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| Matheran,Maharashtra, ndianholidaytrip.com |
Above image: Matheran,near Punecity, Maharashtra, is Asia's only vehicle-free hill station, promoting a sustainable tourism and pollution free environ . The hill station features over 30 viewpoints and scenic red mud paths through lush forests. Visitors can explore the areas around on foot, horseback, or via hand-pulled rickshaws for a memorable experience.
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| Matheran ropeway, near Mumbai..matheranropeway.com |
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| Matheran Hill Station, near Mumbai.onedaypicnic.in |
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| Matheran,business-standard.com |
Above image: Asia's only pedestrian hill resort. courtesy Arne Hückelheim......
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| Matheran hill Dtation, MH outlooktraveller.co |
Matheran is a well known hill station in Karjat Tahsil and is also the smallest hill station in India. Located on the Western Ghats range at an elevation of around 800 m (2,625 feet) above sea level it is about 90 km from Mumbai, and 120 km from Pune. The hill station has population is more than 6000 plus.
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| Matheran. Hill Station.nashikonline.in |
The foundation for the development as a future hill station, was laid by the foundation by Lord Elphinstone, the then Governor of the Bombay Presidency. The credit goes to the British who took the initiative and developed it as a popular hill resort for relaxation and to escape from scorching summer heat in the plains.
There are as many as 38 designated look-out points in Matheran, where one can enjoy the distant blue hills and greenery with mystic clouds hanging over them. There is a small town called Neral here.
There is a mountain railway covering a distance of 20 Km. The Matheran Hill Railway, also called Matheran Light Railway (MLR), was built in 1907 by Sir Adamjee Peerbhoy and the track cuts through the forest area. UNESCO is yet to recognize it as a world heritage site.
It is, it is believed, that it is the only hill station in Asia where no private automobiles are allowed on the hill station because, it being an eco-sensitive region, it might affect the ecological balance. If allowed, the net result is both fauna and flora will be the causality. The modes of transport are horses and hand-pulled rickshaws. This place is well known for its bio - diversity - medicinal plants and also for wild life. Malabar giant squirrel, Fox, wild boar, mongoose,leopard, Barking deer are found in the forest. This hill station has large population of monkeys, including Bonnet Macaques and Hanuman Langurs.
There are British style bungalows. The roads are not metaled and are laid with laterite rocks. The word Matheran, means "forest on the forehead" of the mountains. Reposted from old post:
There are as many as 38 designated look-out points in Matheran, where one can enjoy the distant blue hills and greenery with mystic clouds hanging over them. There is a small town called Neral here.
There is a mountain railway covering a distance of 20 Km. The Matheran Hill Railway, also called Matheran Light Railway (MLR), was built in 1907 by Sir Adamjee Peerbhoy and the track cuts through the forest area. UNESCO is yet to recognize it as a world heritage site.
It is, it is believed, that it is the only hill station in Asia where no private automobiles are allowed on the hill station because, it being an eco-sensitive region, it might affect the ecological balance. If allowed, the net result is both fauna and flora will be the causality. The modes of transport are horses and hand-pulled rickshaws. This place is well known for its bio - diversity - medicinal plants and also for wild life. Malabar giant squirrel, Fox, wild boar, mongoose,leopard, Barking deer are found in the forest. This hill station has large population of monkeys, including Bonnet Macaques and Hanuman Langurs.
There are British style bungalows. The roads are not metaled and are laid with laterite rocks. The word Matheran, means "forest on the forehead" of the mountains. Reposted from old post:
https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/preview/8274938273148772169/7574057085210012333
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matheran
https://www.outlooktraveller.com/destinations/india/scenic-getaways-to-explore-near-pune-this-summer
