In still more recent years the mining of manganese in the District and in neighbouring Districts has added to the trade of Nagpur. At present most of the ore is brought to Kamptee and exported thence, but a considerable quantity from mines to the north-west comes into Nagpur city by road. Between Kamptee and the mines at Ramtek a new railway is nearing completion. From Nagpur a line has been surveyed to Saoner town. Beyond that point it is proposed that one line will run north to tap the mines and that two other will go to Itarsi and Amraoti. Meanwhile a narrow gauge line from Nagpur through Umrer to Chanda is under construction.

There are in the city 11 printing from which are published on English and three Indian newspapers and a monthly compendium of the Central Provinces Law Reports.