Kundalika River

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River Kundalika
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Savalya Ghat
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Water Cisterns
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The Kundalika is a small river flowing from the Hills of Sahyadri to the Arabian Sea. This river
originates at a small town called Bhira in the Indian State of Maharashtra, 150 km south east of
Bombay (Mumbai). The important towns located on the banks of Kundalika are Kolad, Korlai,
Chaul, Roha and Salav.
River Kundalika is fed by the excess water from Tata Power's Mulshi Dam Project on to a series
of hydroelectric projects and dams, including Ravalje followed by Bhira and then Dholvan,
where the water is released in the morning typically at 6 am. The gush of the water reaches
Sutarwadi at 7:30 am and water rises at Kolad at 10:00 am.
There exist a historical Trade Route called Savalya Ghat which descneds down in Kundalika
Valley from Tamhini Ghat Road. Beautifully carved staircases exist at some places & also 2
small water cisterns are encountered.
On the bank of River Kundalika are many retreats and farm houses with mango and watermelon
as the chief fruit product and rice and nachni as the chief farm produce as the soil is very rich in
minerals and the ample water via canals fed from River Kundalika's clean water.
Over 90% of Kundalika's water is consumed by industries, including RCF's THAL Project and
many MIDC all across. On the cards are to use 9000 Quesecs of water by the upcoming Reliance
and Essar's new projects in the Villa MIDC. This will kill the rafting beside considerably
reducing the river's downstream water levels at Kolad. The river will die a little more and
become more placid and shallower.
The Kundalika's water are beginning to get affected and "Save Kundalika Project" is being
undertaken by "EcoMantra Nature Awareness and Travel", a local sustainable and community
tourism organisation that runs a unique eco camp on its bank at Kolad.
Adventure lovers have found a unique way of enjoying the release of the dam water. Capitalising
on the location near Mumbai, with its virtually undending source of adventure lovers, rafting is
conducted on the river using the rapids generated by the rushing water released from the dam.
Rafting of grade II and III can also be experienced over a 14 km circuit and can be enjoyed all
day in the monsoon, or to coincide with the timing of the release of water from the dam during
other times of the year. Rafting here is sometimes unavailable in the peak of summer, when the
water becomes scarce.
[edit] External links
• Rafting On Kundalika - From Mumbai And Pune
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