Panvel
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Panvel is in the Raigad district of Maharashtra. Panvel is a gateway of Konkan region. It adjoins Navi Mumbai, and is just after the Thane district border. It is located on the Mumbai Pune expressway a distance of 20 k.m from Mumbai and 15 k.m. from Karjat. The 2005 projected population for Panvel is 129,326. The development authority of Panvel is the Panvel Municipal Council (PMC) and that of New Panvel is CIDCO. The villages of Panvel come under the purview of Raigad Zilla Parishad. A new broad gauge line has connected Panvel with Karjat and Khopoli and has shortened the distance to Pune.
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[edit] Industry
Panvel is surrounded by some major MIDC managed regions e.g. Patalganga, Taloja, Nagothane, Roha. The Dhootpapeshwar Trust, whose trustees are manufacturers of ayurvedic medicines is based out of Panvel. The JNPT port is also located near Panvel.
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Between Pen and Panvel lies the Karnala fort. At the bottom of the fort is the bird sanctuary. Karnala is 120 km away from Pune and 13 km away from Panvel. The sanctuary is around 25 m above mean sea level, while the fort itself is 370 m above mean sea level. Maharashtra Government declared this 4.5 km². region as the bird sanctuary in 1968-69. Rich with natural habitats for various kinds of birds, in the sanctuary one can find around 150 species of birds. One can watch for Red-vented Bulbul, Horn Bill, Myna, Owl, Ashy Rain War Blur, Paradise Fly Catcher, RobinMcPie.
Two of the eight Ashtavinayak temples of the God Ganesha are close to Panvel, Ballaleshwar Pali and Varadavinayaka at Mahad (महड), near Khopoli, on the Mumbai-Pune Highway (NH4). It is different from Mahad (महाड).
[edit] Tourist places around Panvel
Karjat, Karnala, Murud-Janjira, Mahad (महाड) (Raigadh fort), Ballaleshwar Pali and Mahad (महड) - Ganesha: Two of the Ashtavinayak ganapati. Alibag: Sea beach, Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary, Ghadeshwar Dam, Swapna Nagari (well known Bollywood shooting place)
[edit] Education in Panvel
St. Josephs High School, Little Angels Eco-School, K.A.Banthia High School,Dayanand Arya Vidhyala Public School, Changukhana Thakur High School, St. George High School, St. Marys High School, VK High School, Barns High School, Mansarovar Vidyalaya, Daya Anand Inglo Vedic School, Mahatma School of academics n sports are among the well-known schools in the area. Mahatma Gandhi Mission's College for Engineering, Pillai's Institute of Management Studies & Research, Pillai College of Architecture, Pillai's College of Arts, Commerce & Science are known for providing quality education.
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| Next station south: Khandeshwar |
Mumbai suburban railway : Central Railway (Harbour Line) | Next station north: n/a |
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| Stop No:25 | KM from starting:54 | Platforms:7 | ||
| These are the stations on Central (Harbour) line of Mumbai suburban railway |
| Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus | Masjid | Sandhurst Road | Dockyard Road | Reay Road | Cotton Green | Sewri |
| Vadala Road | Guru Tegh Bahadur Nagar | Chunabhatti | Kurla | Tilak Nagar | Chembur | Govandi | Mankhurd | Vashi | Sanpada | Juinagar | Nerul | Seawoods | C.B.D. Belapur | Khargar | Mansarovar | Khandeshwar | Panvel |
| Vadala Road | King's Circle | Mahim | Bandra | Khar Road | Santacruz | Vile Parle | Andheri |
| Nodes of the city of Navi Mumbai in Maharashtra, India |
| Airoli | CBD Belapur | Dronagiri | Ghansoli | Kalamboli | Khargar | Kopar Khairane | Nerul | New Panvel | Sanpada | Turbhe | Taloja | Ulwe | Vashi |
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