6-727: Mulshi is the name of a major dam on the Mula River in India. It is located in the Mulshi taluka administrative division of the Pune district of Maharashtra State. Water from the dam is used for irrigation as well as for generating electricity at the Bhira hydroelectric power plant, operated by Tata Power . The station operates six 25MW Pelton turbines installed in 1927 and one 150MW Pumped Storage Unit. Water from this reservoir located in
12-498: A tourist destination, adding accommodation for leisure guests. The place is around 2 hours drive from Pune and is a major attraction over the weekends. The best time of the year to visit Mulshi is from August to October. This article about a dam, floodgate or canal in India is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Mula River, India The Mula is a river in Pune , in Maharashtra state of India. It
18-1013: Is dammed near the Western Ghats at the Mulshi Dam that forms the Mulshi Lake. Further downstream, in Pune city, it merges with the Pawana River on the left bank and Mutha River on the right bank to form the Mula-Mutha river, which later meets the Bhima River . The river forms the boundary between the limits of the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation and the Pune Municipal Corporation .The Mula flows through
24-551: The Krishna River basin is diverted to the Bhira power house for generating Hydro electricity. In 1920–21, during the construction of the dam and power station, Pandurang Mahadev Bapat led Mulshi Satyagrah , a movement to represent farmers whose land had been taken to build the project. He was dubbed Senapati ( commander ) in recognition of his leadership. In recent years Mulshi and adjoining areas have been developed as
30-665: The center of Pune city. There are several bridges constructed on the river, including the Rajiv Gandhi Bridge, which connecting Pune to Ravet, crossing the river at Aundh , and Harris Bridge over the Mula at Dapodi. The Holkar Bridge crosses the river near Khadki . The Sangam Bridge crosses the Mutha River at Sangamwadi, just before their merger. In 2010, areas surrounding the river experienced flash floods due to high levels of pollution and garbage dumped into
36-566: The river. The College of Engineering, Pune (CoEP) holds an annual boating festival at the river near its premises. In 2012, it was found that the river was not navigable from Khadki to CoEP because the Maharashtra Natural Gas Limited had obstructed the flow of the river by constructing a mud path to lay a pipeline. In 2013, it was reported that there were dead fish in the river near Wakad . The Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation did not determine pollution in
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