and the yet to be operational (as of April 2018) D.C. University. It is part of the Raisoni Group of Institutions (RGI). ITC Culinary Skills Training Centre This centre is located in Mohan Nagar at IIS Chhindwara campus and is a CSR project of ITC ltd, where the youth are trained free of cost for 6 months in professional kitchen skills which helps them to get employment in various star category hotels, restaurants and catering organizations. Candidates must be above 18 years of age, medically fit and with a minimum 10th/12th standard qualification to enroll in the programme. Transportation Chhindwara is connected to its neighboring districts by rail and road both. The nearest airport is Nagpur Airport (130 km). A small airport is located in Chhindwara which is not serviceable for big passenger planes and can only serve small private aircraft. Chhindwara is connected to nearby big cities like Nagpur, Jabalpur and Bhopal with frequent buses and taxi services round the clock. Road National Highway 547 is a National Highway in central India passes through Chhindwara. It connects Saoner in Maharashtra to Narsinghpur in Madhya Pradesh. National Highway 347 also passes through the city. It connects Multai and Seoni. Railways Chhindwara railway station is part of the Satpura Railway and is shown on the Bilaspur-Nagpur section of Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line. It has the following trains running daily: Panchvalley Express between Chhindwara and Indore Junction Patalkot Express between Chhindwara and Ferozpur Railway Station via Bhopal - Bina Mathura Amla Memu between Chhindwara and Amla Betul Passenger between Chhindwara and Betul Nagpur Passenger between Chhindwara and Itwari (This train covers the distance of 147 km in around eight hours and travels through some beautiful scenic valleys) Notable people Kamal Nath, 18th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Pearl V Puri, Television actor Nirmala Srivastava, Religious leader Mubeen Saudagar, Indian stand-up comedian and mimicry artist Nakul Nath, Indian politician Member of Parliament from Chhindwara Anusuiya Uikey, Indian politician,Governor of Chhattisgarh Bhawna Dehariya, International Mountaineer Pakhi Tyrewala, Indian writer and film director References Cities and towns in Chhindwara district Cities in Madhya Pradesh