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Sloth bear falls into 40 feet well in Adilabad, rescued • June 2, 2025, 4:22 AM ET (The Hindu)

Adilabad, city, northern Telangana state, southern India, lying 160 miles (260 km) north of Hyderabad.

The city is situated on a well-forested plateau some 2,000 feet (600 metres) high between the Godavari (south) and Penganga (north) rivers. It is an agricultural trade centre, connected with Hyderabad and with Nagpur in Maharashtra state to the north by a national highway. Teak and ebony are commercially lumbered in the region. Agriculture and mining are significant in the regional economy. Rice, sorghum, and wheat rank among the major crops, and coal, talc, and limestone are mined. Nearby, at Mahur (in Maharashtra), is a fort dating from the Bahmanī and ʿImād Shāhī dynasties (14th–16th century). Pop. (2001) 109,529; (2011) 117,167.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Kenneth Pletcher.
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