DAHOD

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing the tribal population in Gujarat in Dahod said that the district will soon have a Rs 20,000 crore railway workshop for electric locomotive engine and will contribute to Make in India flagship.

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Dahod is a city on the banks of the Dudhimati River in Dahod District in the Eastern part of Gujarat.
It is said that it has taken its name from Saint Dadhichi, who had an Ashram on the bank of Dudhumati river.
It is surrounded by Vadodara, Jhabua and Banswara districts, and it was formerly a part of the Pancmahal district.
Lying between Vadodara and Ahmedabad, Dohad is believed to be the birthplace of King Aurangazeb.
It is also known as Dohad (meaning "two boundaries"), as the borders of the states of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh are nearby.