Nāgpur (Marathi: नागपूर) is a city in the state of Maharashtra, and is the largest city in central India and also the third largest city by population in the state of Maharashtra. With a population of around 2,420,000; Nagpur UA is the 13^th largest urban conglomeration in India the 114^th largest city in world, and the 143^rd largest urban area in world in terms of population The city is also the seat of annual winter session of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha. Nagpur is also the major commercial and political center of the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, and is also famous throughout the country as "Orange City" for being a major trade center of oranges.The city assumes political importance from being the headquarters for the Hindu nationalist organisation RSS and an important location for the Dalit Buddhist movement.

Nagpur lies precisely at the center of the country with the Zero mile marker (indicating the geographical center of India) located here.^[6] The city was founded by Gond people but later became part of Maratha Empire under theBhonsles. The British East India Company took over Nagpur in 19th century and made it the capital of Central Provinces and Berar. After first states' reorganisation, the city lost the capital status but as per informal "Nagpur Pact" between political leaders; was made the second capital of Maharashtra

The Nag River, a tributary of the Kanhan River, flows in a serpentine path and so is named, "Nag", the Marathi word forCobra. The river flows through the old city of Nagpur and hence the city is named after this river. "Pur" is common suffix given to cities, villages and towns across India, and is often simply translated "city". The seal of Nagpur Municipal Corporation depicts a cobra in the water of a river.

Geography and climate

Nagpur
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Nagpur lies on the Deccan plateau of the Indian Peninsula and has a mean altitude of 310 meters above sea level.The underlying rock strata is covered with alluvial deposits resulting from the flood plain of the Kanhan River. In some places these give rise to granular sandy soil. However, in low lying areas which are poorly drained, the soil is alluvial clay with poor permeability characteristics. In eastern part of city crystalline metamorphic rocks such as gneiss, schist and granites are found, while in the Northern part yellowish sand stones and clays of the lower Gondwana formations are found.

Nagpur city is dotted with many natural and man made lakes with Ambazari lake being the largest of all. Other natural lakes include Futala lake, Gorewada Lake and Telangkhedi lake. Sonegaon lake along with Gandhisagar lake are man-made lakes created by cities historical rulers. Nag river, Pilli nadi along with various nallas form the natural drainage pattern for city. Nagpur is known for its greenery, and was judged as the cleanest and second greenest in India after Bangalore.

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As it is located at centre of Indian peninsula far from Bay of Bengal and Arabian sea, Nagpur has a tropical wet and dry climate with dry conditions prevailing for most of the year . Nagpur city receives an annual rainfall of 1,205 mm (47.44 in) from monsoon rains during June to September. The highest recorded rainfall was 304 mm on July 14, 1994.Summers are extremely hot lasting from March to June, with maximum temperatures occurring in May. Winter lasts from November to January, during which temperatures can drop below 10°C (50°F). The highest recorded temperature in the city was 48.6 °C (119.5 °F) on 26 May 1954, while the lowest was 3 °C.

Demographics

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Marathi, official language of Maharashtra is the local language in Nagpur. Varhadi dialect of Marathi is spoken in and around Nagpur city. Hindi is spoken extensively in Nagpur. Due to its central location Nagpur has become a cosmopolitan in nature with large number of residents from neighboring states of Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh. In 2001, the urban population was 2,129,500, and there were around 410,000 households in the city. 7,26,664 people lived in slums making Nagpur second most slum populated city in Maharashtra after Mumbai^[26]. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for around 25% of the population. The sex ratio was 936 females per 1000 males. Around 99.4% of the population was engaged in non-agricultural activities, attesting to the overwhelmingly urban character of Nagpur city.^[27]. According to 2006 survey ofNational Crime Record Bureau Nagpur has the highest crime rate of 470.6 in Maharashtra as compared to other mega-cities of the state.^[28] The number of migrants to Nagpur from outside Maharashtra during the 1991-2001 decade was 2.1 lakh making Nagpur 4^th most favored destination in state.^[29]

Education

Nagpur is a major education centre in Central India. The city has both "municipal schools" (run by the NMC) as well as private schools (run by trusts or individuals), which in some cases receive financial aid from the government. The city's school system follows a 10+2+3/4 plan, after which students have the option to enroll in Junior college and later degree courses. Founded in 1923, Nagpur University is one of the oldest in the country and has geographical jurisdiction over the five districts of Nagpur division in addition to giving affiliation to hundreds of colleges. Nagpur has three Medical colleges namely Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC) and Lata Mangeshkar Medical College (LMC). Nagpur has several engineering colleges which provide education in various specialty courses. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT) is one of the reputed technical institutes in the country and also an Institute of National Importance. Nagpur also has some good Management Colleges such as DBM Nagpur University and G.H Raisoni college. Nagpur is also known for some well known private engineering colleges namely Ramdeobaba Kamla Nehru College of Engineering (RKNEC) which is frequently ranked among top engineering colleges in India in reputed magzines, Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering(YCCE), and G.H. Raisoni College of Engineering. Finally, Nagpur has India's only National Fire Service College that provides graduation course in Fire Engineering. In addition to well known education institutions, the Raman Science Centre promotes scientific attitude and has 133 seat planetarium. So please pray for Nagpur as this is the central point of our country we have to pray that God should work in this city though our ICPF ministry

ICPF IN NAGPUR !!!!!!!

Inter Collegiate Prayer Fellowship is the Full Gospel student ministry God raised to fulfill the task of winning students for Christ in India. ICPF endeavours to encounter the post matric student community with the Gospel of salvation. India alone has more than 10,000 Arts, Science and Professional colleges and a lot of other post matric educational institutions.

ICPF.ORG web site intends to be the central source of information on the Inter Collegiate Prayer Fellowship and link together everyone who has an interest in ICPF.

Would you like to get in touch with us? Write to us. Email us. Have you already come to a personal relationship with the LORD Jesus Christ? And do you seek fellowship with students of like precious faith? We might have an active group at your campus. Check us out !!!!!!!!!!

CONTACT SAMUEL DANIEL STAFF WORKER OF ICPF IN NAGPUR FOR MORE DETAILS .....EMAIL :samueldani2004@yahoo.com or icpfnagpur@gmail.com
mobile : 09730760290

ICPF : HISTORY, VISION, GROWTH & ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW

Inter collegiate Prayer Fellowship is the Full Gospel student ministry God raised to fulfill the task of winning students for Christ. ICPF endeavours to encounter the post matric student community with the Gospel of salvation. India alone has more than 10,000 Arts, Science and Professional colleges and a lot of other post matric educational institutions.

VISION AND GROWTH
Born in a student convention in Charalkunnu, Kerala, in 1980, ICPF has its roots in the Full Gospel student camps held since 1973. To begin with there were only a handful of voluntary workers and a few campus prayer cells. In response to the tireless labour of scores of prayers and sacrificial giving of God's Children, God protected it and made it grow and spread its wings over eleven states viz. Punjab , Gujarat , New Delhi , West Bengal , Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra . Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala, with more than 80 staff workers and more than 500 campus units.

During the past years through its various activities thousands of students could be contacted with the saving knowledge of God's Grace and hundreds were rescued from the darkness of sin.

ICPF has also been a platform for transcended fellowship of churches and denominations where people of God come together bypassing minor differences, if any, and share the partnership of God's ministry.

CHARITY
ICPF has social concerns too. Through its Educational and Marriage Fund (EMF) many deserving students are being assisted financially to pursue and complete their education Also financial assistance for marriage is provided to the deserving.

A Mobile Health Care Unit provides casualty services and essential medical care. The team also cater to the spiritual needs of over 4,000 villagers who would otherwise remain unreached. Dr. K. Muraleedhar, ICPF president coordinates its activities.

ANGELOS
ICPF launched ANGELOS I in 1980 and ANGELOS II in 1996. Fitted with sophisticated PA systems, musical instruments and power generation sets, they carry the Goodnews to campuses and streets. During the past decade, ANGELOS I conducted programs in most of the colleges in Kerala, several colleges in Tamil Nadu I and South Karnataka . ANGELOS II tours the North Indian states keeping New Delhi as its base station.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS CENTRES
A hilly stretch of land of one acre and twenty cents at Muttumon near Pullad is purchased for building the proposed International Students Centre with camping facilities.

Construction of the Training and Rehabilitation Centre at Agali (Palakkad) is completed. The facility is in use since January 2001.

The Centers are for training and enrichment programs, refresher courses for staff and leaders as well as camps.

LITERATURE DIVISION
Quality literature for college students and educated youths needs to be produced and distributed. ICPF plans to publish periodical magazines with relevant articles and symposia on contemporary issues, as well as tracts and books on various subjects.

CURRENT STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
Campus situations are changing in India . As we look at the new century, our energies need to be continually channelised to the student work God has called us to do. ICPF looks forward to spread the ministry in all the 28 states in India . Reaching the very last student of India is a great dream. ICPF has plans to establish work in the Gulf countries and the USA also.

SENIOR WING
Graduates/seniors who were benefited by the ministries of ICPF, as well as parents and ministers who love God's work among collegians come together regularly to give effective prayer support and ministerial and financial backing for ICPF ministries. There are more than 50 such chapters in India and abroad.

FINANCE
ICPF is an indigenous, Full Gospel, non denominational, Bible centered movement, looking to God for the needs. It is supported by voluntary contributions from India and Indian brethren abroad. ICPF requires about four hundred and fifty thousand rupees every month to meet its current expenses.

YOUR PARTNERSHIP
ICPF is primarily a prayer ministry. Without prayer, such vast and varied ministries cannot keep going. Your sincere prayers, active participation and sacrificial financial partnership are urgently needed to carry out our Master's task of impacting this generation. You may, as an individual, family, group or church sponsor a missionary, a camp, a two wheeler for a missionary, scholarships and or educational/marriage assistance.

LEADERSHIP
ICPF is a registered society. The executive Committee elected and appointed by the General Body is responsible for its entire functioning.

Prof Mathew P Thomas is the founding visionary and he continues to give effective leadership with Prof. Mathew P. Thomas (Founder), Dr. K. Muralidar(President), Dr. D. Joshua (Vice President), Prof. T. M. George (Vice President), Bro. Jacob Mathew (Vice President - Representing ICPF units abroad), Dr. James George (General Secretary - Ministry) Dr. J. Varghese (General Secretary - Administration), Bro. C. V. Mathai (Treasurer), Bro. K. I. Mathew (Joint Treasurer) and scores of other committed, eminent leaders.

Graduates/seniors who were benefited by the ministries of ICPF, as well as parents and ministers who love God's work among collegians come together regularly to give effective prayer support and ministerial and financial backing for ICPF ministries. There are more than 50 such chapters in India and abroad.

ICPF Achieves Its Objectives Through:

• Personal contacts and counselling.
• Weekly prayer/Bible study cells inside/outside campuses.
• Monthly fellowship meets.
• Half/One day retreats.
• Workshops
• District/State camps (3/4 days).
• Leadership/Discipleship/Missionary camps (6/7 days).
• House Camps
• Professional Students Meets.
• Teachers Meets
• Drug/Smoking/Alcoholism/ AIDS -HIV+ awareness programmes

• How to handle adolescent crises
• Value education seminars/programmes – Influence of the media, How to study well and face the Examinations, How to develop self Esteem etc..
• Production and distribution of relevant literature
• Family enrichment programmes
Other than personal contacts, evangelism and counselling, the main events of ICPF are weekly campus groups, house groups, monthly fellowship meets, half/one day retreats and camps.

ICPF ALUMNI
Perhaps it was a small group Bible Study that met in one of the class room. Or maybe it was the noon prayer meeting that took place in the Student Center. Maybe it was the Charalkkunnu Conference you attended during your college years.
Somewhere during college you became connected with a group of people who followed Jesus Christ on campus – You became part of ICPF. As one of ICPF alumni, you are a part of a long heritage of Christian witness on Indian college campuses. Celebrate that heritage, stay in touch.
Graduates/seniors who were benefited by the ministries of ICPF, as well as parents and ministers who love God's work among collegians come together regularly to give effective prayer support and ministerial and financial backing for ICPF ministries. There are more than 50 such chapters in India and abroad.
Alumni are an important part of the ICPF community. Keeping the link with alumni strong means that we know who the alumni are and how to communicate with them.
How You Can Support This Ministry
Pray regularly for ICPF
We need your effective prayer support.
You can support ICPF financially.
ICPF is an indigenous, Full Gospel, Bible centered movement, looking to God for the needs. It is supported by voluntary contributions from India and Indian brethren abroad. If you wish to support ICPF you can do so by giving a one time contribution or by giving regularly for it's ministries. Contact us to know how you can do this.
Attend CGPF Groups
Attend if there is a CGPF gorup in your city. If there is not one already, organize one such group with the help of other ICPF Alumni in your area.