well connected by road with major cities of  Maharashtra  as well as the adjoining State Capital of  Hyderabad  and important cities in  Karnataka  by three  National Highways  - NH-9 connecting  Pune  with  Vijaywada  via  Hyderabad ,  NH-13  connecting Solapur to Mangalore ,  Karnataka  and  NH-211  connecting Solapur to  Dhule . There are