States in 1927, Laxmanrao's son, Shantanu Kirloskar, started to take a more active role in Kirloskar Brothers Limited. He redesigned
230-530: The Kirloskar Brothers Limited to close down their Belgaum factory. Luckily, Balasaheb Pant Pratinidhi, the same individual who gave Laxmanrao the Aundhi temple assembly hall contract many years earlier, helped the brothers set up a factory in Aundh. In 1910, Laxman and Ramuanna moved to this barren area of 32 acres. The area had no roads, power-lines, and drainage. This factory-village is known as Kirloskarvadi . Here,
253-512: The Kirloskar Brothers moved into various other products that helped farmers. After suffering a shortage of materials during World War I, they introduced new products to the market in the 1920s. They introduced the "Kibro", a small drilling machine, "Kisan" sugar-cane crusher, and new ploughs. In addition to new farmer products, they started to develop other more general machinery to help government and corporations. In November 1926 at
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#1732797225533276-627: The completion of electrification and doubling of the Pune–Sangli–Miraj–Bangalore line, Sangli has become a pivotal station along this route. Ongoing efforts from the local Railway Action Committee and Member of Parliament, Mr. Sanjaykaka Patil , have resulted in the Railway Board's approval of the extension of the Rani Chennamma Express and Parli Vaijnath DEMU Express to Sangli. Sangli Railway Station serves as
299-519: The factory and the town. The factory around which the town was built is still the flagship manufacturing plant of Kirloskar Brothers Ltd During Indian independence struggle , some of the militant revolutionary fighters who went underground to escape arrest took refuge in Kirloskarwadi. The workers from the factory took part in protests and satyagraha against the British rule. Two workers from
322-536: The factory—Umashankar Pandya and Sadashiv Pendharkar—were killed when police opened fire on one such protest. An obelisk ( Marathi : स्तंभ ) and park in the town commemorate the sacrifices of these workers. Kirloskarvadi is located at 17°05′06″N 74°24′50″E / 17.085°N 74.414°E / 17.085; 74.414 . Kirloskarvadi is located in the Krishna ( Marathi : कृष्णा ) river valley. Sangli Palus , Satara , Pune and Kolhapur are
345-632: The flagship company of the Kirloskar Group , were established in 1888 by Laxmanrao Kirloskar and his partner Ramuanna. At the end of the 19th century, Laxmanrao worked with his brother, Ramuanna Kirloskar, to buy bicycles in Bombay and sell them in Belgaum, supplementing their income with bicycle lessons. Laxmanrao continued to build his business through partnering with a windmill agency, Samson Windmills, to sell windmills, making steel furniture for
368-531: The introduction of local trains, such as the Sangli–Pandharpur, Sangli–Solapur, Sangli–Kurduvadi, Sangli–Belgaum, Sangli–Londa, and Sangli–Vasco services. Before 1971, Sangli was the terminus of the narrow-gauge Miraj–Sangli railway line. Following gauge conversion in 1971, the branch line was closed, and Sangli was incorporated into the Miraj–Pune main line. The old station, located in the heart of Sangli city,
391-507: The local veterinary hospital, and electroplating a temple in Aundh . The Aundh electroplating job led to Laxmanrao being tasked with a major project: constructing an assembly hall adjoining the temple. This project fell through, however, in the context of financial uncertainty when the Aundh political leadership changed. The Kirloskar Brothers went on to create their first successful product, fodder-cutters, whose production grew swiftly, leading to
414-482: The nearest cities. Kirloskarvadi is founded in 1910 by laxmanrao kirloskar in palus taluka. Kirloskarvadi has biggest industrial hub and it is only 4.3 km from palus . There are many types of foundries and industries are located in kirloskarvadi. Nearest midc like Palus MIDC and Shiroli MIDC Kolhapur. kirloskar Group main manufacturing plant is situated in kirloskarvadi it is very fast growing and developed area in palus The Kirloskarvadi railway station (KOV)
437-423: The next product: iron ploughs for the agricultural economy. The 6 iron ploughs they initially manufactured went unsold for nearly two years before a Belgaum farmer (colloquially termed as Mr. Joshi) tested them out and asked the Kirloskar Brothers to fix their plough tips. After improving their ploughs, the Kirloskar Brothers saw great success with their iron plough sales. A sudden Belgaum Municipality notice forced
460-473: The owners of industries had built communities for the employees. His dream was to build his own industry and a community for the employees. The culmination of his dream is the town of Kirloskarwadi. Balasaheb Pant Pratinidhi, the ruler of the Aundh Sansthan, one of the many Indian Princely States under the British rule in India before independence, donated the land to Laxmanrao Kirloskar to establish
483-540: The stoppage of 64 trains, with 3 trains originating and 3 terminating at the station. Among these services are 4 Vande Bharat high-speed trains . Additionally, Pune Airport is located approximately 200 kilometres from Sangli. The General Manager of Central Railway has granted in-principle approval for the construction of a PIT line at Sangli Railway Station. This development will enable the origination and termination of long-distance trains at Sangli, enhancing connectivity to other cities. The new PIT line will also facilitate
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#1732797225533506-533: Was demolished in 2003. Several upgrades have been made at the station, including the installation of coach display units and paved platform surfaces. There is a strong demand from passengers in both Belgaum and Sangli districts for the extension of the Mysuru–Dharwar Express up to Sangli. In response, the Railway Minister of State, Mr. Suresh Angadi , approved the extension. Furthermore, with
529-486: Was the first new incorporation after Kirloskar Brothers Limited, and was the precedent for the expansion that would occur under Shantanu. Kirloskar Brothers Limited carries out research in sump model studies, intake studies analysis using computational fluid dynamic techniques, surge analysis, cavitation studies, seismic analysis, vibration analysis, and transient analysis. The company has 17 patents since 2006. Sangli railway station Sangli railway station
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