▁In ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁Am rav ati ▁district ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁Bomb ay ▁State ▁and ▁after ▁its ▁b if ur cation ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁it ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁Mah ar as ht ra ▁state . ▁ ▁Geography ▁The ▁climate ▁is ▁tropical ▁and ▁most ▁people ▁wear ▁cot ton ▁clothes . ▁In ▁summer ▁temper atures ▁can ▁go ▁up ▁to ▁higher ▁than ▁. ▁ ▁Econom y ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Pan ch ay ati ▁Raj ▁named ▁Am rav ati ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁country ' s ▁ 2 5 0 ▁most ▁back ward ▁districts ▁( out ▁of ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 6 4 0 ). ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁twelve ▁districts ▁in ▁Mah ar as ht ra ▁currently ▁receiving ▁funds ▁from ▁the ▁Back ward ▁Reg ions ▁Grant ▁Fund ▁Program me ▁( BR G F ). ▁ ▁Agricult ure ▁Am rav ati ▁is ▁the ▁main ▁growing ▁region ▁for ▁the ▁cot ton ▁and ▁' T ur ' ▁in ▁Ch and ur R ly , ▁D ham anga on , ▁T ios a , ▁N and ga on K h ., A ch al pur ▁particularly . ▁El lach ip ur ▁San man ▁Ch ili ▁pe pper . ▁An j anga on ▁Sur ji ▁and ▁Ach al pur ▁are ▁known ▁for ▁growing ▁bet el ▁leaves , ▁pi per ▁long um , ▁orange ▁and ▁ban ana . ▁War ud , ▁Mor sh i , ▁Ch and ur ▁baz ar ▁and ▁Ach al pur ▁are ▁known ▁for ▁growing ▁Nag