Taluka Mulshi

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Taluka Mulshi is an administrative division, or Taluka of the Pune district of Maharastra State in India.

[edit] Geography

Taluka Mulshi lies west of Pune, in the Western Ghats mountain ridge. To the north of Taluka Mulshi lies Taluka Maval, to the east Taluka Haveli, to the south Taluka Velhe, all part of the Pune district, and to the west lies the Raigarh district. The river Mula crosses the Taluka from west to east, starting at the artificial lake at Mulshi Dam in the west, running near the village Paud in the center of the Taluka and then leaving the Taluka and continuing to Pune.

[edit] Economy and Nature

Mulshi Dam is the source of a major hydroelectric plant, water from the river Mula is also used to water rice paddies which cover much of the area in the valley around the river. Parts of Taluka Mulshi, especially around the dam, are covered with forest and home to diverse wildlife, including leopards.