Raigad, the Konkan district of Shrivardhan beach and a planned port expansion, takes its name from Raigad Fort

Background

Raigad, where a port expansion is planned and Shrivardhan beach has just won international recognition, is a district in the Konkan region of Maharashtra. The district was earlier known as Kulaba and is named after Raigad Fort, the capital of the Swarajya of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. The Arabian Sea lies to its west and the Sahyadri ranges to its east. The forts of the district include Murud-Janjira and Sudhagad, and Matheran is its well-known hill station. The district has two of the Ashtavinayak temples, Varadvinayak at Mahad and Ballaleshwar at Pali, and the Elephanta Caves on Gharapuri Island. JNPA, the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority, and the Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar University of Technology at Lonere also lie in Raigad.