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IZR -· REPORT OF THE DRAFT DEVELOPMENT
PLAN (SECOND REVISION) FOR ~:,\)\)\\CIL M4~<9 ' -. 9._~ ~ 'e
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1.1 The BriefHistoryofthe Town _ I 1
1.3 Past Planning Efforts 1 6 i
1.4 A Review of Jmplementation of the Sanctioned r --~ ---·- --~/ Development Plan (First Revision) 1
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1.5 Necessity of Revision of the Sanctioned -----9------~·· Development Plan of 1985 1------+___:_::___;__:_:_;:_=:::.:.=;_;__c;__=-=-'--'-"--=---------+-------c I
2 PHYSIC~L SURVEYS 13 to 27 I
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EXISTING LAND USE 43 to 49
General 43 --·-
Distribution of Land Uses 43 ---------·
Strt~ctural Conditions of Buildings 46 --·-
Slums 4ll
Growth Trend 4ll
SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE 50 to 61 ----·-··
General 50 ------~---
Housing 51
Educational Facilities 51 --·--
Health and Medical Facilities 53 .
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-------Recreational Entertainment Facilities 5ll
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Government and Other Offices 59 ----·
Public Utilities 59 --
ECONOMIC BASE AND GROWTH
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POTENTIAL I --------Industrial Activities in the Town Including I 62
I Public Sector Undertaking I
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Trade and Commerce L----~~ . Other Major Components of Economic Activity 67
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TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICA TlON I 70 to 81 1- -----
General ! 70 I ------
External Communication 70 ..
Internal Communication i 72 ... ,
General Condition ofRoads 80 _I
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Road Accidents
Parking F acUities
Terminal Facility
Traffic Regulations by Collector
UTILITIES AND SERVICES
Water Supply
Drainage and Sewerage
Disposal ofUrban Solid Waste
Power Supply
ENVIRONMENT
General
Climate
Forests
Air Pollution
Water Pollution
Waste Disposal
Sound Pollution
Bio-Aesthetic Planning
TOURISM
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Landscape and Seasons .
Tourists
Tourist Facilities
Tourist Information Bureau
Guide Service
View Points ofMahabaleshwar
Dispersal of Tourists within the Hill Station
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10.9 Development of Alternative Tourist Places
10.10 Education about Tourism
11 HERITAGE
11.1 Conservation of Ancient Buildings of
Archeological I Architectural Interest, View
Points and their Environs
11.2 Heritage
12 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
12.1 General Observations
12.2 Problems r--
12.3 Conclusion ---I 12.4 Aims and Objectives
'-13 PLANNING PROPOSALS
13.1 General
13.2 Demographic Projections
13.3 Distribution of Population
13.4 Planning Sectors --··
13.5 Propose Land Use
13.6 Reservations for Public Amenities
13.7 Sites Reserved for Appropriate Authorities
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13.8 Tourism Master Plan I
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13.11 Conclusion .
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RESORCE MOBILASATION FOR 189 to 214
IMPLEMENTATION OF DEVELOPMENT
PLAN
General 189
Status oflmplementation of the Sanctioned 190
Development Plan -
Land Acquisition and Development of sites . 192
The Procedure oflmplementing the 192
Development Plan
Municipal Finance and Resource Mobilisation 194
for the Implementation of the Development
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Phasing and Programming 206 --
Financing 207
DEVELOPMENT CONTROL 216 -----.-
General 216 --
Development Control Regulations 216 -
LEGAL FORMALITIES OBSERVED 217to220
WHILE PREPARATION OF
DEVELOPMENT PLAN .
LIST OF TABLES Table Subject Page No. No.
I Table showing Climate Data- Temperature (2003) 21 .
2 · Table showing Climate Data-Rainfall (2003) 23
3 Table showing Climate Data- Yearly Rainfall 24
4 Table showing Climate Data- Humidity (200 1) 25
5 Table showing Growth of Population 28,29
6 Table showing month wise Tourist Population 30 ----
7 Table showing Sex Ratio for different decades 31
8 Table showing Literacy Rate for the year 1991.and 2001 33
9 Table showing Distribution ofPopulation as per 34
Election Ward (Census 1991) I ' L I 10 Table showing Distribution of Population as per Census
35 ___ -----1 I I ~~Block (Census 1991) _ --+~---=-=-----1 r l l Table showing Occupational Structure {Census 199 l) 37
12 Table Showing Percentage of main workers, marginal 40
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13 Table Showing Existing Land Use Analysis 44
(2001-2002)
14 Table showing Stmctural Conditions in the town I
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lr·-15---frabfc showing Existing Educational Facilities - Primary i
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16 Table Showing Existing Health & Medical Facilities - 56 /
L Hospitals and Maternity Homes __ _j /.__I __ 7_ Table showing ?ispensaries and Clinics Ll ---~3~ ___ _/
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20 Table showing Income & Expenditure of Municipal 69
Council from Year 1997-1998 to 2007-2008
21 Table showing Major Classified Roads at 73
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22 Table Showing Transport and Communications~ Roads '
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23 Table showing Transport and Communications - I 7s . Licensed vehicles
24 Table showing Year wise and Type wise classification 76 I
of Accident Data I I
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27 Table showing Yearwise number of Tourists 113, 114
~2.8 Table showing available accommodation facilities for liS I
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Table showing Projection of Population by Various 146
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Table Showing Proposed Land Use Pattern~ Sector II ' 150 I .) I i ' 32 Table Showing Proposed Land Use Pattern-· Town I 151
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Table Showing Requirement of Public Amenities as per
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Table showing list of Sites Reserved for various public
amenities with approximate costs for Acquisition and
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Table showing Financial Assistance by the Government
under U.D.6(a) Scheme
Table showing Municipal Income
(Year 1997-1998 to 2007-2008)
Table showing Municipal Expenditures
(Year 1997"1998 to 2007-2008)
Table showing Environment Tax
(Year 2002-2003 to 2006-2007)
Table showing Development Charges
(Year 1997-1998 to 2008- Jan. 2009)
Table showing Budget Provision
Table showing Annual Requirements of Funds
Table showing Phase Programme for Acquisition &
Development of Reserved Sites
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Subject Page No .
Graph showing maximum & minimum Temperatures m 22
the Year 2003
Graph showing Month wise rainfall in the Year 2003 23
Graph showing Seasonal Rainfall 24
Graph showing Monthwise Humidity in the Year 2001· 25 ---·
Chart showing Percentage No._ of days of Surface Wind 27
Graph showing Growth of Population ----.--
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Graph showing Year wise comparison of Tourists 30
Graph showing Month wise distribution of Tourists tor 31
the Year 2003-2004
Graph showing Sex Composition for the Year 2001 32
Pie chart showing Occupation Structure (Census 1991) 38
Pie chart showing Existing Land Use Analysis- 44
Percentage with Developed Area
Pie chart showing Existing Land Use Analysis- 45
Percentage with Total Area ...
Graph showing Distribution of No. ofl-Iouses by Age 47
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Pie chart showing Proposal Land Use with respect to 153
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LIST OF MAPS
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1 Map oflndia i---2 Map of Maharashtra State --
3 Map ofSatara District
4 Map ofMahabaleshwar Tahasil
5 Map ofMahabaleshwar-Panchgani Region as declared
under Maharashtra Regional & Town Planning Act, 1966
6 Map showing Census Blocks ofMahabaleshwar Town
7 Map showing Election Wards ofMahabaleshwar Town
8 Map showing Existing Amenities in the town -' Congested Area (sector-I)
I 9 Map showing Existing Amenities in the town-
Outside Congested Area (sector-!)
10 Map showing Heritage Properties
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Appendix Subject Page No. No.
I Eco- Sensitive Zone Notification issued by Ministry 221
of Environment & Forests Government ofindia,
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2 Notification Regarding Traffic Regulations for 231
Mahabaleshwar prepared by Collector of Satara.
CHAPTER 1
GENERAL
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1.1 THE BRIEF HISTORY OF THE TOWN )
In ancient times, the hill ranges of Sahyadri m the vicinity of )
Mahabaleshwar were known as Mahadevgiri, while the forest there was )
known as Brahmaranya. Originally there was settlement of major four tribes ) .
namely Koli, Dhanagar,Kulwadi (Kunabi ) and Dhavads. This province was ) ·
under rule of the King Bhoj-II, from Shilahar kingdom, till 1209 A.D. )
Thereafter the Emperor of the Devgiri, Singhandeo Yadav defeated the King )
Bhoj and ruled the province of Satara -Kolhapur. Hemadripant, under . )
command of Singhandeo Yadav built the temple of Mahabaleshwar in the )
year 1215. This temple has Hemadpanthi structure, andwas repaired time to )
time by Chandrarao More, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Chhatrapati
Shahu in their rules. Thus this place was known as Mahabaleshwar from
the name of the God Mahabaleshwar. Now, the temple arid the settlement
around is known as Kshetra Mahabaleshwar village. In 1644 after his !2
year pilgrimage the great Saint Ramdas Swami first came to Mahabaleshwar
and started to give religious advice to the people. According. to the
gazetteer, the first British resident of Pune Court of Peshave, Charles Mallet
visited the temple ofMahabaleshwar on 14th Oct. 1791 alongwith the Savai
Madhavrao Peshave and the British officer Prise.
In the year 1824, when the Late General Peter Lodwick who had
camped at Satara with his regiment in summer with the advice of the King of
Satara, Pratapsingh, came to Mahabaleshwar for change of climate and
determined on exploring these mountains. The point at which, where he first
set foot on the since celebrated promontory of Sydney point, which has now
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walking stick in hand through the dense and tigerish forest, to the edge of
that grand precipice, without any encounter with the wild beasts. He was
first to bring the scenic beauty ai1d climate of the station before the public
through the medium of newspapers. He was followed by the late General
Briggs, Resident of Satara, who visited Mahabaleshwar on I oth May 1825
and built a cottage in 1826 there and prevailed on the Raja Pratapsingh to
construct an excellent carriage road from Satara to the present station. He
also suggested the thEm Governor of Bombay to build sanitorium at
Mahabaleshwar at that time. Thereafter Sir J. Malcom, the then Governor of .
·· Bombay(l827-1830) zealously took up the matter, established an
experimental convalescent hospital for European sol~iers and by his
personal residence at the hills in the hot season of 1828, attracted the crowd
of visitors. In the same season colonel Robertson, the successor of General
Briggs, built a house at the station. In November 1828, Sir J. Malcom
returned to the hills along with . Dr. Williamson, specially appointed
to the duty of reporting on the climate and fitness of locality for a
sanatorium. Sites for some public buildings were. selected and the
Governor's residence on Mount Charlotte called after Lady Malcom was
commenced. The Raja Pratap singh sent a plan to the Resident Colonel
Robertson to reconstruct the peth at Mahabaleshwar and demolished the
village Nahar and founded new village of Malcom Peth or 'Malcom"ville'.
He also invited, the settlers in this newly founded village by a proclamation
& also undertook to continue the high road onward over a hill and down to
Konkan. These works were completed in 1830. Dr. Murrey was the
superintendent ofMahabaleshwar at that time.
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Next season, Parsee shopkeepers made their appearance. · In year )
I 834, the building of Jail was constructed for the convicts of China and )
Malaya; accommodating 120 convicts. Government employed these )
convicts in constructing roads, buildings and also cultivating an extensive
gardens of finest vegetables, especially potatoes. In 1864, this jail was
abolished. The convicts about twelve in number came from the English
settlements to the East and after working out their time in chains remained at
the place, married and improved their condition with the proverbial frugality
and industry of their race; A public subscription was raised to make bridle
roads to the most picturesque points, and in a few years the station reached
the flourishing condition in which it now is.
Mahabaleshwar was ceded in 1828, by the King of Satara to the
British in exchange for the village of Khandala in Wai and Mahabaleshwar
was kept under control of Ratnagiri Collector in 1829, then under control of
collector of Thane in 1837 and then incorporated in the Satara collectorate in
1855 on the laps of the Satara state to the British Government . From 1827
to 1866, the management of the station was carried on by a committee.
During this time, it was chiefly maintained from imper.ial revenues which
constitute the station fund. In January 1865, to raise· a revenue for the
improvement of the station, a municipality was organized, and in May 1866
its limits were extended to include the whole of the station. The committee
was dissolved in April 1867, and the management transferred to a town
Municipality.
Between the years 1830 to 1840 every year about 300 to 500 tourists
(probably British officers) visited Mahabaleshwar. In thcise days there were
no facilities of residence and transpmi at Mahabaleshwar. In 1840, there
were 70 bungalows which increased to 220 by the year 1915 at
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Mahabaleshwar. Sir George Aurther, when he was Governor of Bombay
( 1842-1846) often came to Mahabaleshwar, and sit at the place which was
thereafter named as Aurther Seat Point. The Governor Sir Bartel Edward
Freyar (1862-1867) also developed Mahabaleshwar and during his tenure
famous personalities visited Mahabaleshwar, some of them built bungalows
for their residences. When telegram service was started in India in 1855 the
Governor Lord Elphistone started telegram office at Mahabaleshwar within
year (i.e. on 201h February 1856). The station had good vernacular school at
which teaching was conducted upto fourth standard.·
During the independence movement, Mahatma Gandhi resided at
Morarji Castle Bungalow for one month. Mahabaleshwar's natural scenery,
attracted and encouraged many artists, one of those was Tryambak Bapuj i
Thombare alias Balkavi who wrote many famous Marathi poems on nature .
1.2 CIVIC ADMINISTRATION
From year 1827 to 1866 the management of Mahabaleshwar Hill
Station was carried on by a committee. The committee was dissolved in
April 1867 and the management was transferred to a Town Municipality;
which run the administration of the town from 1867 to" 1939. In the year
1939, the present municipality was formed having ten wards for
administrative purpose; which is now Governed under the Maharashtra
Municipalities, Industrial Townships & Nagar Panchayats Act, 1965. The
area under municipal limit is 19.5551 sq km. i.e 1955.51 hectares. The
Municipal Council has been classified as 'C' Class Municipal Council. The
entire area under Municipal jurisdiction has been divided into 18 census
blocks and 10 Election wards. Now the number of Election wards have been
revised to 5. There are 19 members ofthe body out of which 2 are co-opted
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members. The president is and vice-president are elected by the elected
members. The Civic Administration of the town is carried by the
Mahabaleshwar Hill Station Municipal Council, thi·ough the elected
members. President is supposed to be the head of organisation & policies/
decisions are framed through the various subject Committees or follows.
Standing Committee
Public works &
Planning Committee
President
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General Body
Water Supply & Education Drainage Committe' Committee
Women & Child Welfare Committee
The chief officer is the administrative head of the Municipal Council
and responsible for the implementation of the decisions of the General Body
through various departments and subordinate staff working under him as
shown below.
General A elm in istration
Dept.
Constuction
Dept.
Properly
Tax Dept.
Chief Officer
Sanitation Dept.
Octroi Dept.
Boat Club Dept.
Library Dept.
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The sanctioned strength of staff is 20 I. Out of which 57 are class Ill
staff and remaining are class IV staff which is mainly working in Sanitation
Department and the Boat Club Department.
The Municipal Council has its own office buildin_g and the activities
of the General Body are also conducted in it. Mahabaleshwar Hill Station
Municipal Council has been classified as "C" Class Municipal Council as
per schedule of the Maharashtra Municipalties, Industrial Township &
Nagar Panchayat Act, 1965. The Municipal Council has income in the
form of Property Tax,, Passenger/Tourist Tax & revenue collected from
Venna Lake Boat-Club. From I-8c2002 the Municipal. Council is levying
the Pollution Tax, which is to be spent on improvement and protection of the
environment at the Hill Station. The details of income and expenditure of
the last five years have been discussed in separate chapter .
PAST PLANNING EFFORTS
EARLIER DEVELOPMENT PLAN OF MAHABALESHWAR
The Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, [ 966, (hereinafter
referred to as 'the said Act') makes it obligatory on every planning authority
i.e Municipal Council to prepare a Development Plan for the entire area
within its jurisdiction and also to revise such Development Plan at least once
in twenty years from the date on which the Development Plan has came into
force. The original Development Plan prepared for Mahabaleshwar Hill
Station Municipal Council was sanctioned by the· Govt. in Urban
Development and Public Health Department by its Resolution No.TPS-
1968/7205-W, dated 23/9/1969 and had came into force with effect from
15111 November 1969, under the provisions of the said Act. Thereafter, the
first revision to the Development Plan of Mahabaleshwar has been carried
out by Municipal Council and the same has been sanctioned by the
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Government in Urban Development Department, vide Notification No. TPS-
198311978/UD-7 dated 24/6/I 985 which has came into force with effect
. from I st Aug. 1985.
1.3.2 MAHABALESHW AR -PANCHGANI REGIONAL PLAN
The Government of Maharashtra constituted the Regional Planning
Board vide Notification dated - 29/04/1983 for the Mahabaleshwar -
Panchgani region. This Regional Plan has been subsequently sanctioned by
the Government ofMaharashtra in Urban Development Department vide its
Notification No. TPS-1886/963/120-13 dated 13th December J 988 & has
came in to force with effect from 1st February - J 989. The Mahabaleshwac
town falls within the said region.
Under the provisions of section - 27 of the Maharashtra Regional &
Town Pianning Act, 1966 it is obligatory on the part of Planning Authority
to take the cognizance of the draft/sanctioned Regional Plan. The
Government ofMaharashtni again vide Notification No. TPS/1999/1 R6/CR-
79/99/UD-13 Dated- 18th July 2001 has constituted the Regional Planning
Board under the provision of Maharashtra Regional & Town Planning Act.
J 966. for Mahabaleshwar - Panchgani Region as per the directives of the
Govemment oflndia, Mini story of Environment & Forest Nmitication dated
17th January 2001 for preparation of Regional Plan. The draft Regional
Plan as prepared by Regional Planning Board has been submitted to State
Government for approval. Hence this revised Development Plan is being
prepared taking into consideration the proposals and recommendations madt·
in the draft Regional Plan prepared by the Regional Planning Board.
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DEVELOPMENT PLAN (FIRST REVISION)
The Development Plan (first Revision) ofMahabaleshwar Hill Station
Municipal Council has been sanctioned by the Urban Development
Department of Government of Maharashtra, vide its Notification no. TPS -
· 1983-1978-UD-7 dated 24-6-1985 and has came into force with effect from
1st August 1985. There are total 43 sites reserved for various public
purposes in this sanct'ioned Development Plan out of which 30 sites are to
be developed by the Municipal Council. Out of the remaining 13 sites, I I
sites are reserved for Government depatiments and one site for Makharia
High School & one for P.M. Modi Trust.
Municipal Council has developed 10 sites fully & 5 sites partially
which include Parking, Primary School, Balak Mandir, Weekly Market,
Multipurpose Hall, Beaf Market, Public Latrines etc. The sites reserved for
·· Government departments and Makharia high school have not been
developed. Thus the implementation of the sanctioned Development Plan of
Mahabaleshwar is about 21% in last 20 years.
Municipal Council has submitted the proposals to the Collector,
Satara to hand over the Government Lease hold Jands.under reservations.
But these lands are yet not handed over to the Municipal Council. The
decision regarding renewal of lease of the Government leasehold properties
affected by the reservations is pending with the Government. Remaining
sites to be developed by the Municipal Counc.il of which 8 are on Forest
·· Department's land and 5 are on private lands. The Municipal Council could
not get the forest land & has not acquired the private lands. This has
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. implementation of the Development Plan.
Though the private entrepreneurs have rapidly developed the town to
facilitate for the tourists by increasing construction activity of buildings like
hotels, lodgings, shops etc. the percentage of Development through the
municipal body i.e. implementation of the Development Plan is not up to
the mark.
.1.5 NECESSITY OF REVISION OF SANCTIONED DEVELOPMENT
PLAN OF 1985.
During the last decade, there has been sudden rise m number of
tourists and holiday makers particularly from Mumbai, Pune, Kolhapur,
Satara and also Gujarat state; and the Hill Station is under tremendous
pressure of ever increasing tourist traffic which has strained the natural
resources, amenities and civic facilities of town.
Due to increased tourist activities and heavy influx of picnickers at
Mahabaleshwar, number of constructions came up for commercial activities
like lodging, hotels, shops, etc. which have put enormous pressure on the
natural resources like water., land, forest, air, etc. This also increased the
pressure on the existing water supply, sanitation, and drainage systems of
Mahabaleshwar town. Especially drainage system of town is incapable to
handle this influx and finally causing seepage of drainage in the substrata,
also the outlet of drainage water from congested area is let out in natural
streams, which ultimately meet the rivers Koyna and Venna. There is no
proper drainage system in the area outside the congested area and the
sewage freely flows in to the forest area at many places. Also thousands of
tourist vehicles coming at the place are polluting the air on the plateau and
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plastic I pet bottles and polythene bags at points, forest areas, etc. badly
effects the sanitation of the town. Also increased construction activity led to
illegal /unchecked tree cutting _on the private lands, illegal constructions and
deforestation at the Hill Station, purchase of land in violation of Land
. Revenue Code or Regional Plan recommendations, violation of Building
Bye-laws and Development Control Rules, encroachments in forests,
construction of ostensible farm houses in uncultivated agriculture lands.
Against all these factors the nature lovers and environmentalists raised the
issue and demanded to restore, conserve and protect the ecology and
environment and regulate the use of the land & Development activities at
Mahabaleshwar. The Bombay Environment Action Group-a social
institution had filed a Writ Petition No 2754/1997 in the High Court of
Mumbai in this regard. The Honourable High court of Mumbai by its order ·
.. dated 18111 November 1998 directed the Municipal Council to take immediate
action against such illegal activities in the above cases; _and also constituted
a monitoring committee in the interest of preservation of the environment,
ecology and heritage of the plateau.
Thereafter, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of
India, by its Notification No. S.O. 52(E) dated 1 i 11 Jan. 2001 published in
the Gazette of India. Extraordinary (Part II section3 (ii)) declared the
Mahabaleshwar-Panchgani region as Eco-Sensitive zone under the
Environment Protection Act, 1986 m order to impose restrictions on
· industries, operations, processes and other Development activities in the
region which have detrimental effect on the environment; and directed the
State Government of Maharashtra, to prepare a Master plan for entire zone
and sub--zonal Master plans for Mahabaleshwar and Panchgani Municipal
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· areas, and get the concurrence of the Ministry of Environment and Forests,
Government of India. Copy of the notification is appended hereto as
Appendix.!.
Also a period of twenty years is elapsed after the first revised
sanctioned Development Plan has came into force(i.e. 1/8/1985). According
to the order of the Mumbai High Court and the directives of the Central
Government vide its Notification dated 1 i 11 January 2001, the
Mahabaleshwar Hill Station Municipal Council declared its intention to
revise, the Development Plan of Mahabaleshwar under a Special General . ,
.. Body Resolution No. 161(1) dated 15/9/2001, as per the provisions of
section 38 and 23 of the Maharashtra Regional & Town Planning Act,
1966. (hereinafter referred to as the 'said Act') The notice of declaration of
this intention has appeared in the supplement of Maharashtra Government
Gazette, of Pune Division, Part I, dated 8/111200 I on page no. 2426. No any
objection or suggestion received to Municipal Council regarding the
boundaries published u/s 38 & 23 of Maharashtra Regional & Town
Planning Act, 1966.
Municipal . Council has appointed Assistant Director of Town
Planning, Satara as a 'Town Planning Officer' u/s 24 of the said act for
preparation of Development Plan vide its Resolution No.l61 (I), dated
15/9/2001. Due date for handing over the existing land use map to the
Municipal Council u/s 25 is 14/3/2002. Town Planning ·officer has handed
over it on 22/7/2002. Director of Town Planning vide its order No.7666,
dated 14/1112003 has extended time limit u/s 25, from 15/3/2002 to
22/7/2002.
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Town Planning Officer has handed over it for publication to Municipal
Council u/s 26 on 09/07/2009. Director of Town Planning, Maharashtra
State, Pune vide its various orders from time to time has extended the time
limit for publication u/s 26(1) from 8/1112003 to 7/1112005. Further
extension of time limit from 8/11/2005 to 71512006 is sanctioned by
Government in Urban Development Department, vide its order dated
18/11/2008. Further extension of time limit is under consideration of the
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2.1 NATIONAL AND REGIONAL SETTING
· Mahabaleshwar Hill station, is situated m Satara District of
Maharashtra state 'and is the head quarter of Tahsil Mahabaleshwar. The
town is situated in the rocks and ridges of the Sahyadri Mountains
forming a part of Western Ghats. It is about 53 kms. from Satara, the
District head quarter. Mahabaleshwar is at 120 kms. and 247 kms. away
from Pune and Mumbai respectively. The Poladpur Mahabaleshwar
Panchgani - Wai - Surur State Highway No. 72 em~nates from the
Mumbai- Pune- Bangalore- chennai National Highway no. 4 near Surur
and runs in the western direction and ends at Po lad pur on the Mumbai
Goa National Highway no. 17. Surur and Poladpur are at a distance of
44 kms. and 35 kms. respectively from Mahabaleshwar. Similarly
Mahabaleshwar is connected to Satara by a State Highway No.73 &
Tapola by Major District Road No.2!. Also Mahabaleshwar Hill station
is at about 60 kms away from the Satara Railway Station of Central
Railway route and about 68 kms from Veer Railway station of Konkan
Railway. The nearest air port is at Pune (Lohgaon ) about at 130 kms .
from Mahabaleshwar. Now a days helipads are made available at Polo
Ground and in some private properties at Mahabaleshwar. The town is
well connected with other places like Kolhapur, Mahad, Khed etc. by
means of tar roads .
. 2.2 AREA AND LOCATION
Mahabaleshwar town is situated on 17° - so· to 17° - 59 North
Latitude and 73° - 3 I' to 73° - si East Longitude. The area within
the jurisdiction of Mahabaleshwar Hill Station Municipal council is
1955.51 hectares (19.55 sq kms). The municipal limit includes the
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village Malcom Peth, part of village Shindola, part of village Nakinda
and part of village Kshetra Mahabaleshwar. The hill station is situated at
an average altitude of 1370 m and at Wilson Point the highest altitude
·reaches 1436 m. above Mean Sea Level. The town is characterized by
hilly terrain and narrow and winding roads .
2.3 TOPOGRAPHY AND LANDSCAPE
The major part of the western boundary of the Satara District
coincides with the water-shed of Sahyadris. · On the Konkan side the
scrap is steep and forbidding in appearance, but on the east the landscape
is nature and nellow. The crest line proper is a succession of high
plateaus interrupted by occasional rounded peaks. Vegetation changes to
a temperate form fn the high plateau of Mahabaleshwar and has exotic
species planted during the period when it was developed as a hill_ station.
Mahabaleshwar has all the 'facets of a typical hill station with Malcom
Peth as its commercial nucleus. There are extensively developed roads
and pathways to reach the several points of scenic beauty and widely
spaced bungalows and pfaces for amenities of social life during the
season. The old Mahabaleshwar with the traditional and sacred source of
Kris)ma, Koyana, Venna, Savitri & Gayatri rivers nearby. is ~ituated a
little away to the North. To the West across the deep Koyana valley
stands the historic fort of Pratapgad where equestrian statue of the Shiv
Chhatrapati, installed by late Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, can be
seen standing boldly high against the blue skyline.
The beauties of hill vary from season to season. l\Jost of the people
probably think it as its best in October immediately after the cessation of
the South-West Monsoon. Many spots are then carpeted with wild
flowers and green shrubs. Every bank and stone, the rugged cliffs of the
hill themselves, are dazzlingly green with moss and grass. The streams
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the Venna falls becomes imposing, while the faces of the cliffs are lighted
with innumerable silver rills and dazzling sprays. Thus it would be seen
from above that Mahabaleshwar is endowed with beautiful landscape in
the form of natural features like mountains, ghats, river valleys, nallas,
etc. which adorn the scenic beauty of the place.
2.4 CLIMATOLOGY:
Mahabaleshwar is situated at high altitude & it is well known hill
station. The climate of town is fair & healthy. Summer climate is mild &
winter is cool, cosy & comfortable. During monsoon period the climate is
rainy associated with fog. Town experiences heavy rainfall during active
monsoon.
In general climate is divided into four seasons:
I. Winter Season (Jan- Feb.)
2. Summer or Pre-monsoon season (March -April-May)
3. Rainy or Monsoon season (June -July-August- September) .
4. Post monsoon season (October- November- December)
2.4.1 TEMPERATURE:
As the town is not far away from the west - coast considering
aerial distance from the coast and it is having adequate forest covering,
temperature values do not reach extreme.
During winter the temperature lies between 10°C to 30°C &
occassionaly mercury drops below 1 0°C when there is cold wave
condition persists.
During summer the temperature lies between 20°C to 35°C but on
some occassions when hot wave condition prevails in other part of the
country it may rise up to 38°C to 40°C. Due to pre-monsoon situation
town experiences occassional showers & valleys around fills with mist &
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monsoon period. The temperature values lies between 15°C to 25°C &
there is very little variation (range) in temperature.
During post monsoon period there does not O?cur any effect of
North East monsoon as seen in Southern Peninsula of the country. The
temperature lies between 20°C to 30°C.
Table below shows the average maximum & minimum temperature recorded during year 200 I.
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Monsoon expenences very heavy rainfall during the active
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sea. About 95% of the annual rainfall occms dming tills period. The
average rainfall of the town is 5147mm (i.e. about 202 inches).
Month wise rainfall for the year 2001 is given as table below.
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During monsoon, town has maximmn hmnidity of an amoltnt about
98% & during winter season it is about 40%. Table below shows the
relative humidity in percentage month wise for the year 200 1.
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In Winter season northerly winds prevail with moderate speed. But
during monsoon strong south - westerly winds below over the town with
considerable speed of about 20 to 40 Km.pH. During summer, moderate
North - westerly winds persists for some time or light. variable winds
occur. Wind-rose below depicts the direction & speed of the wind in
different seasons & percentage amount of total wind received over the
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DEMOGRAPHIC
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3.1 DEMOGRAPHY
Planning is for the people and hence knowledge of demography is
of prime importance for planning and policy making purposes. The study
in regard to various aspects of population characteristics such as age, sex
composition as also the past trends of its growth etc. is essential, as this
enables the planner t~ forecast the future population which in turn helps
him for proper planning and action.
3.2 GROWTH OF POPULATION (>
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' The study regarding the growth of population during last ten I
decades reveals the trend of growth of population and provides a key for
forecasting the future population.' The table No. 2 shows the population
figures during last ten decades. Decennial variation, decennial
percentage variation and annual growth of rate also shown in above
mentioned table. It is seen that except between 190 I - 1911, 1921 - 1931
and 1941- 1951 there is gradual increase in population.
TABLENO 5 . DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS -GROWTH OF l
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1981 - 1991. It shows an average increase of 20,72% p6r decade. The
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except the natural rate of growth. There is no other factor influencing the
permanent population of the to-w-n. Incidentally it would also be pertinent
to state here that, in addition to the regular population of Mahabaleshwar,
hill station also attracts a formidable number of tourists throughout the ·
year. This aspect of floating population is separately discussed in chapter
of tourism. Also number of tourists per month in year 19.97-1998 to 2003
- 2004 are shown below in the Table No.6.
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12 March 42163 47351 46408 46424 51791 44220 49980 Total 697900 663400 677200 844500 838541 979800 1016300
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population.
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Sr. Total Males Females No. of femal• y e.ar .... -·~--. . . - . ... -· ·-~" ---- . -· - - - ...•..•. . . ~··· ·- ·· per· · .: 100~ ·
No. Perso_ns Number % Number % males 1 1961 6029 3208 53.21 2821 46.79 879 2 1971 7318 3955 54.04 3363 45.96 850
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From the sex ratio it appears that from 1961 to 2001 the immigrants are
more in Mahabaleshwar town. Due to more employment opportunities in that
period. But from 1991 to 2001 immigrants became less. It shows that there is no
more scope in employment opportunities to the immigrants in the present
circumstances.
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Literacy rate is the percentage of literates to population aged
7 years & above. Literacy is one of the important population
characteristics & has its links with fertility, mortality, migration,
sex ratio etc. The literacy rate of Mahabaleshwar town is giyen in
the following Table No. 8. It shows that literacy increases from
81.39 to 87.70% in years 1991 to 2001.
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3.4 DISTRIBUTION OF POPULATION
Town Mahabaleshwar covers an area of 19.55 sq. km and the
population as per 1991 and 2001 census is 10564 souls and 12736 souls
respectively.
The table below gives the wardwise population density.
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2 2 661.25 665 1.01
3 3 229.75 680 2.96
4 4 222.75 65I 2.93
5 5 50.50 679 I3.44
6 6 274.75 68I 2.48
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9 9 9.50 617 64.95
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12 12 1.36 580 426.47
13 13 1.08 574 531.48
14 14 1.16 580 500.00
15 I5 2.52 613 243.25
16 16 1.72 570 331.40
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As per 1991 census, the total population of Mahableshwar town is
divided in td 18 Census Blocks as given in table above; out of which the whole
population in Block No. 10 to 16 and 18 ( population 4590) is included in
congested area. Also part of Block No. 2,7,9 & 17 (Total popt!lation- 2360) is
included in congested area; but actual figure of population from these blocks in
congested area is not available. From rate of growth of population & local
inquiry it is presumed that nearly 842 population from block No.2,7,9 & 17 is
accomodated in the congested area. Thus out of total population (l 0564) of
1991 census, the population about 5432 ( 4590 + 842) is accomodated in the
congested area ofMahabaJeshwar & remaining 5 I 32 is accomodated outside the
congested area. The provisional figure of population for census 2001 of
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enquiry it is found that nearly 6549 population is accomodated in congested )
area & 6 I 87 population is accomodated in outside congested area. ) :
The population of 6187 outside the congested area is distributed in the )
form of scattered developments. Out of which unauthorisely accomodated
population is nearly 2698, the details of which are as given below.
In Residential Zone as per In forest Zone as· per .
In sanctioned Development Sanctioned Development Plan Agriculture
Plan Zone as per Name of Populati Name of Settlement Population Sanctioned
Settlement on Development Plan __
Ranjanwadi, 880 Jijamata & 637 Gada! wadi, Munnawar Housing
Societies Shri Jannimata, 460 On private Owned 257 Datta, Ganesh Lands 274 Housing ' societies Forest Dept. 70 Forest Dept. Land 120 Land Total 1410 1014 274 Grand Total 2698 -·--·--··-··
The above figure shows that nearly 21.18% population of 2001 Census is
unauthorisely accomodated. It is mainly due to minimum plot size of 0.4 Ha in
outside congested area as per sanctioned development control rules, which is
not affordable to common local people. To check such developments due
attention is necessary while planning the proposals.
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The occupational structure reveal the present employment structure
in the town. Occupational structure prevailing in the town is the direct
result of the various economic activities prevailing in the town. The table
below gives the idea regarding the workers employed in different
economic activities etc .
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OCCUPATIONAL STRUCTURE (CENSUS 1991)
Sr. No. Occupation Male Female Total Percentag e
1 2 3 4 5 6 I Agriculture 18 8 26 0.73% II Agriculture Labour 5 - 5 0.14% III Livestock, Foresty etc. 165 38 203 5.66% IV Mining & Quarrying - - - -
TOTAL PRIMARY 188 46 234 0--
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b) !Manufacturing other than 391 11 402 I 1.22% ~ouse - hold industries
VI Constructions 231 40 271 7.56% TOTAL SECONDARY 651 56 707 19.73% SECTOR .
VII /frade & Commerce . 1508 I II 0 1618 45.14% VIII /fransport & Communication 226 ~ 229 6.39% .)
IX Other Services 671 125 796 22.21% TOTAL TERTIARY 2405 238 2643 73.74% SECTOR rota! Main Workers 3244 340 3584 100.00%
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The relative percentage of workers engaged in primary, secondary
and tertiary sector gives the prevailing economic activities in the town, It
is seen from the above table that out ofthe total population 10564 souls
6978 souls i.e. 66.05% of total population are non workers or dependents.
Most of the dependents consists of female population and children. The
percentage of able bodied persons in the working age group . is ···
comparatively less due to less economic opportunities in the town. It
would be seen that the percentage of workers in tertiary sector of
economy is more about (73.74%) and the percentage of workers m
primary and secondary sector are less. (about 6.53 and 19.73 %
respectively.)
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Economic activities from tertiary sector provides jobs to 2643
persons, consisting of 2405 male and 238 female. The percentage of
workers employed in this sector is higher than other sectors of economy.
Trade and commerce is predominant economic activity in the town which
provides jobs to 1618 persons. The activities like transport and
communication provides jobs to 229 persons whereas in other services
796 persons are employed. In secondary sector, there are 707 employees
out of which 34 are employed in house hold industry, 402 employed in
the other industries other than household and 271 in construction
activities. In primary sector, there are 234 employees out of which 26 .
employees in agriculture, 5 employees in agricultural labour and 203
employees in live stock, forestry, hunting and plant~tion etc. The
percentage of female workers (9 .49%) is very less in the town.
It is seen from the above data that workers in Secondary & Tertiary
sectors are mainly dependant on tourists. There is no other employments
for the local people other than tourism based employments. Hence the
tourism is economic base of Mahabaleshwar & planning is necessary to
boost the employments & professions in Secondary & Tertairy sector
population.
3.7 WORK PARTICIPATION
The work participation rate for workers is defined as the percentage
of total workers to total population. In a similar way it is defined hJr main
& marginal workers. The table below shows the distribution of m<~in
workers, marginal workers & non workers.
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PERCENT AGE OF MAIN WORKERS , MARGINAL WORKERS &
NONWORKERS
Year Popula Percentage of ·
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From the above it is seen that there is increase in the work
paiiicipation rate of female during 1981 - 1991. But there is reduction in
the work participation rate of males & also overall reduction in the work
participation rate.
3.8 FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION:
The main economic activity in the town is trade and commerce.
Besides this other services also employ a sizable populi!tion. Tertiary
sector of economy is comparatively predominant in the town. The town is
a tourist centre and hence commerce is the main economic activity. So
town may be classified as a service town or simply tourist centre.
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Chapter EXISTING LAND USE
4.1 · GENERAL
Planning for the improvement & future orderly growth of the town
is not planning in vacuum where nothing exists previously. In the case of
an existing town, the established land uses in the various part of the town
furnish a back drop on which a picture of the future shape & form of the
town has to be superimposed. Obtaining complete information about the
qualities & quantities of all existing land uses and th~ir distribution in
space is therefore a very important first step in the preparation of a town
Development plan.
The existing land use indicates the present pattern of growth, area
under different uses, factors responsible for the growth and trend of
growth etc. From the areas under various users, the relative predominance
of various activities in the town could be understood. The trends of
development can also be established from this study. Such survey of all
area within municipal limits was carried out with a view to ascertain the
present use of the land to prepare an existing land use map as required
under theprovisions of section 25 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town
Planning Act, 1966. Land use survey of Mahabaleshwar was carried out
during the year 2001-2002 . All the required data was also colleclcd
which was subsequently analysed for the purpose of 'the studying the
existing conditions
4.2 DISTRIBUTiON OF LAND USES:
From the study of the existing land use map it is seen that the
development has taken place in and around the congested area of
A1ahabaleshwar. However some unauthorized housing societies arc
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From existing land use Analysis (Table No.l3) it is observed that
the maximum area is tmder forest use. lt is distributed on Private lands
(13.19%) & Forest Department owued lands (64.38%). The private land
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including Non Agriculture lands & Government lands. Next to this, area
under residential use (5.55%) closely followed by area under transport &
communication (4.505%), since the no. of rides, lengths of roads and
their widths are more considering the vast area of municipal I imit and
also properties & view points are scattered .
Out of total area 1955.51Ha., 16.43% is Developed Area. Out of
total developed area, maximum percentage i.e. 33.79% is residential area
. Next to this is transport and communication (27.35%). The area under
recreational activities i.e. Gardens, Playgrounds etc. is 13.83%. Next to
this is public and semipublic use (12.25%), closely followed by
Commercial use (12.07%) maximum area is under residential hotels. The
area under public utiliy (0.68%) and industrial use (0.03%) is negligible
to the total Developed Area .
Out of total Developed Area, maximum percentage i.e.33. 79% is
residential area. Next to this is transportal communication (27.35%).
The are under recedential activities i.e.Gardens, playgrounds, etc.is
13.83%, next to this is public and semipublic use (12.25%) closely
followed by Commercial use (12.07%). Incommercial use maximum
area is under residential hotels. The area under public utility (0.68%) and
industrial use (0.03%) is negligible to the total Developed Area.
STRUCTURAL CONDITIONS OF BUILDINGS
The structural conditions in Mahabaleshwar town are shown in the
following Table and graph.
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STRUCTURALCONDlTION IN THE TOWN
OF MAIIABALESHW AR (2001 - 2002)
DISTRIBUTION OF NUMBER OF HOUSES BY AGE
Type of Estimated No. of Percentage
Structure Future life Structures
2 3 4 5
A Above 60 years 515 19.70
B 40 to 60 years 938 35.88
c 15 to 40 years 835 31.95
D Below 15 years 197 7.54
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structures is 35.88 % and 31.95% respectively. These buildings are old
type, well maintained and are very sound. Maximum structures are used
for residential purpose. The structure generally consist of load bearing
wall, built in laterite stone with lime mortgr as the binding material. Due
to heavy rain most of roofs are pitched with C.G.I corrugated
sheets.Looking at the statistics in the future plan years 197 hours & some
more needs reconstruction & obviously need employment & generate
gainful employment in that sector.
4.4 SLUMS
Although the old part of town especially Bazar area is congested
and houses are constructed one touching to another. The Houses in
interior part of congested area are however of comparatively unsound
structural condition and resemble slums. Where is the hygienic condition
is also not satisfactory. As per the Census of 1991, there is no slum area
and the town is entirelyfree from slum (scattered colonies).
Improvement in the form of common latrines and public urinals in
such area is being contemplated by the municipal counci I.
4.5 TREND OF GROWTH
Most of the lands in th e town are forest lands & large pieces of
government lands have been leased to private individuals. The open &
barren lands are rare in the town. Aslo as per development control
regulations, the minimum plot size is 0.40Hq. outside the congested area
& availability of the said size of plot is very low & also it is not
affordable to the common local residents, therefore the development
activities in the town are very low.
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direction or location but reconstruction activity of delapilated structures
and some rare new construction activity in congested & outside congested
area occur. However unauthorised development along Wai -
Mahabaleshwar road (SH-72) towards East side from vena lake, dwelling
houses in agriculture lands, unauthorised housing society such as Jijamata
& Munnawar societies, Shri Jannimata, Datta & Ganesh societies in
scattered form occur. In Ranjanwadi, Gadalwadi which are old
settlements, unauthorised & unplanned developments occur .
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5.1 GENERAL
SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
The municipal limit comprises the total area of 1955.51 Ha. The
Developed Area within municipal limit is 321.42 Ha. i.e.l6.43% of the total
area. The major population of Mahabaleshwar town is concentrated in the
congested area & the remaining population is. in the scattered form in
outside congested area. So, nearly all the infrastructural facilities such· as
educational, medical, commercial, recreational are available in the congested
area. The population outside the congested area is also enjoying these
facilities.
Study and analysis of social infra-structural facilities available in
the town indicates the present level and deficiency of various social
amenities. The availability of various social amenities also reveals the
degree of urbanisation. For this purpose information regarding housing,
education, health, commercial and the recreational facilities, available in the
town has been carried out and the same is narrated in brief as below.
5.2HOUSING
As per 1991 census there are. 1617 houses against 1681 house
holds. This means there is a deficiency of i)bout 64 houses. But this
deficiency is increasing year by year due to non availability of affordable
plots to the common local people. So trend goes on increasing to construct
unauthorised & unplanned houses. Hence in this regard due care is
necessary to maintain orderly development of town. Survey has been carried
out to know the structural conditions of houses. It is seen that 7.54%
structures are of 'D' type i.e. future life less than 15 years, 19.70% structures
are of 'A' type with future life above 60 years, 35.88% structures are of '8'
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with future life 15 to 40 years.
In plan period (2001 - 2025), only 7.54% houses of 'D' type are
needing reconstruction. These structures are located mainly in congested
area. However, rriost of the building stock although old are well maintained .
The sanitary arrangement in Ranjanwadi, Gadalwadi & some parts of
congested area is not satisfactory. Hence, the underground drainage system
with treatment plants is necessary for these areas for better hygienic
conditions.
5.3 EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
The present educational facilities available in the town, enable us
to make out the present position and forecast the future requirements. The
available facilities are broadly divided into two categories i.e. I) Primary
School and 2) Secondary or High Schools. The Table No. IS shows the
prevailing facilities in the town.
5.3.1 PRIMARY SCHOOLS
The survey of primary schools has been carried out in tabular and
the details are as given in Table No.15
There are in all 7 primary schools to fulfill the primary educational
need & presently there are total 1223students. Out of these 7 ·primary
schools, 5 schools are run by Municipal Council and remaining two are run
by private institutions, out of private institutions one is attached to the high
school. Out of these seven schools, three are of Marathi medium, two are of
Urdu medium and two are of English Medium. Out of 1223 students, there
are 638 boys and 585 girls. The students from Mahabaleshwar town as well
as from the surrounding small wadis and villages attend these schools for
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are from outside Municipal Council.
In all these schools, education is available up to VII standard. Out
of five, only four schools run by municipal council, have their own
premises, while private schools are on rental basis. These all schools do not
have enough play grounds are needed some provision in this regard. The
existing facilities are considered generally sufficient.
5.3.2 SECONDARY SCHOOLS
The list of high schools have their details as given in Table No.l5.
There are 4 secondary schools in the town with total students 1819,
out of which 983 are boys and 836 are girls. Out of four schools two are of
Marathi medium, one is of English Medium and remaining one is of Urdu·
Medium. The Giristhan High School is run by the Municipal Council ,
whereas rest of three are run by private institutions.
Out of 1819 students, 963 students are from outside the Municipal
Council limit from surrounding villages. One high school has adequate play
ground, two high schools have small play-grounds and remaining one has rio
play ground .. Three high schools have their own buildings while one high
school is in rental premises. Hence, some thought is necessary on this
account. However, the facilities are considered sufficient. ·
5.3.3 HIGHER EDUCATION
The town Mahabaleshwar lacks in the facility of Higher education.
For this facility students has to go to Wai or Satara. Since 1997 one I.T.l
was functioning at Mahabaleshwar having total students 68 with 50 boys and
18 girls. Students come from surrounding villages for education. However,
it has recently been shifted to Panchgani.
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graduate level in Arts & Commerce faculty. The details of which are given
in Table No. IS is available in town. These facilities seem to be sufficient tor
the population .
5.4 HEALTH AND MEDICAL FACILITIES
A list of hospitals & Maternity homes is given in Table No.16
Also list of dispensaries I clinics with details is given in Table No. 17.
The study of existing health and medical facilities indicates, the
adequacy or otherwise of this facility in the town . It is observed that,
Moraraji Gokuldas Hospital (Rural Hospital), has 30 beds & other two
private hospitals having total five beds. Total number of patients treated
here is about 14954 per annum, out of which about 704 are indoor
patients. In addition to above there are 8 private dispensaries in the town.
About 200 patients are treated per day in these dispensaries.
There is no facility of veterinary hospital in the town although
there are about 250 horses and many other domestic animals like dogs,
buffaloes, bullocks, cows, etc. in the town. There is a scope to establish
one veterinary hospital to meet the requirements.
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Sr. No. Name and Year of Establisluucnt· Situation Total . No. of Students No. of Students Play Area per
S.No./ CTS area 111 from outside ground pupil in sq.m No. sq.1n Mm1icipal area m
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MUNICIPAL Schoo! No. !. (Boys CTS No. 1 School) Marathi Medi1un Std. I to 262,263
182Ll 323 - 6 1000 5.64 IV 2/!2/1864
MUNICIPAL School No. 2. (Girls CTS No.
2 School) Marathi Medium Std. I to 2175 - 289 20 600 6.49 IV ll/3/1915
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5 Marathi Meditun Std. I to IV 219A (P) 300 - - 3.49 86
Mal1abaleshwar Education 96 37
6 Society's English Medium School . 263 6.77 - . -M.shwar Std. I Upto 133 !11112001
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Total+ 638 1 585
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B SECONDARY SCHOOLS
CTS No. 253 178 5 ·Sq.m f Additional Anjuman Khaiml Islam Orphange
178,179 ' Pupil land required [ & Boarding Mahabaleshwar 8397 335 1974
(Urdu Medium) 180 Satara 431 for stall road quarter.
Girishthan Prashala & Junior CTS
413 I 4!1 2 College (Marathi Medium) std. V
No. 6250 303 2000 6.49 -
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Makharia High School (Marathi CTS No. 193 I 164 3
Medium) Std. V to X 4452 275 - 4.49 -253 357
124 83 The Rented Sou. De,~bai . Narayandas
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[ Giristhan Junior College CTS No.9! XII 258 237
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Giristhan College of Art & CTS No.9! 200 179 Giristhan
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TABLE 16 Health and Medical Facilities - Hospitals & Maternity Homes.
Name of Location CTS Area Build Total No. Area oi Remark Hospital Ward No. Occupied By Over Floor of Site/Bed
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Sr. Name of the Dispensary Location No. fo Patients Treatement Given
No. Ward no. Treated Per Day Allop/Homeo/
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1 Chaitanya Clinic 7,Namdeo Society Approx. 4 to 6 A yurvedic!Naturopathic
(Dr.Mahendra M. Kamate) patient per day
2 Sai Clinic (Dr. Dabhade) 152, Mari peth road 30 to 40 Allopathic ~ Prasad Clinic (Dr. Bhangadiya) 158, Mari peth road 15 to 20 Allopathic .)
4 Dongare Clinic (Dr.Dongare) 441, School Mohalla lO to 15 Allopathic & Homeopathic
5 Panhalkar Clinic (Dr.Panalkar) School Mohalla lO to 15 .·. Allopathic & Homeopathic
6 Shiv-Shambhu Clinic (Dr.Jangam) Shop No.9 Shopping Center Near 20 to 25 Allopathic & Weekly Market Tapola Road Homeopathic
7 Bombay Clinic (Dr.Zarina) 373, Mari peth road lO to 15 Allopathic & Homeopathic
8 Reddy Hospital (Dr.Readdy) 17, Dr.Sabne Road 45 to 50. Allopathic
Total 189 to 246 i.e. 200 to 250per day
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TOWN PLANNING AND VALUATION DEPARTMENT SA TARA -BRANCH
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MAP SHOWING EXISTING PUBLIC AMENITIES IN THE TOWN - OUTSIDE
CONGESTED AREA ( SECTOR - II )
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I I PUBLIC & SEMIPUBLIC· HOSPITALS & MATERNITY HOMES, PRIMARY & HIGHSCHOOL$, COMMUNITY CENTRES, MULTIPURPOSE HALL, LIBRARY.
1 PUBLIC UTILITY - PUBLIC LATRINES, CREMATION & BURIAL GROUNDS, CEMETRIES.
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MAP SHOWING EXISTING PUBLIC AMENITIES IN THE TOWN
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COMMERCIAL- SHOPS, MARKETS.
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5.5 COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY
The commercial activity m the form of retail -shops, hawkers,
restaurants, residential hotels is centralised in the congested area &
mainly on Dr. Sabne Road. Also in congested area there are 3 shopping
centers & a vegetable market, mutton & fish market. beef market, etc. of
Municipal Council.
The building for Weekly Market is constructed by Municipal
Council tl·om financial assistance under UD-6(a) sch~me. The weekly
market is held on Tuesday & about 5000 villagers from surrounding
villages come for marketing. There is no cattle market in the town.
Outside the congested area commercial activity is in the form of
residential hotels, apiaries, jam factories occur in scattered manner. The
commercial activity in the form of residential hotels being saturated &
some thought is necessary in this regard & also decentralize the
commercial activity on Dr. Sabne Road.
5.6 RECREATIONAL ENTERTAINMENT FACILITIES
The town is situated in the high mountains and the landscape is
exclusively beautiful, the same should have been further adorned with
sophisticated recreational facilities like gardens, play fields, drama or
cinema theatre etc. Presently there are two gardens viz· Makharia Garden
and Chhatrapati Pratap Singh Udyan. Also there are number of view
points located within municipal limit. These view points needs to be
developed as recreational spaces. The Municipal Council has constructed
one Multi- purpose Hall on C.T.S. No. 169 near Aram Chowk. This hall
will provide entertainment need of town.
There is one library near S.T. stand and also. the Boat Club at
Venna Lake, Go-karting on Mahabaleshwar- Wai road are available for
recreational purpose of tourists.
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At Mahabaleshwar, there are Polo Ground & Golf Ground owned
by the Forest Department & the Club Mahabaleshwar respectively. There
is lack of play ground & sports complex for active recreation, in the town:
& hence some thought is necessary in this regard. There. are certain view
points in the town which are described in the chapter of Tourism .
5.7 GOVERNMENT AND OTHER OFFICES
Mahabaleshwar town is Tahsil headquarter m Satara district.
Therefore all Taluka level government offices are located in the town .
However some offices, institutes are located in rented premises. And also
some government departments need the lands in the town.
5.8 PUBLIC UTILITIES
There was one Cremation Ground near Venna Lake, but it has been
recently submerged into water due to increased height of Dam Wall.
Hence, there is no any other organised space for Cremation Ground.
There are one Christian Cemetery, one Parshi Cemetery and 3 Burial
Grounds for Muslim community at various places in the town.
There are public toilets constructed by Municipal Council at 7
places at various locations in the town. There are Dhobi Ghats at 2-3
places.
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ECONOMIC BASE & GROWTH
POTENTIAL
6.1 INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES IN THE TOWN INCLUDING
PUBLIC SECTOR UNDERTAKING
There are only two industries in Mahabaleshwar municipal area,
which are Agrobased industries. These are Jam Factories
manufacturing fruit jam~, jelleys, syrups etc. These industrial units
are located outside the congested area on Mahad Road. Total
Employment in these industries is 30, including 18 female employees.
Besides there are only 34 persons are engaged in house hoTd industry
including 5 female. Besides these industries there are some cottage &
domestic industries which include collection & packing of honey.
preparation ofChikki & fudge, making of wooden walking sticks. trom
local trees from forest, making of famous 'Chana' of Mahabaleshwar.
making of leather footwears etc. There is not any other type of
industry or any industrial estate at Mahabaleshwar.. And as
Mahabaleshwar Region is declared as an Eco-sensitive Zone, there is
no there is no further possibility of industrialisation here, except Agro
based industries. The details of existing industries are shown in Table
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6.2 GROWTH POTENTIAL
At Mahabaleshwar the main agriculture produce is s_trawberry,
potatoes, carrots, maize, vegetables etc. in some agriculture tields there
are nurseries of ornamental and flower plants. As per· 1991 census
there are 234 workers (6.53 % of total workers) including 46 females
are engaged in Primary sector i.e. in the form of cultivators.
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Livestock, forestry, 165 Hunting & plantation orchids & Allied activities
Total Primary Sector 188
B) Secondary Sector
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Total Secondary Sector 651
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Transport, storage & 226
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Female Total
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48 236
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56 707
110 1618
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Percentage Male Female Total
0.72% 63 !3 76
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activities. In Secondary sector, i.e. in manufacturing, processing .
serv1cmg, & repairs in house hold & other than household; and
construction there are 707 persons (19.73 %) engaged in if including
56 female. In tertiary sector i.e. Trade & commerce, Transportation
storage & communication & other services the total workers engaged
are 2643 (73.74 %) including 238 females. The occupational structure
of the town as per 1991 & 200 I census is as shown in Table No. 19.
From statistics of the occupational structure of last two decades,
it is seen that the workers in Secondary & Tertiary sector are
increased. This is mainly due to increasing tourism at Mahabaleshwar
& there by .increase in construction activity of hotel industries. Also
due to heavy rainy season, the structures at Mahabaleshwar require
maintenance every year.
6.3 TRADE AND COMMERCE:
Mahabaleshwar town was never been a commercial centre in
past nor it is so at present. It is formed as a Service centre I Tourist
centre & is now one of the main tourist centre of India. Being a
tourist place most important commodities manufactured, exported &
imported at Mahabaleshwar are shown in table below.
Commodities Commodities Exported Commodities imported Manufactured
·--Fruits, jams, jelleys & Fruit Jams, jelleys & Food grains,. grocery,
syrups, honey, wooden syrups, honey, wooden medicines, cloth, cotton,
walking sticks , leather walking sticks, turmeric, chilly,
footwares, chikki, · tobacco, butter,
fudge, chana. coconut, betalnut,
Agriculture produces Strawberry, potatoes, edible oil, salt,
strawbeery, potatoes, carrots. groundnut, sugar, steel.
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The agricultural produce of the town is mainly collected at the
Bazar area which incl1:1des vegetables, strawberry, potatoes, maize.
carrots, Rasberry, etc. which is sold here or exported. The fruit jams.
jelleys, syrups, honey, walking sticks, leather footwears, chikki, fudge,
chana etc. are the items which are manufactured I prepared at
Mahabaleshwar. Some local people collect forest produces like
Shikekai, Hirda, fruits, of Jamun, Jackfruit, Mulberry, Toran, Amboli.
etc.
As per 1991 census the number of persons engaged in Trade &
Commerce in the town are 1618 i.e. 45.12% of total main workers
which includes I I 0 females. The commercial activity is mainly
concentrated on Or Sabne Road. There is one municipal market
situated on' Or Sabne Road & I 64 municipal shops spread in the town.
The total number of private shops with in municipal limit is nearly
260. These shops are situated in congested area of the town. There are
in all 32 restaurants within Mahabaleshwar municipal limit. There are
79 hotels in congested area with I 059 rooms & accommodating
capacity of 2774. The Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation
also gives licenses to accommodate tourists under its 'Bed &
Breakfast' scheme. As compare to the size of the town i.e. population
of 12736 (2001Census), due to high tourism activity number of shops,
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1 OLakhs of tourists visit Mahabaleshwar every year.
Besides these, there are professions of travel tourism in the form
of tourist taxis & cars etc., horse riding; tourist guides etc. There are
few forest I house hold industries like bee-keeping, collection of
Shikakai, Hirda, fruits, making of walking sticks from wood of trees
with local name 'Lokhandi ' .
6.4 OTHER MAJOR COMPONENTS OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
Besides commercial activity quite a number of people are
employed in Government as well as Semi Government offices,
transport & communication & in agricultural sector .
6.4.1 BANKING & CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES
There are 8 banking offices at Mahabaleshwar at present as
mentioned below .
I) State Bank oflndia,
2) Bank of Maharashtra,
3) Union Bank,
4) Prathmik Shikshak Bank,
5) Malojiraje Sahakari Bank,
6) Karad Janata Sahakari Bank,
7) Mahabaleshwar Urban Bank &
8) Satara District Co-operative Bank.
The State Bank of India works as the Government Treasury for
the town. There are 8 co-operative credit societies at Mahabaleshwar.
6.4.2 MUNICIPAL FINANCE:
The Table No.20 below shows per capita receipts & expenditure
(in Rs.) of the Mahabaleshwar by the Municipal Council.
For the year 2007-2008, total receipts of Municipal Council is
Rs.I029.32 lakhs, out of which house & other taxes contribute about
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82.65% revenue comes from all other sources like Tourist tax, Boat
Club fees, Environment tax etc.
Total expenditure of Municipal Council is Rs.809.81 lakhs. out
of which 23.68% spends for administration, 1.46% for water supply &
drainage, 14% for Education & Health and remaining 60.86% for all
other items.
Among all the towns in Satara district both receipts &
expenditure incurred per head are the highest in Mahabaleshwar town.
Due to increasing tourism & allied activities, the town has good
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No. Year tax Grant from other Income capita Estabilish- supply & & Health Expenditure
sources Income ment Drainage in Rs. in Rs.
I 1997-98 22.79 -- 256.92 279.7! 2196 66.51 3.97 4.78 128.36 203.62 1599
2 1998-99 21.53 -- 250.64 272.17 2137 5.99 3.55 2.52 308.14 390.20 3064
3 1999- 2000 24.32 72.95 273.27 370.54 2909 82.63 6.49 . 4.94 204.75 298.81 2346
4 2000-2001 36.36 80.19 3!7.o7 433.62 3405 160.49 8.00 4.98 356.14 529.61 4158 .
5 2001 -2002 39.97 86.29 298.58 424.84 3336 124.94 8.00 4.12 291.00 428.06 3361
6 2002-2003 43.20 109.41 384.36 536.97 4216 !18.64 6.56 3:89 391.91 521.00 4091
7 2003-2004 42.!6 107.46 542.54 692.16 5435 120.97 10.14 6.48 420.15 557.74 4380
8 2004-2005 49.38 120.44 457.45 627.27 4925 147.87 17.62 7328 256.69 495.46 3890
9 2005-2006 54.98 116.11 591.32 762.41 5986 162.85 23.29 77.13 493.32 756.59 5940
10 2006-2007 53.91 115.14 910.95 1080.00 8490 174.0 I 59.20 97.68 530.77 861.66 6765
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7.1 GENERAL
TRANSPORTATION AND
COMMUNICATION
The existing transportation and communication pattern that prevails in
the town is of vital importance. The study of this aspect reveal the short
comings in the present system and enables us to plan for the future needs of
transportation and comtpunication networks.
7.2 EXTERNAL COMMUNICATION
7.2.1 HIGHWAYS
Surur - Poladpur state highway (SH-72) passes through
Mahabaleshwar town and connects the town with the places like
Panchgani, Wai, Surur; Pune, Mumbai, Mahad, Poladpur etc. from where
tourists are mostly attracted towards this hill station. Most of the tourist
travel by this highway. It enters the town at Venna lake and leaves for
Poladpur near Governor's House. Except in rainy season there is much
vehicular traffic of cars, trucks, tempos, S. T. Buses, and private tourist
buses etc.on this highway. Being a ghat road it has very sharp curves &
frequently . causing dangers to the vehicles. The existing width is
approximately 12 to 15 m. Presently it is sufficiently wide and needs no
widening. Throughout the length it is asphalted.
Another important road that links this town is Mahabalcshwar
Satara state highway (SH-73)road. Its present width is a.bout 9 to I 0 m.
This road links southern places like Satara , Kolhapur,. Sangli etc.
Nearest railway station Satara is@ 60 km away from this town. This road
enters in the town at CTS. No. 210 at Devi Chowk (near Kalyani
Bunglow) and meets to Surur- Mahabaleshwar State highway near
Panchayat Samiti Oftlce. This road is also totally asphalted road.
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7.2.2 ROADS
The Mahad-Surur State Highway traverses through the Northern
Portion of congested Gaothan. Masjid road and Dr. Sabne road which
branch off from this road lead to developed part i.e. congested part of the
town. Average width of these roads is about 9 m and 6 m. respectively.
Dr. Sabne road is restricted for vehicular traffic and no vehicles are
allowed to ply on this road. Only pedestrians are allowed to move on this
road. Commercial activities are concentrated in this portion therefore
above restrictions are essential. Besides this there ar~ separate roads
leading to various points. However all these roads are very narrow.
7.2.3 BUS AND PASSENGER TRAFFIC
The transportation needs of the people are met to a greater extent
by the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation, which operates
buses to the surrounding urban centers and villages. Mahabaleshwar
Poladpur, Mahabaleshwar-Wai, Mahabaleshwar-Satara, Mahabaleshwar-
Tapola are the main traffic links connected by S.T. Number of Buses ply
to and from the town are 46 out of which there are 4 deluxe and 12 semi
deluxe buses. Students trom surrounding villages are dependent on S.T.
only. It is well connected to Mumbai, Pune, Kolhapur. Solapur etc. by
S.T.Buses.
7.2.4 RAILWAYS
Mahabaleshwar does not have any railway link & due to ten·ain
there is no possibility of railway link in future also. The nearest railway
station is Satara on Central railway. It is towards east about 60 km away
from the town. The other railway station, "Veer" is located towards west
on Konkan railway and it is about 68 Km away from this town. These
stations cater to the needs of communication.
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Mahabaleshwar town is also linked with other parts of the country
by means of BSNL telephone system. There are 1400 telephone
connections in the town & 65 public telephone booths having STD/ISD
facilities. Also there are postal facilities provided by the Government of
India are adequate.
Besides this BSNL,IDEA,AIRTEL mobile ~ompan1es have
provided cellular mobile communication facilities which are considered
sufficient.
7.3 INTERNAL COMMUNICATION
The internal roads described earlier link the various parts of the
town. Dr. Sabne road, Masjid road and southern Parallel road ( Mari Peth
Road) are very narrow in width and are always very crowded. The roads
from outer area which lead Babington Point road and Medha road etc. arc
very narrow, steep and winding and this endanger the life of the
inhabitants. Due to the hilly and undulating nature of the terrain the area
from the outer part of the town is negotiated by narrow winding roads.
There is no local bus service in the town. However the S.T. buses and the
buses of the tourism are made to run upto the various points and scenic
spots. Also taxis and tourist taxis are available for tourist.
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MAJOR CLASSIFIED ROADS AT MAHABALESHWAR
Name of road · Length· Av. width I Type of No. of
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Surur Poladpur 7.58 18.00 1 Tar Two
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I Name of the Length of roads in (k.m.) Tran~rt Service Average
I 1 Town Cement i Asphalt Metalled Others Total Whether It yes, I Route No. of No.of vehicles Passengers ' ·there is ownership in k.m. I
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- 70.20 57.91 - 128.11 No - - - -P.W.D. Roads-
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TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION- .LICENSED VEHICLES
Year Trucks Motor Motor Total No. of Rikshaws (Taxies) No. of No. of No. of No. of (Last (Goods Cars, cycles (1to3)
Auto Cycle Man Driven Total Taxis Horses Cycles Bullock
5years) Vehicle Jeeps and Rikshaws Rickshaws Rickshaws Private carts and scooters +
School Tourist
Buses)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 upto 100 210 150 460 ----- ------- ------- ------- 580 200 ------- ------31.3.2003 .
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TABLEN0.24 TABLE SHOWING YEAR WISE AND TYPE WISE CLASSIFICATION OF ACCIDENT DATA AT MAHABALESHWAR
Source- Police station Mahabaleshwar ,
fsr Location Date &time Classification of accident Vehicles i Type of Type of I involved collision I no
Fatal Serious Minor Value of fault
I property destroyed
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Year 2001
I Lingmala 30-01-2001 - I - Rs.20,000/- M-80& .Mistake of Not Available . 14.00 407Tempo Driver
2 Irani Petrol 30-04-2001 - - I Rs.5,000/- Maruti car Mistake of Not Available Pump 9.15 am .& Tractor Driver
3 Venna Lake 16-05-2001 - - I Rs. I 0,000/- Maruti Zen Mistake of Not Available 12.00 noon &Taxi Driver
4 Bharat Hotel 19-05-2001 - I - - Santro Mistake of Not Available 17.45 Driver
5 Near Park Plaza 27-05-2001 - I - Rs.25,000/- Tata Mistake of Not Available 12.30 Sumo& Driver
Maruti 6 Poonam Hotel 1-09-2001 - - I Rs.2500/- Tata Mistake of Not Available
Sumo& Driver Maruti Zen· '
7 Venna Lake 25-11-2001 - - I Rs.l 0,000/- Sumo Mistake of Not Available 14.45 &Luxury Driver
Bus Year 2002
8 Deena Hotel 5-01-2002 - - I Rs.20,000/- S.T.Bus&L Mistake of j Not Available 08.05 am
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uxury Bus Driver i ,9 Near S.T.Stand 12-3-2002 1 - - - Truck 1 Mistake of Not Available
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II Lingmala 30-04-2002 - 1 - Rs.700/- Truck ' Mistake of Not Available
12 Near Dhobi Waterfalls
13 Hirda Naka S.T.Shade
14 Near Forest office
15 P.W.D.Rest Office
16 S.T. Depot
1.7 Hirda Naka
YEAR2003
18 Deena Hotel
19 Kombadi vada Dhaba near Venna Lake
20 Venna Lake
15.00 I 10-07-2002
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Rs. 75,000/- Marshal Jeep& Tata India
Rs.2,700/- S.T.& Jeep
Rs.l,450/- Maruti & Jeep
Rs. 35,000/- Car & Tata Sumo
Rs. 10,000/- S.T.Bus & S.T.Bus
Rs. 70,000/- Maruti car &Tata Suilio
Rs.IO,OOO/- Tata
Rs.60,000/-
Rs.5,000/-
Sumo& Truck Truck Motor Cycle Jeep& Truck
Driver Mistake of Driver
Mistake of Driver Mistake of Driver Mistake of Driver Mistake of Driver Mistake of Driver
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Venna Lake 16.00 &Car Driver 25 Lingmala 25-7-2004 - I I · Rs.l5,000/- Tata Sumo Mistake of Due to bad
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26 Venna Lake 31-07-2004 - I I Rs.60,000/- Tata Indigo Mechanical Upside Down 14.45 Fault
27 Lingmala 21-08-2004 - I - Rs.40, 000/- S.T.'Bus & Mistake of Collision 13.00 S.T. Bus Driver
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YEAR2006
33 Venna Lake 9-03-2006 - - - Rs.30,000/- Tata Safari Road work Slipped into 16.30 in Progress Road side pit
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S.T.stand 35 Venna Lake 5-05-2006 2 Rs.50,000/- Maruti& Mistake of Collision
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YEAR2007
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The total area of Municipal limit is 19.55 sq.km. and the total
length of Municipal roads is 150.02 km as per the Table No.22. Most of
the roads are asphalted and well maintained tor length of 92.11 km. Also
roads leading to all points are asphalted and well maintained.
There are some rides, which are in W.B.M. type having average
width 3m and total length is57.91 km. These rides are very old and now
a days these are in good condition. On these rides vehicular traftic is not
allowed. Only pedestrians and horse riding is permissible. Table No.22
shows more details about conditions of the roads.
7.5 ROAD ACCIDENTS
The data regarding total licensed vehicles is given. in Table No.23.
The roads in the town are narrow, steep and winding endangering the life
of the habitants. In Municipal limit, State Highway no. 72 (Surur
Poladpur) traverses and carries heavy traffic on this road. After enquiry,
it is seen that there are no major accidents. But minor accidents takes
place. Table No.24 shows information regarding accidents.
7.6 PARKING FACILITIES
Adequate parking facilities for the vehicles entering the town from
outside are not available in town. Most ofthe vehicles are parked on road
side only. There is one small parking space existing near S. T. bus stand
which facilitates taxi stand, horse stand and parking stand. The other is at
Aram chowk. But both these facilities are very inadequate. There is
parking space near Venna lake. The extension work of Venna lake is in
progress and therefore this space needs to be shifted. ·Now, therefore
keen attention on parking problem, is the first need of town. Vehicles
entering in congested area have no parking facility. Therefore two
parking lots at two ends of Dr. Sabne road are essential probably. One
near Poonam Chowk and second near Aram Chowk. Number of tourist
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necessary. Parking for taxies and horse stand is also necessary.
7.7 TERMINAL FACILITY
There is S.T. bus terminal at the central place of town. There is
one private helipad which is used for helicopters in private capacity. Also
sometimes the polo ground of the Forest Department is allowed to be
used for landing and take off of private as well as Government
helicopters.
7.8 TRAFFIC REGULATIONS BY COLLECTOR
To control & regulate the traffic at Mahabaleshwar, the Collector
of Satara has prepared some traffic regulations in exercise of the powers
conferred under section 115 of Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 with
Government in Home Department's Notification No. MVM-0581/CR-
1 061/TRA-02, dated 19'" May 1990 & notified the said regulations in
Maharashtra Government Gazette dated 8'" May 2008 vide notification
No.DC/2/Kavi/1827/08, dated 1105/2008. These regulations are being
implemented by the Municipal Council & Police Department jointly. The
notification is annexed as Appendix No.2.
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UTILITIES AND SERVICES
UTILITIES AND SERVICES
The adequacy or inadequacy of the various utility services in
the town can be understood through the detailed study of the various
services. These are the essential services for the life system. The
utility services available in the town such as water supply, power
supply, drainage and sewage system etc. are described in bri~f below.
8.1 WATER SUPPLY
Mahabaleshwar town derives water supply from the following
two reservoirs.
A) Glenogal reservoir
This was completed during 1962 on Tapola Road & has a
capacity of 23 lakh cubic feet. The storage from this reservoir is
utilised in peak season like Summer, Deepawali & Christmas &
during rainy season when the Venna lake is overflowing .
B) Venna Lake
This scheme was executed during 1973 & has a storage capacity
of 90 Lakh cubic feet. The water is drawn from this reservoir &
distributed to the town after purification of water at treatment plant
near Chirst Church near Makhariya Garden.
The town of Mahabaleshwar enjoys the facility of piped/ tap
water supply. The regular supply is provided from Venna Lake. At
present water supply is 15 lakh Iitres per day. This is about 70 litres
per capita per day during peak season [ 11 OLPCD during off season]
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for the population of 1273 7 residents & 8000 tloating. Water Is
supplied to the town including Ranjanwadi and Gadalwadi area
through the network of underground pipes. Thus treated water is
supplied to the consumers. The standard rate of supply is expected to
be 135LPCD. Hence, the existing water supply to the town is at the
rate of 70 litres per head capita per day, is inadequate. Total length of
distribution pipes 20.50 km. Number of connections in the town are
1184. Out of which 853 are domestic, 289 are non domestic and 42
are other connections.
There are about 207 wells of potable water including I 0 public
wells. There are 119 bore wells including 48 public bore wells. Public
water taps are provided at 18 places. Suitable measures are required
to improve and increase water supply facility to citizens. The
Maharashtra J eevan Pradhikarn ·has drawn a proposal for the
augmentation of water supply, by way of increasing the height of this
dam in two phases which is in progress. After completion of that
work, potable water will be adequate. After completion of new
scheme, total capacity ofVenna Lake reservoir will go upto 1.8 MLD,
2.1 0 MLd and 3.60 MLD at the present stage, intermediate stage and
designed stage respectively and supply of water will be made available
at the rate of 100 litres per capita per day by the end of year 2009 .
During summer season, there is scarcity of water & Municipal Council
supplies water by tankers, as per demand in some area.
8.2 DRAINAGE AND SEWERAGE
At present only the congested area of the town has underground
drainage facility but have no sewage treatment plant. The waste water
is collected in open gutters in most part of town and discharge in
natural nallas and then to the deep valleys. In order to maintain the
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suitable locations and only treated. water should be disposed in to the
nallas. These will save valleys and rivers from pollution at initial
stage. There are in all 6 private sewage. treatment plants of private
capacity limited to their lodging and hotel premises.
There are 8 public latrines, provided by municipal council. All
latrines have soak pits and septic tanks. Bungalow areas outside
congested area are connected with modern water closets and septic
tanks. Municipal council have provided public latrine facilities at
number of places. Also under ground drainage system for whole town
of utmost important in order to maintain the hygiene.
8.3 DISPOSAL OF URBAN SOLID WASTE
Municipal Council collects urban disposal and deposits it
outside Municipal limit near Birwadi compost depot. Land under
compost depot is owned by forest department. This land is demanded
by Municipal Council for compost depot and the transfer is expected
soon. Municipal Council has provided containers at suitable places
for collecting solid waste. On the roads leading to various points,
there are containers provided by Municipal council. At the various
points also there are number of containers. The tourists are requested
not to throw waste anywhere, but to throw at proper containers. Now
a days, plastic waste is causing headache to the Municipal Council.
Proper solutions on plastic waste is essential. There are number of
plastic bottles (drinking water bottles) thrown recklessly anywhere,
especially in forest areas. There should be control on these bottles to
save nature.
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The electricity is supplied to the town by Maharashtra State
Electricity Distribution Company, which supplies the Power from
Koyana- Hydro -Electric Prqject. The all streets in the municipal limit
are well lighted. The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution
Company has established a 33/22 K.V. Sub-station near Venna lake
having capacity I OM. V.A. But actually it runs with capacity of
7M.V.A. At the end of March 2003, connected load is 2500Kwatt
(2.5Megawatt). A proposal to establish another 32K.V. Sub station in
Koli Ali near existing company's office is under consideration with
the company. These facility seems to be sufficient for the population .
The all road in the municipal limit are well lighted. There· are in all
688 street lights provided in town and M.C. is providing additional
poles for lighting on all the roads leading to various view points and
beauty spots in main chowks. Presently there are 22 mercury, 13 semi
highmast, 270 sodium vapour, 44 metal head light, 295 tube lights and
43 bulbs.
Total consumption of electricity is 250 kws and the break up of
the same is as under .
!) Domestic
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3) Street lighting
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The natural environment is depleting by irrational and unplanned
over exploitation of natural resources. It has been realized that an
intimate and inseparable relationship exists between environment and
development, and that, sustained development, never be achieved by
ignoring the environmental causes. We are the trustees of this mother
earth and needs to be retained for our future generation. The importance
of forest resources as a future reserve of natural environment and stock to
make up the gap between the desired and the actual, need not be over
emphasized. To achieve the overall development of the town without
destruction of its natural environment all economic activities need to be
planned within an ecological framework. Mahabaleshwar is ·an
ecologically sensitive area. It has a large extent of area· under forest
cover. The protection and suitable treatment to this forest IS very
essential to maintain the environmental balance of this area.
The environment is getting damaged by human interference for
development purposes or otherwise in the form of land degradation.
Land degradation is caused normally by the removal of top soil and /or
loss of its natural fertility due to the activated process of erosion. The
degree to which human activity would initiate this process depends to a
great extent on the environmental character of the area. Thus, the
sensitivity of an area to erosion depends on the ecological conditions of
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developmental activities within an ecological framework .
For assessing the environmental sensitivity, indicators such as
altitude, slope, existing vegetation, soil type and average annual rainfall
are considered. Also there are other environmental factors that affect the
local environment, such as velocity of wind, temperature variation, depth
of aquifers drainage density, etc. The class of sensitivity _is determined
considering all the above factors and Mahabaleshwar is in very Highly
sensitive class to erosion, with altitude well above 900 m, slopes above
30°, existing vegetation in the form evergreen forest, pastures, tree crops,
groves cultivate wastes, black soil with some patches of red loam and
Laterite soil also, and average annual rainfall above 400 em.
Mahabaleshwar has predominantly more forest are, _and less area
under barren land. The forest is first, ranking landuse here.
Mahabaleshwar is situated at an average altitude of 1370 m above M.S.L.
with very steep slopes ranging from 15° to 30° and above. It receives an
average annual rainfall of 515 em (5150 mm). Due to this the slopes
become highly vulnerable to erosion. The forest cover at Mahabaleshwar
prevents the 'erosion of slopes due to highest rainfall, hence need to be
protected. Mahabaleshwar settlement is urbanized due to increasing
tourism activities, and urban-allied activities are affecting the forest,
natural slopes here. It is necessary to conserve the forest and the natural
slopes, to protect the environment.
.9.2 CLIMATE
The climate of Mahabaleshwar is described in detail in chapter 2 in
Cl imatolgy, with detail information about monthly maximum and
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recorded from June to September (monsoon season) are 24.1 °C and 15.9
from October to January(winter season) are 26.8 and 13.8 °C and from
February to May (summer season are 32.8 and 17.5 respectively with
mean temperature in the year 21.6°C. In winter and summer season, the
climate here is bracing and healthy. In October, due to intermetant rain
the place is a little damp and the evenings misty. In November,
December and January the climate is dry with occasionally strong
easterly cool winds. From February temperature gradually rises. The
hottest time of the year is middle of the March to May. At the middle of
April, the wind changes to the west, and cool, moist and invigorating sea
breezes set in and gather strength as season passes. In May, there are
occasional showers and thunder storms, the air grows moister and clouds
and mist often fill t4e valleys.
The rainy season usually begins early in June. In the month of
July, there is th heaviest raining about 2000 mm and 250 mm or more are
occasionally registered in a day. Mahabaleshwar receives the highest the
highest rainfall in Maharashtra state(Above 5000 mm). As different
houses are einptied in the monsoon, the owners cover thein round with
rain screens made of 'Kolamb' and other grass so as to protect walls
against the heavy rains.
Most of the hoteliers use plastic sheets to cover their buildings.
They completely surround their structures with screens, leaving only a
small opening on the side furthest from the prevailing wind. During
these months it is generally very cloudy and misty with relative humidity
almost I 00 % and the rain, though not incessant, falls for the greater part
of the time. Due to heavy rains, every spring becomes a torrent and much
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thick forest here. Therefore taking up suitable soil and moisture
· conservation works in this forest area to protect it from erosion is very
essential. Similarly taking up afforestation works in blank patches is also
needed.
9.3 FORESTS:-
9.3.1 MANAGEMENT OF FOREST AREAS:
Forest is the main landuse atMahabaleshwar. Nearly 78% area of
the town is under tree cover. Due to extensive forest area and the altitude
of Mahabaleshwar, the rainfall is heavy. And rainwater runs in heavy
rains at its fullest on the slopes at Mahabaleshwar; which causes heavy
erosion of the land. There is full vegetation forest at Mahabaleshwar,
which is of evergreen type of forest There is dens.e forest on the western
part, while on the eastern part there is comparatively less dense forest and
also some fallow lands of rocky surface in the forest occurs in patches.
According to the National Forest Policy, forest of Mahabaleshwar
Plateau has been categorized mainly as "Protection forest and tree
forest". The protection forest confined to the steep slopes shall be
managed to prevent any sort of working in this forest, so that water sheds
of the Koyana, Venna Savitri, Gayatri and Krishna rivers are not
adversely affected by erosion as this area mainly forms catchment of
Koyna, Kanher, and Dhom reservoirs and these irrigation projects shall
be protected from silting by protecting forest.
The excessive run-off consequent upon deforestation: Accordingly
tree-felling and grazing shall be strictly prohibited in these forests. Tree
forest is managed by selection -cum improvement felling i.e. plantless
and understocked areas are proposed to be afforested. The protection and
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environmental balance. The' treatments to these forest· areas shall be
given as per suggestions of Mahabaleshwar -Panchgani Regional Plan
(2002-2022).
9.3.2 BIO-DIVERSITY CONSERVATION
The forest of Mahabalesh offers excellent example of South Indian
Sub-Temparate Hill Forest with numerous variety of plant species. The
important among them are Hirda, Jambhul, Pi sa, Bhome and Anjani.
Par-Jambhul and Shikakai are also common. Certain shrubs like Karvi,
Vahiti, Dingla and Ramita are found in abundance at the edge of the
forest. In Mahabaleshwar various apiculture institutes collect the honey
from various trees like Gela, Hirda, Pisa, Jambhul, Karvi, Vahiti and the
different honey is medically useful for different purposes. The bald
patches are require to be reafforested by undertaking plantation. of local
species,
At Mahabaleshwar there are spectes of useful medicinal plants
also. The flora includes some rare ferns, algae and fungi. The species of
plants here are of botanical, ornamental and commercial importance. It is
reported that this area has approximately 175 endemic specie-s, and nearly
20 plant species are included in Red Data Book. Thus Mahabaleshwar is
one of the 'Ecological Hot Spot' in Western Ghats.
In addition to plants, diversity we find plenty of wild animals in
sutToundings of the town, which mainly includes tigers, panthers, Indian
foxes, bisons, barking deer, mouse deer, wild cat, giant Indian squirrel,
civet cat, etc. The principal birds here are the bulbul, spurfowl, jungle
fowl, bird of paradise, blackbird and golden oriel(mango bird). Due to
large forest area also, number of venomous snakes are found, of which
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eco-system of Mahabaleshwar town is extremely fragile. So exotic
species shall not be introduced here, as it will cause damage to this
fragile eco-sensitive zone.
9.3.3 THE FRAGILE ECO-SYSTEM OF MAHABALESHWAR
Mahabaleshwar is situated at an average height of !370m above
mean sea level and exhibits certain unique ecological features. Its high
rainfall is conducive to the growth of rich vegetational cover with
staggering amount variety. The forest here is full of botanical wealth.
Out of total number of plant species found all over Maharashtra, 70% can
be encountered at Mahabaleshwar. 55 fern species can be seen here out of
80 fern species in Maharashtra. Due to its lofty situation; number of
species that are found in sub-tropical and temperate areas of the world,
are also seen at Mahabaleshwar. Most of the plant species found at the
place are herbal.
The main flowering seasons are from July and to the end of August
and again in the months of March and April. The epithytic orchids flower
in late April and May. The ephemerals flower during th_e rains when
wealth of wild exquisitely charming. The arboreals blossom in March
and April which soothe the eyes that bum from glave of sun in the plains.
Such wealth of wild flowers and the variety of tree species is such as can
rarely be met within such profusion at a single place. The tourists and so
also local people must be made aware of it so that each they will take
interest in preservation of the forest.
Vegetation is the basis of all other life. The rich growth of flora has
given rise to a varied and equally rich fauna. Insect life at Mahabaleshwar
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at Mahabaleshwar are described earlier in para 9.3.2. 0
Human interference has already brought about the following
adverse effects in the atmosphere of Mahabaleshwar-
1) Increasing flow of tourists has highly urbanized the town and so also
increased commercial activities, thereby construction activities at
Mahabaleshwar boomed resulting in tree cutting, road building etc.
which created gaps in the forest continuity. This has disturbed the
territories of larger birds and animals leading to their extinction from
the place.
2) Excessive collection of certain unique and rare plants for economic
and scientific gain have led to their disappearance.
3) The water-retaining capacity of the place appears to have been
seriously affected, leading to general water scarcity during the dry
season.
4) Opening up of forest areas has led to erosion and has accentuated the
chemical weathering of rock.
5) Man made forest fires damage the forest wealth and also spoil the
scenic beauty of the forest.
6) There is destruction of trees for demand of fuel m the town and
surrounding villages.
To protect the forest from the above adverse effects the following
measures shall be taken up:-
1) The tourist's flow causing to Mahabaleshwar shall be diverted within
and outside the region so that to reduce stress on the natural and other
resources. Suitable rules are incorporated in the Building Bye-law and
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Council this region.
2) The endemic/climax species at the plants shall be protected and their
exploitation shall be checked by the forest force.
3) To increase water-retaining capacity, large scale soil and moisture,
also water conservation measures shall be taken up. It will also
prevent soil erosion and percolation of the rain water.
4) The reservations such as 'Nature Interpretation Centre' are proposed
in the proposed Development Plan (Second Revision) to educate the
tourists visiting the Mahabaleshwar as well as the local ones, about
forest wealth, nature, its need of protection and conservation. Also on
the blank patches and in degraded forest areas afforestation works can
be taken up in the form of the concept of 'Smruti Udyan' by
involvement of local people in it. The felling of the trees shall be
totally prohibited. Afforestation of blank areas by suitable species and
planting of bamboo and canes in existing forest areas shall be done.
There shall be ban on mining/quarrying in the forest area. Collection
of minor forest produces like Hirda, Shikekai be allowed without
causing any damage to the forest area.
5) An awareness compain shall be launched to save the forest area from
man made forest fires. The misconception of the people that burning
of fields results in better productivity shall be corrected and they shall
. be made aware of damage to the national wealth due to torest fires.
The forest Department shall deploy the fire watchers for early
detection of forest fire.
6) To fulfill the need of fuel, concrete steps shall be taken so that to
avoid destruction of forests in the form of tree-felling. The solar-
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the town; to provide hot water to the tourists motels, lodges, boarding
schools, and occupants. The boilers on the fuel wood shall be banned.
They can be run either on diesel or smokeless coal. The people shall
be encouraged to use non-conventional energy sources such as solar
cooker, solar lamp, etc. And these implements shall be provided in
subsidized rates to the poor people who traditionally make use of
firewood in their houses. Also they shall be provided with L.P.G. and
kerosene at a subsidised rates for residential users. As at
Mahabaleshwar, in winter the temperature goes very low and the level
of humidity is very high in rainy season, the wood is burnt more
during winter and rainy season for keeping the houses warm. This
demand of fuel wood shall be met with by the forest Department and
Municipal Council jointly by providing the fuel wood of species
which are not native, such as babool, etc. at the fair and reasonable
rates. They shall supply the coal at subsidized rates to the local people
for this purpose. The improved chullas shall be introduced for
reducing the requirement of fuel wood by the local people. The bye
laws regarding solar water heating system are incorporated in
Building Bye-laws and Department Control Rules of Mahabaleshwar
Hill station Municipal Council.
' 9;4 AIR POLLUTION:-
Air pollution occurs due to i) em1sswn of toxic gases from
industrial processes, ii) Inefficient waste disposal and rotting organic
wastes. iii) Auto exhausts, iv) Mining, quarrying, brick kilns, etc.
which gives rise to a lot of solid particles. v) Burn_ing solid fuel
containing sulfur, vi) Burning of firewood and coal. However, at
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burning of solid fuel containing sulfur done occur and further they shall
not be allowed. The matter of waste disposal will be covered
subsequently in this chapter separately. Regarding burning of firewood
and coal, the non-conventional energy sources shall be introduced at
Mahabaleshwar as described earlier .
Apart from health hazards; the mr pollution may also be
responsible for some undesirable effects on climate and crops; chief
among them are the Green House (Global Warming) and Acid rains. It
can be seen from the Temperature data at Mahabaleshwar that the
temperatures here are increased in last few years. This may be dye to
Green House Effect because of air pollution. Not only Mahabaleshwar
but the whole world is facing this problem. Therefore wooded areas
within and around a town shall be protected and preserved as described
above in various paragraphs. As there is no industry activity at
Mahabaleshwar , there is less possibility of acid rains, due to S02 and
N02 gases, which destroys crops. Mahabaleshwar is well known for
Strawberry and vegetable crops. A large scale use of insecticides is made
on these crops. Ultimately these insecticides get drained into the streams
and pollute the drinking water and so also the air. This large scale use of
insecticides has a harmful effect on the beneficial micro flora also.
Therefore, this large scale use of insecticides shall be discouraged and the
fanners shall be encouraged for the biological control and to use
insecticides of plant origin such as neem based, so that the environment
al balance is not disturbed in the long run.
As a popular hill station, Mahabaleshwar is visited by more than
I 0 lakhs of tourists every year and auto-exhausts of vehicles also
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considerably cause the air pollution here. It can be seen from the
following table that the number of vehicles moving at Mahabaleshwar,
throughout the year is substantial.
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TABLE SHOWING NO. OF VEHICLES MOVING THROUGH
MAHABALESWAR.
Category Type ofVehicles & Number Through Two Three Light Heavy Total Traffic wheelers wheelers Vehicles vehicles
Local 375 50 . . 1010 . 202 1637 108 (2008-2009) Tourist - - 78608 49634 128242 -vehicles @ 350 per year per day 2006-2007
(Source : Pohce Station, Mahabaleshwar & Municipal Council, Mahabaleshar)
The percentage of heavy vehicle such as luxury tourist buses is
almost 12% of the total vehicles coming here, which is also of substantial
nature. Besides these, are heavy through traffic of goods carrying trucks
which passes through Mahabaleshwar from Konkan to the Maharashtra
plateau and 'vice versa. Also other are buses of Maharashtra State Road
Transport Corporation, which are included in heavy traffic, which carry
local passengers, tourists ('Mahabaleshwar Darshan' Buses), school trips,
etc. To avoid the air pollution due to Auto"Exhausts, the following
measures shall be applied:-
i) The through traffic which do not stop at MahabaJe·shwar such as
goods carrying trucks shall be levied by heavy tax.
i i) The vehicles running on L.P.G. or C.N.G. shall be free from
pollution tax .
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iii) The vehicles visiting Mahabaleshwar running on petrol and disel
shall be liable for paying heavy pollution tax.
iv) The Pollution under control certificate of each vehicle shall be
checked at the Municipal Nakas at the Entry points.
v) The Battery-Operated vehicles and vehicles on solar-energy can be
introduced ori a trial basis and promoted.
vi) The use of horns making loud noise shall be banned to keep check
on the noise pollution.
vii) Tourists shall be encouraged for horse riding, walking and cycling
on the rides to see the view points .
WATER POLLUTION
The principal sources of water pollution are-
i) Untreated or inadequately treated harmful liquid effluents
discharged into streams,
ii) Residual fertilizers finding their way into streams and wells as a
result of surface run off or seepage,
iii) Untreated sewage/sullage/organic wastes discharged or dumped
into water courses,
iv) Detergents from washings,
v) Look from lead pipes used for conveying water,
vi) Wrong use of running water as for example washing of buffaloes,
horses, vehicles, etc.
On accounts of large number of tourists visiting
Mahabaleshwar, there is tremendous pressure on the water
resources here which can be observed in the dry season. Therefore,
ground water from bore wells shall not be used for swimming
pools and allied activities at Mahabaleshwar. The work of up
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progress which will fulfill the water need of Mahabaleshwar Hill
Station Municipal Council of Venna Lake is to be supplied for
Mahabaleshwar and Panchgani Hill Stations for drinking purpose,
the boats at Venna Lake shall be either man-operated or battery
operated strictly. Washing of live-stock such as buffaloes, horses,
etc. shall strictly be prohibited in the rivers, streams.
Mahabaleshwar being sources of 5 rivers and number of
streams which are· used as drinking water .sources In the villages
down the hills, the pollution of these shall be checked. Also as
described earlier, for preventing the reservoirs of these source
rivers at Mahabaleshwar from silting due to erosion caused by
heavy rainfall, the forest cover at Mahabaleshwar plateau shall be
protected. Though there is less area of land under Agriculture at
Mahabaleshwar, the use of chemical fertilizers shall' be prohibited
and the farmers shall be encouraged to use vermiculture fertilizer
or to apply compost farming organic farming of bio-degradable
solid waste. Simultaneously the harmful effects of chemical
inorganic fertilizers, insecticides, pesticides shall be communicated
to farmers and their use shall be prohibited.
The major water polluting agent at Mahabaleshwar is the
untreated sewage/sullage/organic wastes discharged into water
courses. As there is no Industrial activity at present and so also
proposed in future, the discharge of untreated or inadequately
treated harmful liquid effluent form it is not expected into the ·
streams. The purity of water is ascertained by tinding out its
acidity or alkalinity level (pH value), by ascertaining the amount of
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Oxidation of sewage/sullage/ organic wastes dumped in the
water(BOD) and by chemical analysis for finding out the amount
of dissolved chemicals in it. To control water pollution in water
courses, rivers and also in ground water following measures shall
be adopted at Mahabaleshwar-
Mahabaleshwar Hill Station Municipal Council shall install
·Sewage Treatment plants at the outlets of drain pipes of
Underground Drainage System and at various places where the
sites are reserved for the Sewage Treatment Plants in proposed
Development plan of Mahabaleshwar. And the treatment effluent
shall be used for the agriculture, gardening, afforestation, etc. it
shall not be discharged into water courses, rivers lakes, etc.
For all the hotels, motels, lodges, residential schools, holiday
homes, buildings in Sector-II, it shall be made mandatory to install
Sewage Treatment Plant at their own cost and the effluent for
t1ushing the toilets, etc. In no case the drainage and the effluent
water shall be allowed in water courses, streams, rivers, lakes, etc.
the Municipal Council and M.P.C.B. shall jointly check that the
Sewage Treatment plants have been installed, if not the renewal of
licenses, public utility services, etc. shall be perm-itted to these
buildings.
Also the Bunglow owners in Sector-II and buildings in
agriculture area shall have septic tanks for each building and the
effluent from it shall be discharged in the soak pits of standard
design as per requirements of the Municipal Council. The effluent
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forests, etc.
iii) For the Housing Societies, within the Municipal limit, shall be
made mandatory to install Sewage Treatment Plants at their own
cost. The treated effluents shall be used fro agriculture, gardening,
afforestation, etc. However, in no case the effluent shall be
discharged freely in the water course, lakes , rivers, streams, etc.
iv) In sector-I, i.e. congested area and specified areas, each building
shall have separate·septic tank of its own and the outl.et of which
shall be connected to the Underground Drainage System of the
Municipal Council. The Municipal Council shall have strict control
in this regard;
9.6 WASTE DISPOSAL
Waste disposal is mainly an environmental issue, as an improper
method of waste disposal creates a host of environme~tal problems,
chiefly pollution. Wastes produced by a town population and its activities
are of three types- solid wastes, liquid wastes and gaseous wastes. The
treatments to be given to the liquid wastes are already described in para
9.5 above. The gaseous wastes are norma]ly produced by industries and
vehicles. As there are only agro-based industries, at Mahabaleshwar and
it is proposed not to allow any other industries within ~he Municipal
limit, and also air pollution due to vehicles are already described in para
9.4 above. Now therefore, the disposal of solid wastes is as follows:-
1. Solid Wastes:- Solid wastes include paper, plastics, glass, rubble,
vegetable and food remains, and other types of organic materials
collectively called garbage, leaves and branches of trees and so on.
As a popular Tourist Centre, there is solid waste on.large scale at
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& commercial activities are initially dumped by the residents in
dustbins provided by the Municipality at appropriate locations in
the town area and are then transported for the eventual disposal.
Solid Waste Disposal:- The disposal of the solid wastes may take
one of the following forms:- i) Open dumping, ii) Sanitary land
fill, iii) Incineration, iv) Recycling .
i) · Open Dumping: - This is the least efficient of various
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methods of solid waste disposal. It is unaesthetic and gives
rise to vermin, insects and flies which cause . diseases.
Ratting of the wet garbage gives out foul odour and gases. If
there is accidental fire at the open dumping, site smoke and
fouling of the air is ·the result. Also, rain water seeping
through an open dumping would seep underground and
pollute shallow wells or streams. The existing site of open
dumping for the municipal waste is situated outside the
municipal limits in the revenue boundary of village Birwali.
There is a settlement called 'Karvi Ala' within Municipal
limits and a primary school alongwith settlement of Birwadi
at a distance of about SOOm from this site. This open
dumping site cause nuisance to this settlement (population
about 300 souls) in the form of foul odour, insect, flies, etc.
Sanitary Land Fill:- No land at Mahabaleshwar shall be
used for sanitary land fill.
iii) Incineration:- No incineration of any kind of solid wastes
like fallen leaves, twigs. etc. shall be allowed at
Mahabaleshwar. Also, the Municipal Council shall not
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rides, pathways, etc.
Recycling of solid wastes:- A large portion of solid waste,
if recycled and suitably processed, yield useful products .
The municipal wastes consisting inorganic materials liker
metal scraps, aluminum tins, glass and paper if suitably
processed become reusable. Metal scrap can be used for
recovery of metal for reuse, waste glass can be ground and
used for manufacture of new glass or road building; waste
paper can be recycled for manufacturing new paper,
insulation boards, etc.
Solid organic wastes like food and vegetable remains,
leaves, twigs of trees, sweepings from houses and buildings
can be converted into good manure by simple process. After
sorting out these organic wastes, i.e. bio-degradable wastes,
they are passed through a pulverisers to reduce them to tine
shreds or powder. These pulverized wastes are stacked in
stacks and continuously sprinkled with water to keep them
in moist condition. Within a period of 3-4· weeks, these
stacks turned into good manure useful for gardening,
farming. This shall be done by the Municipal Council under
supervision of specialist consultants in this field.
Solid wastes like rubble, and other non-biodegradable
materials which can not be recycled or converted into
manure shall be disposed off by the Municipal Council by
dumping at existing open dumping site.
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be allowed to be used at Mahabaleshwar. The· plastic wastes
used at Mahabaleshwar are various types such as plastic
bags, bottles, covers, etc. which are used by tourists mainly
are found everywhere at Mahabaleshwar i.e. on roads,
forests, rides, view points, etc. The Municipal Council shall
collect all such plastic wastes separately and dispatch it
outside for recycling or reuse after crushing it. The
Municipal Council with the help of Non Government
Organisations and manufacturers shall make a proper
arrangement and programme for this, so that the town
becomes plastic free .
The following measures shall be applied at Mahabaleshwar for
solid waste disposal:-
i) The Municipal Council shall provide at appropriate places in
the congested area, housing societies, EWS/LIG housing
schemes, specified areas, bins for collecting biodegradable
and non-bio degradable solid wastes, separately. The bell
carts can be used to collect such solid wastes separately.
Such collected solid wastes shall be disposed as mentioned
in earlier paragraph by recycling them. Bio-degradable solid
wastes shall be used for manufacturing manure, for
verrniculture and for organic farming. It shall not be open
dumped; to create nuisance like foul odour1
insects, flies,
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hotels/motels, agricultural area, residential schools, pub! ic
buildings, etc. shall make their own separate pits for
collecting bio-degradable and non-biodegradable solid
wastes in their premises. And from there, the Municipal
Council shall collect non-biodegradable wastes as
mentioned above and bio-degradable wastes shall be
composed by the owners in their own property and shall be
used for agriculture, floriculture and horticulture.
iii) The solid wastes shall not be allowed to dispose in forests,
water courses, streams, lakes, rivers, etc.
.9.7 SOUND POLLUTION
At Mahabaleshwar, the number of tourists are increasing year by
year and so also their vehicles. The horns of such vehicles and the other
activities producing sound disturbs the silent life here. Therefore, it is
quite necessary to check these sound levels. The sound levels of vehicle
horns only below 60 decibels shall be allowed. Also the activities
creating sound shall not be allowed between I 0.00 p.m. and 8.00 am at
Mahabaleshwar.
9.8 BIG-AESTHETIC PLANNING
Mahabaleshwar, a dream destination in the heart of nature, is pride
of Maharashtra; and is a beautiful place. Although efforts shall be made
to make it more beautiful. Colourful trees and flowers play a great part in
making environment beautiful; and in refining the minds of the
inhabitants. Bio-aesthetic planning may be defined as conscious planning
of flora and fauna with the object of beautifYing the town. Bio aesthetic
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and may further defined as planned ecology of living beings from the
artistic and aesthetic points of view. It includes planting ~f ornamental,
flowering trees along city roads, in parks, public places and compounds
of houses in towns; preservation of animals and birds. In case of
Mahabaleshwar, preservation of micro-life which exists in forest and
rocky plateau shall be given due attention .
At Mahabaleshwar, in congested area, especially on Dr.Sabane
Road which is Bazar Street, there is always crowd of the.tourists in the
season for purchasing various goods such as wooden sticks, leather
things, fruit jams, jelleys, syrups, squashes, chikkis, fudges, clothes, art
and craft articles, honey, etc. Being commercial street, there are
unauthorized constructions on the front ottas of the properties abutting
Dr.Sabane Road. Some of these are temporary, but most are ofpennanent
nature. These unauthorized structures shall be removed by. the Municipal
Council and the trees of local species shall be planted thereon, which will
not only give the pleasing shadow to the tourists in the afternoons of hot
days but also will increase the glory of the street and thereby of
Mahabaleshwar. Dr. Sabane Road was proposed to be made for
pedestrians only in the Sanctioned First Revised Development Plan and
accordingly it has done so. The road dividers shall be constructed in the
form of flower beds at the center of the street on Dr. Sabane Road and the
ornamental flowering plants shall be planted in them by the Municipal
Council. The electricity wires and cables which give nasty scene on Dr.
Sabane Road shall be made underground by Maharashtra State Electricity
Distribution Company.
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tlowering trees along the state Highways towards Satara and Wai, those
should be looked after properly. Also the Municipal Council shall plant
such ornamental flowering trees along the State Highway to Mahad and
the major city roads. The Municipal Council shall construct attractive
traffic islands with fountains at the main chawks and junctions of the
major roads.
There is abundant evergreen forest at Mahabaleshwar, hence it is
not necessary to plant the trees in the parks and public places. However
the bald patches in the forest area shall be extensively planted in the form
of local species jointly by the Municipal Council and the forest
Department. The public participation in this regard will also play a vital
role.
At the places, in the forest area, bare rocks are seen. The lawn
gardening shall be done on such rocks which will protect the microlife in
them and also enhance the beauty of Mahabaleshwar. Neon signs,
glazing lights in Bazar area on streets, resorts, hotels shal-l be banned at
Mahabaleshwar. Aesthetically designed road furniture shall be installed
on main city. roads, rides and at view points. Cleanliness of the highest
order within the Municipal limit shall be maintained by the Municipal
Council and the local people, so also tourists shall be educated and
encouraged in that regard, so that tourists will enjoy tourism in healthy,
quiet, noise-free, dust and smoke free surroundings and so also the local
people. The trees to be planted at Mahabaleshwar shall be preferably as
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10.1. GENERAL
TOURISM
' The highly urbanised state ofMaharashtra is gifted with number
ofhill stations & holiday resorts like Matheran, Lonavala. Panchgani.
Mahabaleshwar, Chikhaldara, Panhala, Toranmala etc. which provide
calm & quiet weekends & serene holidays to its weary urban
population. Mahabaleshwar, the famous hillstation is glory & paradise
of Maharashtra & also is a popular tourist place for its scenic beauty,
all over the country. Late General Peter Lodwick was the first British
to come here to settle the hill station & explored these mountains.
10.2 LANDSCAPE AND S.EASONS
In Mahabaleshwar town except congested area, it is wooded to
the very edge of scrap & though only in few sheltered glades are there
trees of any great size, the wood is so dense that it forms one vast
weaving stretch of rich foliage & by varieties of shade from the olive
leaf of the pisa to the blue-green of the jambhul & other truit-bearing
trees. The deep-cut roads, rides & paths are bordered by a thick
undergrowth of bracken & shaded by moss covered trees; ~re like the
views in a highland hillside. But the resemblance ceases with the
sudden ending of road & shade at one of the numerous points that
overlook the ravines, perhaps 600m. deep, bounded on opposite side
by the steep bare wall of one of the flat-topped Deccan ridges or by
the low castle outline of a Maratha hill tort. Tourists enjov these view
f1·om the various points on all sides of Mahabaleshwar. These include
view of Krishna valley, Kamalgad, Table land of Panchgani hill
station. Pandavgacl, Mandhardev on the North. Venna river Valley
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Makarandgad on the South & Pratapgad. Savitri river valley. Sunset
view, Konkan region on the West.
The arable lands are cultivated by the farmers by terrace
tarming on the sides of the less precipitous hills, where wearing of soil
is stopped by low terraces resting on stone walls, which lend some
what of Rhenist or Italian character to the view. These arc farms of
Strawberry, Mulberry, carrot, vegetables etc. In clear air before or
after rain often parts, & in rare cii~es tourists can view the whole of a
80Km. range ofsea, shows extending from about the river Shastri in
Ratnagiri to a little south of Murud-Janjira,. But the coast 11ne can be
traced near the Savitri river only. The distance to sea along its range of
view is about 60-Km.
The beauties of Mahabaleshwar hills vary much at different
seasons. Most of the tourist probably think it as its best in October
immediately after the ressation of the south-west monsoon. Many
spots are then carpeted with the wild t1owers. In this period. the less
frequented paths & open spots are soft with turf. Every bank & stone .
the rugged cliffs of the hills themselves, are dazzlingly green with
moss & grass. The streams are at the fullest. A fall of rain of tropical
violence probably occurs & the Venna tails become imposing while
the faces of the cliffs are lighted with innumerable silver rills &
dazzling sprays. At this time are to be seen the most distant :'iews. The
hills stand out against the sky in wonderful relief. In the morning the
ravines are filled with fleecy rolls of mist or with a wealth of dark blue
shadow . In the evenings great clouds gather & impart endless variety
of light & shade to the landscape & glorious colour to the rays of the
setting sun. The breezes though strong are sweet & the bracing cold of
the evenings met with a cheerful fire.
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Especially the tourists of young generation enjoy the monsoon
season. Mahabaleshwar receives the highest rain tall in Maharashtra.
some tourists like to visit the place, to enjoy the waterfalls here.
Thereafter, families & honeymoon couple starts & continue till next
monsoon. Also the school & educational trips come in winter season.
But the favourite season for visiting is from March to June. The
reason of course is the escape the~e by afforded from the heat of the
plains. The grass, wild flowers & ferns are not there & the streams &
waterfalls are dry. Haze obstructs the view & the eye is tatigucd by
glare. Still then Mahabaleshwar has its peculiar beauties. The
evergreen forests are renewing their foliage & impart fresh 'verdure to
the landscape. There is a tawny bracken not unlovely & the mighty
heights of the ghats are perhaps more imposing than when delicately
clothed as in October at many of their most rugged portions. In this
period families along with children come to enjoy the tourism here in
summer vacations. Now a days various companies, corporations.
political parties etc. also held their conferences, seminars at
Mahabaleshwar. Some people arrange summer camps here for the
children. From early October to June the climate is bracing & healthy.
suiting most constitutions except those suffering from such chronic
complaints as liver or heart disease. Some travel companies arrange
package tours to Mahabaleshwar from Mumbai Pune & other states
also. There is a facility of Mahabaleshwar Darshan, a on~ day tour
operated by the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation from
Pune, Satara. Wai & Mahabaleshwar itself.
Towards the end of May , the mists begin to creep up & thunder
storms lay the dust & Cool the air. Few scenes are more fairy like
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which as it rises gild & throw in to relief the finest of the surrounding
peaks. At this time too the strawberry, .Jarnun. Mulherry are in full
truit & the gardens are brilliant with flowers of heliotrope . geranium
& fucsias & roses. Tourists eat fruits, sweet corn, foodstutfs. carn)ts
lavishly. Tourists purchase here the local products like leather
footwears, purses, honey. Jam jellies, fudge, chikki, chana, sticks.
caps, handicrafts etc. Mahabaleshwar is a convenient tourist place &
well communicated from Mumbai, Pune Satara etc. by weli maintined
tar toads. Hence the number of tourists are increasing year by year,
which can be ascertained by the following statistics-
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It is seen from the Table No.6, that the flow of tourists is more
in sunmier vacations & in winter season. A record 7831 number of
tourists visited Mahabaleshwar on 25.05.2002 & 9091 on 28-12-2003.
Generally, tourists traffic increases at weekend holidays i.e. on
Saturday and Sunday. It still increases in the tourists season i.e.
summer and winter vacation i.e. in the month of April/May or
October/November of the year. It was 13137 on I zt" and !3111 April
(Saturday-Sunday) of the year 2002-2003 i.e. 6568 per day at an
average.
(Source: Draft Regional Plan, Mahabaleshar Panchgani)
1 0.4. TOURIST .FACILITIES
10.4.1 ACCOMMODATION
Since tourist coming to Mahabaleshwar, not always stays in
Mahabaleshwar town, but also prefer to stay at Panchgani and
surrounding rural areas. Tourist statistics given in above para is not
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region. Hence, here, accommodation facilities available in the region
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In addition to above accommodation available on commercial
basis, local residents of Mahabalcshwar and Panchgani also make
available their Bunglows or rooms to the tourists on rental basis in the
season. However, their number is very small. The total number of
houses at Mahabaleshwar and Panchgani as per 1991 census are .3091.
Assuming that 5% of these houses are available as a residential
accommodation for tourists and assuming 2 No. of tourists per such
house; 310 tourists may be accommodated in these private houses .
Thus total existing residential accommodation for tourists works out to
be 7975 + .3 I 0 = 8285.
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There is a continuous tlow or tourist tramc almost throughout
th\: year. Tourists visit here in private cars. public tourist cars. taxis.
S.T. buses, private buses, motor bikes. from various places. lhe
number of vehicles coming to Mahabaleshwar is at its peak in summer
holiday season especially in the month of May. In the month of May
2001 total 21 153 vehicles came to Mahabaleshwar consisting 1903 7
light and 2116 heavy vehicles. On 28/5/2001, entry of light vehicles
came and recorded at Mahabaleshwar were 937 and heavy vehicles
\vere 104 (Total 1041 vehicles). These vehicles pose a great parking
problem in the town. Though all the vehicles coming I<>
Mahabaleshwar do not stay there, it is highly neccessary to have the
parking for the vehicles. At present there are parking places ncar S.T.
stand, on Masjid Road at Aram chowk, Venna lake. Bombay point.
I ,odwick point. Sometimes in the peak period, the Police parade
ground and premises of police library are also made available for
parking. The vehicles which do not get space for parking arc i()I.JIJd
parked on roadsides which create traffic congestion & ii1conven icncc
became I)Uisance. To reduce this problem, various sites tor parking at
different places in town are necessary.
.10.4.3 TRANSPORTATION:
For local site seeing there are 300 tourist taxis and 350 cars ai'<:
having Tourist License. Thus total 650 cars are avai I able at
Mahabaleshwar. Also Maharashtra State Transport corporation i~
operating ''Mahabaleshwar Darshan" buses from Satara .. Wai. l'unc
and tl·om the Mahabaleshwar too.
There are about 200 horses 111 the town which llKilitatcs the
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may be encouraged & tor tourists . .It would be an added attraction to
ride around the pathways I rides in the forest areas to enjoy the
nature's beauty. To some extent the use of vehicles can be avoided &
considerable employment may be generated .
Walking on the rides, paths through dense forest is an
adventurous experience and there are also beautiful view points on the
way. where open areas occur showing deep valleys. and ravines
ridges. Therefore it is ideal ground to promote nature based touri~m
involving hiking, bird watching and understanding the Jlorn. fauna and
the Botany of the place. This will not only increase the tourism hut
also the general awareness about environment and nature protection in
the people. The horse-carts, horses shall be provided on the rides. to
convey the tourists, which will increase the local employment also .
Suitable publicity should be given to these rides. walks. paths by
means of maps, folders, guidebooks, boards on main roads; etc.
10.5 TOURIST INFORMATION BUREAU
Taking into consideration increasing of tourists Jlow lhm1 other
sli1tcs. foreign countries, it is quite necessary that there shall he a well
furnished centralised Tourist Information Centre & Nawre
lnterpreation Centre to guide I facilitate I provide information to the
tourists regarding availability of various facilities like hotels. lodges.
restaurants, taxi services about view points. local flora and J:nma.
birds and animals. local products the general geographical. historical
& cultural background of the area, location of shopping, medical &
postal facilities, religious institutions, local art & crall & any security
problem that they should be aware of.
The absence of an up to date information system leads to pour
tourist facilitation. The technological developments in the lield ol·
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f(lr establishing a tourist intbrmation network.
The hotels and lodges at Mahabaleshwar shall be c.:lassi fled by
M.T.D.C. helding discussions with Municipal Council & llotc:l
Owner's Association according to accommodation type an.d their rates
shall be fixed for season and off-season period and this information
along with rooms vacant. rooms engaged shall be made available at
Tourist Information Centre, so that it will be convenient for the
tourists to get accommodate at Mahabaleshwar and they wi II not .i ust
WAnder here and there in search of accommodation & avoid
t)xploitation harassment.
Tourist Information centre shall also fumish the information or
the entertainment points, local .site seeing taxi fares, booklets
i·cgarding Mahabaleshwar Guide and Eco-Sensitivencss of
Mahabaleshwar, so that tourists will get aware of tl·agile Nature and
the. JJe"ed for environment conservation.
l 0.6 GUIDE SERVICE
The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation has
provided "guide" service in its ~'Mahabaleshwar -Darshan" buses.
However, for the tourists travelling in other private vehicles such as
taxis, tourist cars, private buses,. properly trained guides arc not
available. Local people shall be given proper training to act as guide
to the tourists, and shall be able to give accurate information ahout the
physical , natural and historical nspects of the places. This. will create
gaintLJII employment jobs to the local residents. The municipal council
may arrange for such licenses with the guidence from M.'r.D.C. &
other organisations & Uniform dress for guides may be decided 1n
consultation with Guide Association. The Guides shall he jointlY
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10.7 VIEW POINTS OF MAHABALESHWAR
During the British rule, the place was exclusively us<;d as a
holiday resort especially for the rulers. and due to commGn.:ial
activities it has urbanised. Now, due to strenous efl1xts or the
Government, Mahabaleshwar town has been transformed and
developed as a Tourist Centre. Mahabaleshwar is the highest and
Jamous hill station of all the hill stations in Maharashtra seuted in
Sahyadri Ghats and due to its natural scenic beauty. it attracts the
tourists not only from Maharashtra, but also from other states of' the
country. It is also observed that the t(Jreign tourists are also visiting
Mahabaleshwar and their number is increasing. Thus Mahabaleshwar
is the important town from the tourism point of view and· the tourism
not only increases the revenue of the Government, provides gainful
employment to the local people, foreign exchange but also the
exchange of the cultural activities. Tourism is highly labour intensive
as compared to any other industry. It is learnt that the Economic &
Social Commission for Asia & Pacific (ESCA P) study report on
"Economic Impact of Tourism in India'' (as refercd in the report oi"the
vvorking groups on tourism for the ninth plan 1997 - 2002.) rc1 c·akd
that 1.2 international tourists visits provide employment to one person.
Similarly, 17 domestic tourists generate employment tor one person.
Due to the cross border terrorism in the paradise of India i.e.
Kashmir since last about 20 years many tourists diverted to the tourist
centers in Maharashtra, especially towards Mahabalcshwar. MaJority
of people visiting Mahabaleshwar from outer states are from state of
Gujarat. And the statistics shows that the number of tourists visiting
Mahabaleshwar is increasing which subsequently increases pressure
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sanitation. parking, pollution and also the nalllral resources.
Therefore, to conserve the natural beauty. flora an~i liiumi or Mahahaleshwar the Ministry of Environment and Forests nl'
Government of India has declared Mahabaleshwar Region as "!·.co
Sensitive Zone' (which includes Mahabaleshwar town).
There are many points of scenic beauty and heautill.d places in
and around Mahabaleshwar which tourists like very much: in those
primely include Aurther seat point, Elphiston Point, Sydney or
Lodwick point, Bombay point, Canaught peak point, F'ockland point.
Bahington Point, Kates point, Carnac Point, Wilson point. Kshctra
Mahahaleshwar, Vennalake, Pratapsingh Garden, Lingmala Waterfall,
etc. among them Lodwick point, Bahington point. Wilson point.
Vcnna lake Pratapsing garden, Fockland Point, Carnac Point. llclcn
Point, Canaught Peak Point are within municipal limit ,,,
Mahabalcshwar . Also there are pathways, bridle paths through the
forest and rides namely Tiger Path, Blue River Valley ride, Malcom
ride, Dan to Beer shiba ride, Cannaught Peak Point ride. Dhobi
Waterfall ride, Lamington ride, Willington ride. etc. passing through
the torest area. Besides these there are some famous tourist centers
like Pratapgad. Makarandgad, Tapola, KamalGad, Pandav Gad. and
f'anchgani in this area. Many of the places at Mahaba!cshwar arc
recognized by the names of the British Governors and officers ,d\cr
them. who developed Mahabaleshwar.
There are number of Points & beautiful places in & urnund
Mahabaleshwar. Out of those some points are within Municipul
council limit. These points are described briefly below:
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highest altitude of this rlateau. It is rart of Shindola hill. It is <I
vast bare rock with three observation towers erected at di ITerent
srots including Geological Bench Mark of Survey or India
Department. Tourists rush here in the early morning to see the
colourful and inspiring sun rise. Towards the N01th one can sec the
Panorama of Venna Lake, Kshetra Mahabaleshwar while towards
the south the grand view of still water of Shivsagar reservoir of
Koyna Dam. On the West a v·iew of Bazar-area and thick cover of
forest broken by .chimneys and roofs of higher buildings. is seen.
Thus as this point is the highest place. the all rotind view of
Mahabalcshwar plateau can be observed. This point is named in the
memory of Governor of Bombay Sir Wilson. This point is .the
nearest point from Bazar Peth. The provision of benches for the
tourists reaching on foot shall be made here. A I so horse-riding
shall be encouraged on this point.
Bombay Point (Height from MSL 1273 m) : Bombay point is
one of the earliest known points in Mahabaleshwar. It is ahout 4
km away from Bazar peth towards the West. Every evening
hundrt;ds of the visitors rush to this point to watch the glorious
sunset, over the sea, extravagant riot of colours. From here you
can see Pratapgad and Makarandgad at their best. This point is
located on west side and therefore sunset scene is watched. and
hence this point is also known as sunset point. There is old
Bombay road and therefore this point is known as Bombay Point
There is small parking lot available to park vehicles of tourists.
Tourists also enjoy the horse-riding. local foodstuffs. hot and cold
drinks here. The point shall be made more beautiful by green lawn.
and plants of beautiful tlowers.
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4.8 km away from Bazar Peth towards North-West. It is also
known as Elephant head and Sydney Point. We can sec Koyana
valley, Pratapgad and Mahabaleshwar-Mahud
Mahabaleshwar commemorates the late General I .odwick by
naming the point after him. He was the tirst European to set !(lOt
on the Mahabaleshwar hill. He climbed up the steep hill. with u
stick in his hand and accompanied by his pet dog. He invited the
attention of the British ot11cials to visit this place. 1\ monument is
placed on the top of the promontory in his memory. The monument
was broken due to lightening in thunder storm which was repaired
& rebuilt by the local people. Beyond Lodwick monument is
extreme end of point known as elephants head which is 4m wide
and sides have a drop of over 800 m to Koyna river valley belmv.
There is space available for parking the vehicles of tourists.
The railings at the point shall be built for the safety of the tourists.
/\lso horse-riding shall be encouraged from the tourism point or view on the rides here.
iv) Babington Point (Height from MSL 1294 m) : This point b
located about 3 km away from Bazar Peth towards South and on
Tapola road. Makarandgad and Solashi river valley (Blue valley).
Koyna river valley can see from this point. There is small gardern
here which should be beautified by lawns. fountains. and pl8nts ol'
beautiful flowers. The colourtul sunset,keeps permanently in the
mind.
v) Chinaman Water Fall: It is located at south of Malcolm peth and
north of Babington point. We can reach here by the Malcom ride
or Karviala road from Babington Point. Formerly the Chine~<:
convicts used to cultivate the adjoining fields, hence the fall is
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known as Chinaman water Jail. The water fall is at its fullest anc-r
monsoon, and has pleasing view with roaring sound.
vi) Carnac & Falkland Point (Height from MSL !240m): llwsc
l1vo points are within a walking distance fi·om Bombay Point on
Tiger Path and Malcom Ride. The views they offer ure almost
same. The sharp cliffs of Babington point stretch magniticently
before our eyes. We also see Koyana valley and Makarandgad.
This point is named by late governor of Mumbai Mr: Whycounl
Fackland.
vii) Helen Point (Height frolll MSL 1260 m) : It is about 1.5 km
away from the Babington Point, by the Blue Valley Ride on Tapola
road. It takes you in the midst of Blue Valley. We can sec Solashi
Valley from this point. Tiny Fields of various sizes and small huts
catch our eyes giving thrilling sensation.
viii) Cannaught Peak Point (Height from MSL 1415.5m): It 1s
second highest point of Mahabaleshwar hills. It offers a
panoramic view of the Venna lake and Krishna Valley. It 1s
about 800m east of old Mahabaleshwar road. It is 3.5 km away
Ji·om Bazar Peth. From here you can see old Mahabaleshwar and
Elphinston point to the north, Koyana valley and Pratapgad to the
west, Wilson point to the south and Kamalgad, Krishna valley to
the east. The view of beautilul sunset is also experienced from
here.
From this point Dan to Beer Shiba ride reaches to the
Bombay point and Dhobi Waterfall ride to Dhobi waterfall from
Kshetra Mahabaleshwar road.
This point was tlrst known as Olympia and w<is lilvour·itc
with riders. The Duke of Cannaught was so enchanted hy its
majestic spot view that he could not resist the temptation of
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Olympia became Cannaught Peak Point.
Dhobi Water Falls :- It is located at South - f::ast of' Lnd,vick
Point accessed by Dhobi Water Fall ride commencing li·om
Kshetra-Mahabaleshwar Road and reaches to Lodwick Point. The
Washermen of Mahabaleshwar used to go Jbr washing the clothes
at the water stream near C.T.S.No.66 'Lily Cottage Bunglow· and
therefore named as Ohobi Water fall. The stream falls over <.I crag
ailer passing through tbrbst. The view of the Water l~dl "
charming while it is at its tullest in the monsoon and thcreaHer
for two months.
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is built by King Shahaji alias Appasaheb of Satara. who was
brother ofPratapsinh in 1842. It is a wonderful spot. Boating in
the Venna lake is tuH of pleasure for all. The. boats arc plcntitill
and charges reasonable. Boat club is now run by the municipal
council. Now, construction work of new dam to i'ncreasc the
storage capacity is in progress. This scheme is undertaken to
supply water to municipal councils-Mahabaleshwar and
Panchgani.
In addition to above spots there are number of beautiful
spots outside mtmicipal council. These spots are rt~)5 to I 0 km
away from main Bazar Peth area. The people visiting
Mahabaleshwar see view points within municipal co unci I as
well as view points outside the municipal council.
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I) Elephinstone Point
2) Savitri Point
3) Castle Rock Point
4) Arthur's Seat Point
5) Marjorie Point
6) Window Point
7) Kates Point
8) Rosamund Rock Point
9) Lingmala Water falls
I 0) Kshetra- Mahabaleshwar
I I) Pratapgad Fort
12) Gaolani Point
13) . Bagdad Point
14) Shindola Plateau
15) . Tapola
16) Panchagani. etc
I 0.8 DISPERSAL OF TOURISTS WITHIN THE HILL STATION
There is a tendency of tourists to crowd around certain. points
of attraction with the result that while these points get congest<:d
several other fascinating points are left unattended. Tourists should h<::
stimulated to discover' the latant beauty spot of the hill station about
which publicity has to be given. The following remedies sh<lll he
made in this regard .
A) Lodwick point, Babington point and Cannaught peak point
should be promoted as alternative sunset points to reduce the
tourist rush at Bombay point. These points shall be \veil
publicised for their views.
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picnic spots in Mahabaleshwar. These should be: suitahfy
published at ditferent prominent places and also at the
entrances. There are Folkland and Carnac points. Chinanwn
waterfalls on the rides from Bombay Point to Babington Point
i.e. Malcom ride and Tiger Path, trom Mahad-road at
Madhusagar Madhutpadak society. These rides through 1<1rcst
dense shadowed are long, so the horses, horse carts can be made
available for the tourists. The paths shall be notilied in the
/()rests which are useful for hiking.
C) The Polo Ground and Golf Course here should be preserved ~s
open spaces for public recreation and sports. The polo-sports
shall be encouraged to have new attraction for the tourists at
Polo Ground. Also Drive-in Cinema can also be tried at Ciol I'
Course play ground.
D) In peak season, thousands of tourists wander in the main Ba::.aar
Area in the evening after sunset view at Bombay Point and
boating at Verma Lake, for marketing the local products such as
honey. fruit jam, jellies, wooden sticks. leather Jootwears.
handicrafts, fruits like strawberry, mulberry,jamuns.rasberry.
etc. To solve this problem of crowd at Bazar, to diven the
tourists to late evening, recreation activities such as light &
sound shows, amusement parks etc. & by providing another
tourist shopping arcade, Art & Craft Centre etc. Due to this
considerable employment may be generated.
EJ There are various places which shall be acquain!ed to the
tourists. They include Apiaries of Khadi Gl"lmwd,:og.
Mahaba!eshwar Madhotpadak Society and some private
individiduals who run apiculture and produce honey. There i.' a
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collects the climatic data like rainfall. wind direction. relative
humidity, temperature. There are ordinary and scll~rccording
rainguages for measuring rainfalL Barometer to measure
atmospheric pressure; various types of thermometers to record
tcm peratures. Humidity is measured with the help <;I'
thermometer and Hydrograph instrument while wind-vane
decides the wind direction and Anemometer the wind speed .
Next is Regional Wheat Rust Research -Station at
Mahabaleshwar which is established in 1941 under the British
rule. There are only two such stations in India. One is at
Shim1a in Himachal Pradesh and the other is at Mahabaleshwar .
The research is carried out on rust of wheat stem and leaves .
As the maximum and minimum temperatures here are 32 °C and
2°C respectively, the average yearly rainfall is about 6000 mm
and average relative humidity IS about 72.3~··(, ~It
Mahabaleshwar. These are very congenial to rust development.
therefore Mahabaleshwar is choosen tor wheat rust research
station.
There is a live spnng of water constructed in stone
structure near Morarji Castle on Tapola road which is a
beautiful place to visit. The water there is cool and tasty. We
feel cool while entering the spring. There is a Hindu Gymkhana
at Mahabaleshwar. which is open to all. The tourists can enjoy
here playing various sports like cricket. tennis, badminton.
volleyball, carom, chess. table tennis. billiards. etc. In Petit
Library near S.T. Stand. besides various types of books. facility
of indoor games like billiards, table tennis. etc. are available.
The game of billiards is becoming popular here as some people
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There is Go-karting game on Wai road which many louriols
enjoy. Also in summer season. hot air balloon. cntcrtainmc:nr
activities like mini train. merry go round. giant wheel. magrc
shows, are available for tourists .
F) Mansoon tourism may be promoted by advertisement or any
other incentives so that the tlow of the tourists wi II remain
throughout the year .
DEVELOPMENT OF ALTERNATIVE TOURIST PLACES
As it is evident from tables of number of tourists, there rs a
tremendous pressure of tourists and tourist traffic on illc .. .r
Mahabaleshwar which put pressure on natural resources such as \Vater.
air. forests etc. of the hill station and also on accommodation~. " "'
drainage and other amenities. Therefore there should be a sustainable
development. The sustainable development approach implies that the
natural, cultural & other resources of tourism are conserved /(Jr
continuous use in the future, while still bringing benefits to the present
society. This approach is actually important because most tourism
development depends on attractions & activities related to the natural
cnvironm.ent, historic, heritage & cultural patterns of areas. If these
resources are degraded or destroyed, then the tourism areas can nol
attract tourists & tourism will not be successfi.rl. More generally. most
tourists seck destinations that have a high level of environmental
quality, they like to visit places that are attractive, clean & neither
polluted nor congested. It is also essential that residents of the tourism
area should not have to suffer from environment deterioration & S<lcial
problems. Hence the flow of the tourists should be diverted
somewhere else nearby. Several places in the vicinity may be capable
of development with a view to divert the pressure of tourist traflic
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encouraged to take excursions t.o these places. These might includt:
Tapola. Mandhardev. Dhom reservoir. Gude Panchglmi. Kus.
Knmalgad. Chandahgad. Makarandgad etc .• the last three especial!~
l{>r hiking. Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation should
assess the potential and requirements of selected sites with a view li>
implement site and services programme for private d<Jvclopers to
provide full-tledged facilities for tourists at these places. The cnre
should be taken not to affect their natural environment. character and
fundamental rights of local people. Comprehensive Tourism plan
should be prepared by M.T.D.C for this purpose. The Cottage Tourism
concept in rural area proposed in the Regional Plan shall be developed
to reduce pressure on the urban area.
Recently, the Maharashtra State Road Development
Corporation has prepared a project report of New Mahabaleshwar
which will be additional tourist place to Mahabaleshwar. div•:rting
tourists from Mahabaleshwar to thereon which will definitely reduce
[xessure of tourists on Mahabaleshwar. The area of the project
comprise near about 372 sq km.of villages trom Satara, Patan and
Jawali tahsils including Natural scenic beauties. large Koy1ia rescrvoi1· .
Historical monuments, forts, waterfalls, religious places, and much
more and is communicated by roads, and rails .
10.10 EDUCATION ABOUT TOURISM
As Mahabaleshwar is an attractive tourist centre and tourism
activity at the place is a major contribution to the sustenance of the
life of local people , they should be educated keeping in point this
view. so that they can get gaintlil employment opportunities in thot
regard. Since tourism can bring both benefits & problems to the local
society & its cultural patterns. If tourism is well planned. developed &
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managed in a socially responsible manner. it can bring several types or socio-cultural benefits such as
a) The development of tourism will enhance the living standard ol
people by increasing employment opportunities & developing
other economic benefits.
b) Tourism reinforces or even renews a sense of pride by residents
in their culture, when they observe tourists appreciating it.
c) Tourism provides the opportunity for cross-cultural exchanges
between tourists & residents who learn about & come to
respect, one another's cultures.
Also developing & managing tourism so that it is compatible
with the environment & docs not degrade it is a maJor factor in
achieving sustainable development.
If tourism is not well planned, developed & managed, it can
create several types of negative environmental impacts such as -
a) Water pollution from improper development of sewage &
solid waste disposal systems for hotels & other facilities.
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Air pollution resulting from excessive use of internal
combustion vehicles such as cars, taxis. buses, motorcycles
etc.
Noise pollution generated by a concentration of touri~.ts &
tourist vehicles.
Visual pollution resulting from poorly designed hotels &
other tourist facilities, inadequate landscaping of fllcilitics.
use of large & ugly advertising.
Ecological disruption of natural areas by overuse & misuse
by tourists.
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ilow shifted to Panchgani recently. which should start the different
courses allied to Tourism. I ike hotel management. cat<::ring. Ira vc: I
tourism etc. There should be a reservation of scats J{Jr toea! peopiL· .
There should be the establishment of local tourism flmtms & public
awareness programmes highlighting the benefits of tourism to
communities. There should be a development of human resources i.e .
skill of local community to enable them better participation.
There should be a motor driving school at Mahabaleshwar and
also Computer Training Institute to train the young generation in the
respective fields, to faci I it ate the tourism there.
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Chapter I 1
HERITAGE
l I. I CONSERVATION OF ANCIENT BUILDINGS OF ARCHEOLOGICAL I ARCHITECTURAL INTEREST, VIEW POINTS AND THEIR ENVIRONS
The history of Mahabaleshwar town IS described prt·viously .
Malcom Peth is constru.cted at that time with requisite infrastructure and
buildings to attract the people towards Mahabaleshwar. The buildings for
various purposes were constructed by the British Government in those
days and the Government properties has been given on lease to the
people interested to make Mahabaleshwar as a hill station for calm and
restful holidays. This has been done in 19111 and 20'11 centuries. Most of
the bui I dings here are of age more than 100 years, presenting unique style
of architecture. Being a popular hill station, abundant forest wealth,
Mahabaleshwar has a number of objects of very old and may under12.o
extensive renovation and repairs. These buildings and their environs i.e.
man made heritage need to be preserved at any cost. There are certain
view points, rides, paths in the forest i.e. natural heritage which need to
be preserved and protected. Thereby the concept of 'Heritage building'
and 'Heritage precinct' has came forward.
I I .2 HERITAGE
Heritage building means a building possessmg architectural;
aesthetic, historic or cultural values which is declared as heritage
building by the Planning Authority in whose jurisdiction such building is
situated and heritage precinct means an area comprising heritage building
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or buildings and precincts thereof or related places. Herita11,e is the c.
product of the legacy of the different periods in the History. Heritage
built and rebuilt leaves its seal on the soils of the time. There are certain
buildings, precincts and rides, paths, roads, areas at Mahabaleshwar
which have a distinct character of their own because of their
architectural, aesthetic, ecological, historic and cultural character.
According to commitment to the High Court of Mumbai in Writ
Petition No. 2754/1997, the Heritage Committee has been formed by
Government of Maharashtra Urban Development vide G.R. No.TPS-
1998/5631CR-36198/UD- I 3, dated 21" July 1998 for Mahahaleshwar
which has fixed certain properties, buildings, precints, areas, roads, rides,
paths, etc. as Heritage. Recently Government in Urbat! Development
reconstituted the heritage conservation committee vide G.R.No. TPS-
1 99911 I 861CR-13601UD-13, dated 27'11 August, 2008. Also as per the
Eco-sensitive zone notification, of the Government of India in Ministry
of Environment and Forests, dated 17'11 January 200 I, the heritage
properties at Mahabaleshwar shall be protected and preserved.
Accordingly, Mahabaleshwar Hill Station Municipal. Council has
submitted the modification proposal to the Government of Maharashtra,
u/s 37 of Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, I 966 for
approval, regarding Heritage buildings and precincts, and regulations
therefor, alongwith list of heritage properties, within Municipal limit.
Map showing such Heritage buildings I precincts I properties is m1nexed
herewith as Map No.I 0. This list of heritage properties at Mahabaleshwar
and regulations therefor will be applicable as it is, as sanctioned b'y the
Government ofMaharashtra.
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MAP SHOWING HERITAGE PROPERTIES IN MAHABALESWAR
Name of property 1. Bazar 2. Ripon Hotel 3. Octagon & The Rosery 4. Christ Church 5. Beckwith Monument 6. Maskati Villa i
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Nanasaheb Parulekar's BungM Aspect Hall Bajaj TelllJX> Holiday Home (Ri:fge Hotel) Race view Hotel & Buoglow Fitdous Mahal GOOawari Sugar Mill Guest HaGe Mount Unique Chitrakoot GolfUnks Parsi Ararrgah CeJTE!efy NonPareil Vue Miniature VIla Sydney Hmr;e Eagle's Nest Glengany lnvanhoe VaHey VeH Vishun VIa Goverrrnent Bung low V Vasant Bu!JJia.v Analbli Hotel Brighton Park Predrd Stanrose VIla Adam Villa Four Oaks Queen's Catla]e lessoo lodge Jameson Lodge Dewan Vila Glenogle Bohemia Babington House Morarjl Castle & Gandhijls Prayer House Hoo.6omanp Dinshaw PGiil Ubraty Roman Catholic Church Europen Cemetery Sundar Villa Wood-Gollemment House Bombay Point Sindola Pat SreeNm GreenWoois Benehill Lodtsley Hall Montana The Terraces F rederieks Hoeel Dina Hole! Golf View (lake VIEW) Hindu Gymkhana Post & Telegraph omces Chhalrapati Pratapsinh lJd)'an Venna Lake Club Mahabaloshwar Parsonage Hindu Cemete!)' Polo Ground Kenilworth Dhun vma She! Ga~adhar Makharia Garden lodviQ. Point & Elephant Head Camac Point Falkland Point Babington Point Fitzgerald Point Wilson Poim Dhobi Waterfall Ride Dan - to- Beer Shiba Ride Tger Path- Tiger Path Road Falkland Ride Chinamans Water Fa~ OOe Malcom Peth- Babington Ride Chinamans Waterfall Point Cannaught Peak Ride Bridalpath (Kshelra Mahabaleshwar}- Cannaught Peak Ride Blue Valley Ride (Kutch). Tapola Road - Satara Road Blue Valley Rid a - Tapola Road · Helen's Pcint Bridalpalh Ride . wilson point. Li~a Cannauht Peak Point Mahabaleshwar lodge Mervik Banglow Anand Varsha The Oaks & malcolm Cottage Amrut Bhavan Homilodge Splingliekts Villa Zeeria Clifton's locge Shtv Prasad Zenith West lodge Mount Malcolm Moul Douglas Victoroi Cottage Zora ColtCg!
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12.1 GENERAL OBSERVATIONS
While preparing Revised Development plan ofMahabaleshwar Hill
Station town, different surveys viz. existing land use survey, structural
condition survey, demographic survey, etc. have been carried out and the
necessary data is collected. Therctrom the general observations arc as
follows:-
!) The population of the town is seen to be gradually increasing since 195 I
onwards. The growth rate observed during 1981-1991 is 16.59%, . while
in the last decade, i.e. 1991-2001, it is 20.56% which shows there is
natural growth of the population in the town.
2) The literacy rate of the town as per 1991 census is 81.39% which has
increased to 87.70% as per 2001 census.
3) As per 1991 census the sex ratio (No. of females per 1000 males) is 794
which is improved to 808 as per 200 I census.
4) Total area within municipal limit is J 9.55 sqkm, out of which about 12.58
sqkm (64.34%) owned by the Forest Department, is under actual forest.
Out of the remaining area about 2.33 sqkm area is under Government
Lease Hold properties and from which, the Study Group has declared
about 1.46 sqkm area as a Surplus Area which is not to be utilised for
development activities and about 0.87 sqkm. area as a retainable area.
5) The local resident's population mostly concentrated in congested area and
in unauthorisely developed settlements viz. Ranjanwadi and Gadalwadi.
Shri. Jannimata, Datta and Ganesh Housing Societies, Jijamata and
Munnawar Housing Societies, etc. This is mainly due to the restrictions
imposed by the Development Control Rules regarding the minimum plot .
size of 0.40 Ha outside the congested area.
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7) Being glorious and healthy climate in the winter and summer seasons.
Mahabaleshwar has become a popular tourist centre. However. the
monsoon is very intensive here.
8) Functional character of the town ts 'Service Town'.. The workers
engaged in tertiary sector are 73.70% followed by 19.72% workers in
secondary sector and the remaining 6.58% workers are engaged in
primary sector. As per 1991 census, out of total population of I 0564.
main workers are 3586 i.e. 33.94%.
9) Nearly 16.43 % area of the town is developed area. The infrastructure is
properly developed. The share of land under residential ~se in developed
area is about 33.79 %.
1 0) The sanctioned Development Plan of 1985 has not been fully implemented
by the Municipal Council as well as other authorities and has created a
backlog in the development activities. The implementation percentage so
far as possession of sites is concerned is almost 1 00 % and so far as
development is concerned is about 34 %.
11) There are about 20 % of structures of' A' type (future I ite. above 60 years)
about 36 % of structures of 'B' type (future life 40 to 60 years) about
32% of structures of 'C' type (future life 15 to 40 years); about 8 % of
structures of 'D' type (future life below 15 years) in the town .
12) The influx of tourists and picknickers increasing year by year and most of
the tourists travel by cars. The number of tourists coming by bus is rather
low.
13) The flow of tourists is maximum at weekends and in holidays.
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The major problems noticed for Mahabaleshwar town are described
below:
I) The town has Primary, Secondary and Higher Secondary educational
facilities but the playgrounds are mostly absent. The college level
educational facility in the town is recently started by the Municipal
Council for Arts and Commerce faculties. There is a Lack of playground .
Sports Complex etc in the town .
2) The town does not have active recreational facilities, like playgrounds.
sports complex, Amusement parks etc.
3) In congested area of the town, the parking facility for vehicles of floating
population as well as local residents is inadequate .
4) Un-authorised constructions/violation of Development Control Rules are
mostly seen on Dr. Sabane Road in the congested area, which is highly
commercial street.
5) Horse riding facility is available; however veterinary facilities are not
available in the town. There is no veterinary hospital I clinics for pet
animals.
6) There is no proper site for disposal of solid wastes generated in the town.
7) The sewerage system of the town is old and outdated and it is incapable
to handle the sewage generated in the town. At the same time, there is no
facility for treatment of sewerage and it is being let out into the natural
streams untreated.
8) There is not sufficient supply of water in the town and the scarcity of
water becomes intense iri the summer, when also the tourists season is in
full swing.
9) The town being major tourist centre does not have allied facilities like
Nature Interpretation centre, Tourist lntonnation Centre, Tourist Guides
Training Centre, etc.
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I 0) There is no slum area in the town, however in some parts of the
congested areas, the development is in haphazard manner lacking
intrastructural facilities.
II) The tourists are increasing year by year, and are causing many problems
such as over burden on natural resources, water supply, sewage and solid
waste disposal, traffic congestion, parking, air pollution. noise pollution
and water pollution, increased activities of unauthorised constructions
especially of residential hotels, etc .
12) The town does not have well-equipped fire brigade.
13) Through and local traffic is mixed. The roads are narrow and winding
matching the character of hill station and hilly area. Road junctions and
corners are not properly designed. This gives rise to increase in
accident rate.
14) Due to town's tourism character, majority of workers from surrounding
rural hinterland attracted to this town in search of job. Therefore.
unauthorized development have been occurred in different parts of the
town.
15) Due to heavy influx of picknickers/tourists, number of constructions
came up for commercial activities like lodging; hotels, shops, etc. which
have put enormous pressure on the natural resources like water, air. land,
forest, etc.
16) Outlets of drainage water from congested area are let out into the natural
streams.
I 7) There is no proper drainage system in the area outside the congested
area.
18) The parking Jots are not adequate in the congested area, and most of the
vehicles of tourists as well as local ones are found to be parked in the
form of on street parking leading to traffic cong((stion in ·peak period.
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19) In the care of the town on commercial street i.e. Dr. Sabanc Road. the
front ottas are enchroached for shops. restaurants, etc which arc
intended to be kept permanently open for pedestrians in the season and
Municipal Council has a right to plant trees on these ottas. as per
Property Register Cards of City Survey record. This leads to crowding
the road in the evenings of the season.
20) The water supply and drainage system for the town is inadequate. Also
drainage system in outside congested area .is available for certain area.
most of the area is not having drainage system.
21) Some of buildings in town which are required to be conserved from
architectural point of view shall be maintained regularly. Also repair
works, construction works for protedion. beautification works are
required at view points within municipal limits .
22) The increasing influx of tourists stresses the natural resources as well as
social, and public amenities of the town.
23) The street furniture elements such as dividers, footpaths, rai I ings,
designed intersections, are not provided adequately on heavy traffic
roads and streets.
24) The bald and open patches in the forests are not good from aesthetic
point of view.
25) The solid wastes in the form of papers, plastic bags, bottles. etc. are
littered in the forest and atview points makes town insanitary .
26) The weekly market on Tuesday sits on the roads causing crowd and
trat11c congestion problems.
27) The drainage water from congested area is let out into natural streams.
thereby pollute the rivers on downstreams. Also the drainage in outside
congested area is let out into natural streams, torests which causes
surface as well as underground water pollution.
28) Through and local traffic is mixed, road junctions are not properly
designed which give rise to increase in accident rate.
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the town.
30) There is exploitation of forest wealth in the form of firewood. tree
cutting, forest produces, etc.
31) There are forest fires occasionally in the forest.
32) The temporary stalls, vegetable sales, hawkers on pedestrian paths. roads
create crowds.
33) In the area outside the congested area, there is deficiency of organised
marketing facilities like vegetable market, shopping centre which gives
rise to congestion of crowd and overburden on congested area.
12.3 CONCLUSION
I) To meet the problem of residence of the local people due to incremental
number of persons in the family, the housing projects for Economically
weaker section/Low income Group of society and houseless are essential
to provide the plots for such residents at a reasonable rates,
2) The playgrounds at appropriate places are necessary.
3) In order to solve the traffic congestion problems and accident problems.
adequate parking places at appropriate locations are essential. also the
narrow roads shall be widened at blind comers wherever necessary and
widening of roads, shall be provided with comer roundings at necessary
places. The road junctions and intersections shall be properly designed .
4) To reduce overcrowding on Dr. Sabane Road in congested area, the
unauthorised structures on the front ottas of the properties fronting on this
road shall be removed and it shall be made available for pedestrians and
planting the trees by the Municipal Council. Also the tourists shall be
dispersed in the outer area by making suitable arrangements such as
decentralising tourist activities.
5) The work of upgradation of water supply scheme for Mahabalcshwar
town by constructing new dam at Venna Lake is in progress jointly by
Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran and Minor Irrigation Department The
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water supply scheme for Mahabaleshwar shall be designed so that there
will be enough water even in peak tourist season of extreme summer.
The underground drainage system in the congested· area shall be
improved and the sewage treatment plants are necessary at the outlets or
it. The untreated sewage disposal in the natural streams, forests etc. shall
not be allowed anywhere. The treated effluent shall be allowed to
discharge for agriculture, gardening, etc. The hotels in outside congested
area shall be made mandatory the sewage treatment plants. The various
housing societies shall have their own sewage treatment plants. The
sanitation of the town shall be on priority.
6) Being included in '£co-Sensitive Zone', proper and preventive measures
are essential to prevent air, water, land, sound, etc. pollution at
Mahabaleshwar. Also forest wealth here needs to be protected and the
environmental balance shall be maintained.
. 7) Being popular a tourist place, requisite tourist facilities are to be given.
Also development of various view points shall be made from
beautification, protection points of view. The town shall be made
aesthetically.beautiful.
8) To reduce overcrowding of tourists, they shall be dispersed in the region
and outsiqe the region by discovering new tourist places.
9) The afforestation is necessary on bald and open patches in the forest.
preventive measures are required to check the forest fires, exploitation of
forest wealth, etc.
10) The building constructed for 'Weekly Market' shall be made in use for
the purpose.
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· Looking to the observations and problems made above the
I(Jllowing aims and objectives are envisaged in the preparation of the
Development Plan;-
!) It is obligatory to the Municipal Council to prepare a Development plan
for its Municipal limits and revise it once in twenty years under the
'Provisions ofMaharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, I 966.
The principal aim of this revised Development Plan is to maintain
ecology and environment, since Mahabaleshwar plateau has been
declared as Eco-Sensitive Zone by Government of India., Ministry of
Environment and forest Department notified dated I i" January 200 I and
to fulfill the directions of the Honourable High Court of Mumbai. in Writ
Petition No. 2754/1997
,2) To maintain the character of Mahabaleshwar hill station town as a tourist
place and hill station.
3) The revised Development plan aims at improving the standard of living
and quality of the lite of the people and to provide job/employment
opportunities.
4) This revised Development Plan broadly aims not to encourage further
construction of new lodges/residential hotels, with a view to provide
comfortable facilities to the existing level of tourists and dispersal of
additional tourists in future.
5) The principal objective of this revised Development plan· is to evolve an
appropriate and well integrated land use pattern of development J(Jr the
entire town as a whole for a time horizon of 2001 to 2015 and 2025.
6) To provide necessary basic amenities and facilities to the resident people
as well as floating population of the town.
7) To provide for adequate parking spaces at appropriate locations.
8) This plan aims at reducing entry of polluting vehicles into·the town.
9) To fulfil the objectives put torth by the Regional Plan .
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Municipal Council are to be suggested for etTective implemtation of
Development Plan.
11) To provide for the ways and means which would directly/indirectly
increase gainful employment opportunities for local residents.
I 2) Rules regarding conservation of ancient buildings of architectural
interest, heritage properties/places are to be added in present
Development plan .
13) For better implementation of Development Plan, and in order to involve
public participation in it, new concept of accommodating reservations to
develop reserved public sites is to be introduced in existing Building Bye
Laws and Development Control Rules, for Mahabaleshw!)r town.
14) To prepare a rational, realistic and viable plan for speedy and smooth
implementation and to remove any errors, discrepancies, if any in the
existing Development Plan.
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13.1 GENERAL
Mahabaleshwar town ts functioning as a servtcc town with
character of prominent tourist centre. The planning of the Development
plan of this town is aimed for creating better I iving conditions for
inhabitants for orderly development of town and to provide social and
public amenities improvement of circulation pattern, tourist. recreational
and entertainment facilities etc., to local residents as well as tourists: on
the basis of. the revised planning standards prescribed by the
Government and the planning proposals in the revised Development
Plan prepared tor the area tor which Mahabaleshwar Hill Station
Municipal Council ts Planning Authority, have been framed
accordingly, under the provisions of Maharashtra Regional and Town
Planning Act, 1966.
Mahabaleshwar town is included in Mahabaleshwar - Panchgnni
Regional Plan area which is declared as Eco-sensitive zone by Ministry
of Environment and Forests of Government of India. vide noti/lcation
dated 17/1/2001. Therefore, considering the guidelines of this
notification the Development Plan of the town is prepared to provide
healthy environment and the requi.site social and public amenities.
recreational and entertainment activities to the local as well as floating ,_
populations. The planning proposals tor land use zoning have bt:cn
proposed based on the projected population of 20 years i.c.2025 A. D.,
while those in respect of public sites to be designated have been
proposed to requirements of the projected population of I 0 years
i.e.2015 A.D. taking into consideration 2001 A.D. as a base year as
intention of the revision of the Development Plan is declared in this
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J(.Jr legal formalities. The details of the proposals. reservation sites etc.
are as described below and same are shown on the plan i.e. the
··Proposed Land Use Plan (Sector I and Sector II) for· Mahabaleshwar
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13.2 DEMOGRAPHIC PROJECTIONS
The population projection is one branch of demography dealing
with the present and future trends of all facts of Urban and Rural
Population. The demography · deals with understanding of the
composition and complexity of the particular town during preceding
census enumeration years regarding various factors of Human lffe viz.
Sex ratio, mortality rate, age and sex composition, occupational
structure of town etc. All these factors since have direct bearing on
human being are inter-related with each other. The population
forecasting is a complex task, involving consideration of many factors
underlying the growth of town. The population of area increases or
decreases as due to difference of birth and death rates or in-migration or
out migration of the people.
Being a tourist centre, the population of Mahabaleshwar town
could be . divided into two categories, viz. permanent and floating
population. The permanent population resides at Mahabaleshwar for the
whole year, while floating population comes to the town occasionally
only for a period of few days mainly for enjoyment of tourism, rest.
holidaying etc. The data regarding permanent population and tloating
population is given in chapter 3; vide Table No.5 and Table No.6. The
rates of growth of these populations are also indicated in Para 3.2 of
chapter 3: The Table No.5 shows the data of census of permanent
population of Mahabaleshwar town from year 1901 to 200 I.
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Mahabaleshwar town is increasing at an average rate of about 20% per
decade with natural growth.
Mahabaleshwar Hill Station Municipal Council has declared its
intension tor preparation of the revised Development Plan (Second
Revision) in the year 2001. Therefore for all practical purposes, the year
2001, is considered as the base year. Taking into account transit period
up to year 2005 for legal formalities in preparation of Development
plan. sanctioning of the Development Plan etc. the population is
projected for 10 years for planning proposals of designated public sites
i.e. year 2015 and for 20 years for land use zoning proposals i.e. year
2025. The following table shows projected populations by various
. methods.
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PROJECTION OF POPULATION BY VARIOUS METHODS .
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Taking into account the projected populations 'worked out by
various six methods mentioned above and annual percentage increase in
number .of tourists, the Divisional Deputy Director of Town Planning.
Pune Division Pune has approved the projected population for
Mahabaleshwar town computed by Public Health Method as 16560 for
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year 2015 and !9965 tor year 2025. vide letter No.lmii-'l><R I'J·':l·)lm.~J
~~~qo~. dated 18/12/2002. It is also informed through this letter to
consider I 0 to I 2% of population of year 200 I as a floating population
and to provide Tourist services and Amenities for this floating
population.
The details of floating population in Mahabaleshwar town J(lr last
23 years are as given in Table No.27 in Chapter No.I 0.
The draft Regional Plan for Mahabaleshwar and Panchgani
Region has been prepared by Regional Planning Board and submitted it
to State Government tor approval. While projecting the popu!Htion the
population for region, projection of population for Mahabaleshwar town
has already worked out. Hence it is assumed that it is correct and
adopted as it is for Development Plan purpose. This prqjections are
14 700, 16300 and 16500 for the yeats of 2011. 2'021 and 2022
respectively. Here for Development Plan we are planning to propose the
social amenities and facilities for public tor the year 2015 and zoning for
the year of 2025. Hence with the help of prqjections made in Regional
Plan, the proportionate projected population for Mahabaleshwar town
tor the year 2015 is considered as 15300 and tor the year 2025 IS
considered as 17100.
According to assumptions made in Draft Regional Plan, the
floating population in region is 13% of the projected population. l-Ienee
for Development Plan proposals the same percentage is adopted for
deriving the floating population in the town. Hence to provide tourist
services, facilities and amenities the floating population for the year of
2015 is assumed as (13% X 15300) 1989 i.e. 2000.
The details of floating population are thoroughly studied and the
following observations are made:-
i) There is average rise of floating population about 6.54% per year.
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& Christmas festivals and weekends.
iii) The tourists influx is minimum is rainy season and reaches peak
in May and October vacations .
iv) Most of the tourists travel by private tourist buses, and own cars .
As pear data available maximum number of huses and cars
arrived per day at Mahabaleshwar is I 0 I and I 085 respectively in
peak season of year 2003-2004 .
v) Most of the tourists stay at Mahabaleshwar for two to three days.
The owners of the bungalows at Mahabaleshwar stay more than a
week. Now a days of busy life one day tourists arc also
increasing. So also the number of tourists coming to enjoy rainy
season is increasing.
Considering the above facts, it is seen that more and more
tourists would be attracted towards Mahabaleshwar. in future.
Therefore, it is necessary to disperse these .tourists within
Mahabaleshwar - Panchgani Region by providing holiday homes
in region area and divert the tourists outside the region by
exploring and creating alternate tourist centres nearby. This will
not only reduce the strain on natural resources and public
amenities of Mahabaleshwar but also protect and conserve the
ecology at Mahabaleshwar.
13.3 DISTRIBUTION OF POPULATION
Mahabaleshwar town covers an area of 19.55 sq.km. and the most
of the present population is concentrated in gaothan area of Malcom
Peth in congested form, while in outside· area it is distributed in the
development area which are in the scattered form, like Ranjanwadi &
Gadalwadi area, various housing societies, in the form of bunglows in
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13.4 PLANNING SECTORS
As per the earlier sanctioned 1 '' revised Development Plan there
were two sectors for controlling the Development. But tor the planning.
purpose, by considering the nature of development. physical features
etc. the town as whole was considered for planning. The planning
sectors are described in brief as below:-
a) SECTOR - I :-
This includes mainly the area of congested gaothan of Malcom
Peth. The area of this sector is 0.333423 sq.km. (33.423 Ha.) The total
number of souls presently residing in this sector considering population
of census 2001 is 6550 while the total number of souls proposed to be
inhabitated in this sector by year 20 15 and 2025 would be 786 7 and
8793 respectively.
b) SECTOR- II:-
This sector includes an area surrounding sector-!, within entire
Municipal council limit. In this sector, there are Government leasehold
properties, private properties, specified area of Ranjanwadi and
Gadalwadi, agricultural area, forest area. The total area of this sector is
19.221677 sq.km. ( 1922.1677 Ha.) The total number of souls proposed
to be inhabited in this sector by year 2015 and 2025 would be 7433 and
8307 souls respectively as against the present population of 61 87. as per
census 200 I.
Mahabaleshwar is a hill station with forest as major and
predominant land use and therefore considering the topography. scarcity
of open lands, existing development and restrictions on the development
of availabie lands, for the purpose of planning proposals of designated
public sites the whole area of municipal limit is considered as one
planning sector without differentiating the congested area and outside
the congested area. The requirements for projected population of 15300
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Proposed amenities and sector wise population ·distribution with
densities for gross and net residential areas are shown in the tables
following in this chapter.
13.5 PROPOSED LAND USE
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Various land use zones and reservation of sites for public
purposes, for projected populations of years 2025 and 2015 respectively,
are proposed in the Revised Development Plan (Second Revision). For
framing the zoning proposals, projected population of 17100 souls in the
year 2025 is considered.·
The Proposed Land Use Analysis is given in Tables below.
TABLE -30 PROPOSED LAND USE PATTERN- SECTOR - I
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L Sr.No. Land use A rea in Hectare_ ·--~ El Residential 241.40 --- -:?. Commercial
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From the proposed Land Use Analysis it is seen that 23.70% ofthe town·
area is proposed for the development. Out of this developed area residential
zone is 13.15%, commercial zone is 0.37%. There is no industrial zone
proposed. The area under transport and communication is 4.81% that of
recreation is 3.75% and public utility is 0.30% of the developed area.
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predominant land use here and its percentage to total town area is 62.87 o •. ;,
t(JIIowed by no development area I 0. 94% and area under water bodies 2.49 '~lr>
of the total town area. Thus, it is seen that in the proposed revised development
plan 76.30% of the town area will remain in open form and Will not put non
agricultural activities thereby maintaining the environment and ecological
balance at Mahabaleshwar.
I) RESIDENTIAL ZONE :-
a) Permanent Population: - The projected population of the town in the year
2025 is estimated to be I 7, I 00 souls while the population in the base year
i.e.2001 is 12737. Thus the increased population is 4364.
In sector-! i.e. congested area, proposed residential zone is 15.71 Ha. out
of which 7.36 Ha. area is under existing residential use and about 2 Ha. area i!;
under commercial activity like hotels, lodges, shops, restaurants elc. Thus in
this sector net available residential zone is 15.71-7.36-2.00 =' 6.35 !Ia. In
this sector as permissible F.S.I. is 1.5, taking into consideration net population
density of 500 persons/Ha. in this area 6.35 X 500 = 3 I 75 population can he
accommodated.
In sector-1! i.e. outside the congested area. proposed residential zone is
241.40 Ha. Out of which area under existing residential use is 98.96 Ha. and
about 58 Ha. area is under Raj Bhavan, M.T.D.C .. Hotels etc. Thus in this
sector net available residential zone is 241.40- 98.96 - 58.00 = 84.44 Ha. say
85 Ha. As permissible F.S.I. in this sector is 0. I 5 and tenement density is
15/Ha., taking into consideration net population density of 75. persons/Ha. in
this area, 85 X 75 = 6375 population can be accommodated. The existing
residential developed area in sector-11 mainly consists bunglow area, holiday
homes which is not considered for accommodation of further more population
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Thus in sector-! & II in all 3175 + 6375 = 9550 population can be
accommodated in the net residential area available: which will fulfill the nc.:d
nf increased population i.e. 4364. The gross density is 6.5 persons/Ha. as per
200 I census: while it will be 8. 75 persons/Ha. as per projected population in
the year 2025.
The boundaries of sector-! and sector-11 have been. shown on the
Development Plan. The details about areas and proportionate populations of
these sectors are given in the following table-
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SECTORWISE AREA AND POPULATION
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9 persons I Ha. as per projected population for the year 2025. The density is
low mainly because of the large forest area within the municipal I imit. Out of
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residential zone; while the surplus area is included in green :r.one with no usc
permissible in it except afforestation.
b) Floating Population :-
As per populations fixed in Mahabaleshwar- Panchgani Regional Plan .
13.% of the projected population for year 2015 (i.e.l5300) i.c..Jt.20_Q_(l is
considered as tloating population of Mahabaleshwar town. The stay of this
population may last for 3 to 4 days in vacation or summer season. In the year
2003, the maximum tourists visited Mahabaleshwar on 28111 December 2003
are 9091.
2) COMMERCIAL ZONE:-
No specific and separate commercial zone is provided in the revised
Development Plan. As per existing land use, the commercial activity is
concentrated in Bazar area in Sector-!, and in Sector- II residential hotels are
used commercially for tourists accommodations. These areas are shown in
residential zone. Commercial use is permitted along roadsides in residential
zone provided that the road width is 9 m. or more outside the congested area
and 6 m. or more in congested area, specified area.
The industry of producing jam, jelly, syrups of fruits, extracting Honey
run by Mahabaleshwar Madhotpadak Co-op society is shown in commercial
zone. Also the various reservation sites under commercial usc I ike shopping
centres, vegetable markets, weekly market, Art & craft centre and Tourist
shopping Arcade, Mutton & Fish Market, Slaughter House & Beef Market,
Fuel Depot arc provided in the revised Development Plan.
3) INDUSTRIAL ZONE:-
In Mahabaleshwar town there are two existing industries of Making jam.
jelly, syrups of fruits; one of which run by the Mahabaleshwar Madhotpadak
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Co-op society is shown in commercial zone while the other run by private
individual is shown in residential zone in the revised Development Plan. The
industrial zone is not proposed in the revised Development Plan. However. the
provision is made in the Development Control Rules for the service- industries
permissible in the residential zone. Also in the agricultural zone. Agro based
industries are made permissible.
4) PUBLIC- SEMI PUBLIC ZONE:-
Various educational institutions, hospitals, Government and Semi
Government offices, Indian Medical Association land and other like users are
shown in this zone. Also; sites- reserved for public ameni!ies like Nature
Interpretation Centre, Tourist Guide Club etc. educational facilities and
various Government Departments are included in this zone.
5) PUBLIC UTlLITY:-
In the revised Development Plan, water supply works. Drainage and
sewage disposal works, Dhobi Ghats, Cremation grounds and buria I grounds.
Public latrines. Maharashtra State Electricity Company substations are
included in the public utility zone.
i) Water supply:-
The water is supplied to Mahabaleshwar town @ rate of 70 I itres I
Capita/day from Venna lake and New lake; by Maharashtra Jeevan
Pradhikaran; through 853 domestic, 289 non-domestic and 42 others water
connections. This rate of supply of water is low than the standards of the
World Health Orgainsation i.e. 135 litres/capitalday. In the 'peak period of
tourist season i.e. October to January, April & May, the Municipal Council
supplies water through water tankers.
The up gradation of Venna-Iake dam is completed for Stage-!, which
increased the capacity of the lake. The water is supplied from it(([! rate of I 00
Jiu·es I Capita I day. This will fulfill the need of water of the town. Also, it is
made mandatory in Development Control Rules to the hotel- owners, public
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roof water management. As per. information trom the Maharashtra Jccvan
Pradhikaran and Minor Irrigation Department the Stage-ll work of the dam is
being taken after @ 50 years. Therefore the area under submergence due to
stage -- II of Venna-lake dam is not shown under water body in this
Development Plan. The Submergence area as expected under stage I only is
shown on Development Plan.
It is proposed to prohibit sale of ground water excepting tor agricultural.
drinking and personal use. It is further proposed that extensive survey shall be
carried out to collect data regarding existing open dug wells and bore. wells
with their capacity. In future it is proposed to take No Objection Certilkatc
from Ground Water Survey and Development Agency before permitting the
open dug wells and bore wells
ii) Drainage System :-
There is underground drainage system in sector-! only which is very old
and insufficient. The Municipal Council has completed new underground
drainage system alongwith septic tank at Ranjanwadi. It has also taken up the
work of new underground drainage system in Sector~ I. HO\':ever there is no
such drainage system in Sector- II and scattered developments. Therefore in
such areas wherever necessary the.sewage treatment plants shall be installed
by the individuals and the treated eft1uent shall be used tor farming, gardening
etc. The sites tor sewage treatment plants are reserved at various places, for the
Municipal Council. It is further proposed that Sewage Treatment Plants shall
be installed for Hotels, Lodges, Resorts, Schools and Hostels, which arc
situated outside the congested area.
iii) Solid Waste Management:-
The Municipal Council has compost depot outside the municipal limit
about 3 k.m. away from Sector- I in Birwadi village boundary. The land under
compost depot admeasuring about 0.80 Ha. is handed over to the Municipal
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propose Solid Waste Management plan here and shall implement itcflectively.
iv) Electric Supply:-
The town is supplied the electricity from Koyana Hydro Electric Project
through Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (M.S.E.D.C.) .
There is 33/22 K.V. substation near Venna Lake with capacity I 0 M. V.A. Also
32 K.V. substation is proposed near M.S.E.D.C's office ·at Koli Ali in
congested area. These seems to be sufficient for the projected population .
v) Cremation I Burial Grounds:-
The existing cremation ground is submerged due to upgradation of
Venna Lake. Therefore, site is reserved for the said purpose hchind Hirda
forest Bunglow as per suitability and demand raised fi·om citizens with
Municipal Council.
There is burial ground on. Satara Road (Via Medha) just outside the
municipal limit. Also, there are burial grounds in the forest area at various
places within the municipal limit.
6) TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION ZONE:-
i) External Communication:-
The main roads like State Highways to Satara,_ Wai & Mahad
Major District Road to Tapola passing through the town are of
inadequate width for the traffic especially during peak season. However.
as per recommendations of the High Level Monitoring Committee
constituted under the provisions of Eco-Sensitive Zone Notification the
widening for the same are not proposed. The corner roundings are
proposed only at dangerous curves on the winding roads.
ii) Internal Communication:-
The roads and pathways are proposed newly only wherever the
reserved sites are landlocked. It is proposed to widen the existing narrow
roads wherever necessary in Sector-!. The road network is proposed
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traffic movement.
iii) Parking:-
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proposed parking sites as per availability of land in the town arc shown
in this zone.
Also S.T. Bus Stand and Depot proposed Rope Way station sites
are included in this zone.
RECREATIONAL ZONE:~
The existing play grounds, gardens, parks, traffic islands are
shown in this zone. Also; sites reserved for gardens. playgrounds.
children's play grounds, parks, amusement parks. beautification of
various view points are included in this zone.
NO DEVELOPMENT ZONE:-
The existing agricultural lands, also the land~ shown in the
residential zone in sanctioned Development plan which are not non
agricultural as per revenue department record are included in this ;.one.
Also, besides the users permitted as per standardised Building Bye-!.avvs
for 'B' & 'C' class Municipal Councils in this zone the agro-based
industries, preparation of raisins plum from grapes, L.P.G. cylinder
godown, sewage Treatment Plants, Vermiculture, organic farming,
microwave towers etc. are proposed to be permitted, as prescribed in
Appendix 'G' in details.
The surplus lands from Lease hold Government properties except
reserved for various public purposes, are included in this zone
permitting only afforestation there.
9) . FOREST ZONE:-
The land owned by the forest Department excluding the area
under Development plan proposals and reserved for various public
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purposes is included in the fores( zone. The users permissible in this
zone areas prescribed in Appendix 'G' of the Building Bye-Laws and
Development Control Rules.
10) WATER BODIES:-
The upgradation of Ve1ma-Lake dam 1s· completed by
Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran and Minor Irrigation Department for
stage-I. Minor Irrigation Department has info1med that this stage is
constructed for projected population for next 50 years and construction
work of stage-II will commence after that. Therefore, the area under
submergence due to Stage-I of Venna. Lake dam is shown under water
body as per plans supplied by the Minor Irrigation Dep!!:rtrnent.
New lake named as Glenogale dam, Venna liver, vruious major
water streams/courses within the municipal limit are shown in this zone.
The High Flood Line of xiver Venna is shown as per local inquiry,
as Minor Irrigation Department has not surveyed and furnished High
Flood Level.
11) CONSERVATION ZONE:-
As per provisions of the Mahabaleshwar - Panchgani Regional
Plan (2002-2022) this zone includes rocky plateaus, table lands and their
identified slopes, origins of waterfalls, edges of plateaus, upper valley
portion lmd small plateaus below main plateau. The following areas are
earmarked as conservation zones within Mahabaleshwar Hill station
Municipal limit verged orange on the Development Plan.
13.6 RESERVATIONS FOR PUBLIC AMENITIES
There are about 46 reservations proposed for vanous public
purposes in first revised Development Plan for Mahabaleshwar Hill
station sanctioned in the year 1985. Now, new sites in this Development
plan are proposed at valious locations. The table showing deviations in
the reservations to the sanctioned Development Plan with respect to
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Plan is given Table No.35. ·
For framing the proposals of sites to be reserved for vanous
public purposes, the population of town projected for the year 20 !5 is
considered as 15300 and 13% of it i.e.2000 is considered as
tourist/floating. population to provide tourist amenities. The revised
·planning standards as per State Govemment's Circular
No.TPS 3674118773/UD-5, dated 191611979 are considered for deriving
various social I public amenities. Hence, all the calculations for
provision of various facilities are based on these planning standards .
Table No.36 shows various public I social amenities provided in the
draft Development plan (Second Revision) as per the planning
standards. The list of various reserved designated sites their areas,
approximate costs of acquisition and development. and appropriate
authorities are shown in Table No.37.
l) RECREATIONAL FACU,JTIES:-
A) Gardens I Parks:-
There are Makharia garden and Chhatrapati Pratapsingh garden existing
in the town. Also, sites for parks and amusement park are reserved at suitable
places in the draft Development Plan. These facilities are provided both for
local and floating population of the town.
B) Play Grounds:-
There is existing polo ground (5.18 Ha. Area) in the town but rather
away from the locality i.e. about 2 km. away from the congested m·ea. Also,
there are Police Parade Ground, Petit Library Ground which are used by the
local general public. Thus there are three existing play grol)nds available for
public, in the town. But Petit Librmy Ground is comparatively ve1y small so
for the sake of calculation of required amenities this space is neglected. Apart
from above, there is one Golf ground of Mahabaleshwar Club. But this facility
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this amenity.
2) EDUCATIONAL AMENITJES:-
A) Primary school and Play Ground:-
As per guidelines of planning standards, the pnmmy school gomg
population is considered 15% of projected population (15300. Also, one site
for 400 students, 5 sq.m. /student area and 3 sq.m./student area for school
building and play ground respectively are considered to workout area of one
site 400 X 8 = 3200 sqm. i.e.0.32 Ha .
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chapter no .5 in details but out of that, 1 school is attached with High School.
So !Jere only 6 schools are considered for calculation purpose in Table No.36
B) High School and Play Ground:.-
As per planning standm·ds, 7.50% high school gomg population is
considered. Considering 4 sqm. I student and 11 sqm./student areas for school
building and play ground respectively and one school for 800 students the area
for one site is computed as 800 X 15 = 12000 sqm. i.e.l.20 Ha. per site. There
are total 4 High schools in town. So these are considered as existing amenities
in Table No.36 for calculation purpose.
3) HEALTH AND MEDICAL FACILITIES:-
There is Moraraji Gokuldas Rmal Hospital (area 3.44 Ha.) at
Mahabaleshwar run by Government where indoor and outdoor patients are
treated. Besides there are two private maternity homes (area 0.06 Ha.) and 8
private dispensaries in the town. Therefore, there is no necessity to reserve a
new site for this facility. However, due to considerable number of horses here,
the site for veternity hospital is proposed.
4) VEGETABLE MARKET:-
There is a existing old Vegetable Market cum Muttoi1 I Fish market in
the town in Sector - I. But it is very old building. Hence as per Municipal
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Centere as a site no.!4 in this Development Plan. Apart from this another two
reservation are proposed for this purpose at various locations in the town as
shown on plan.
5) A) TOWN HALL (MULTIPURPOSE HALL):-
The site for Multipurpose Hall is reserved in the sanctioned
Development Plan. The construction work is in progress. Therefore, the site
for this facility is again kept as it is in reservation same as in the sanctioned
Development Plan.
B) LIBRARY:-
As well equipped petit library of municipal council is fultilling
the need of the town, no new site is proposed for this amenity.
6) . PARKING:-
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residents have business of site seeing for tourists through tourist cars. taxies
etc. These vehicles create parking as well as traffic congestion problem in the
town parking is vital issue in the town. Therefore, sites for parking of tourist
vehicles and also local vehicles are proposed allowing two level parking
wherever feasible. It is proposed to make compulsory to every Hotel I Resort
(and such other users) establishments situated outside the congested arcrt to
have a separate parking spaces for heavy tourist vehicles in their own premises
only and tourists coming through these vehicles shall be compelled to travel
through light tourist vehicles for a local site seeing in porpose.
Presently traffic in town is regulated by special regulation prepared by
Collector as described in para no.7.8 of chapter 8.
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7) OTHER FACILITIES TO BE PROVIDED BY THE MUNICIPAL
COUNCIL:-
Taking in to account the needs of the town sites for Housing for E. W.S.
I Houseless, sewage Treatment plants. Fire brigade, swimming pool, Nature
Interpretation Centre, ToUiist Guide club, Alt & Craft Centre, beautification at
various view points, Slaughter House and Beef Market etc. are reserved to
facilitate local as well as tourist population. It is proposed that Municipal
Council shall construct the Sewage Treatment Plant for site reserved for
Slaughter House and Beef Market.
13.7 SITES RESERVED FOR APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES
OTHER THAN MUNICIPAL COUNCIL
Following sites are resetved in draft Development Plan for other
departments.
a) Site No.4 Stamp and Registration Depa1tment
b) Site No.5
c) Site No.6
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Central Excise Depattment
Meteorology Depattment
Veterinary Hospital
Government Staff Quarters
Forest check Naka
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Taluka Administrative Building and Staff
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n) Site No.67 - Forest Bunglown, Godown & StaffQumters
13.8 TOURISM MASTER PLAN
Mahabaleshwar - Panchgani Region including Mahabaleshwar
and Panchgani towns is declared as Eco- Sensitive Zone, vide Ministry
of· Environment and ·Forest, Govenunent of India Notification No.
S.0.52(E), dated 17'h January 2001. According to provisions of this
notification, tourism activities shall be as per a Toutism Master Plan to
. be prepared by the Depattment of Tourism of State Govemment in
consultation with the Ministry of Tourism of Govemment of India and
which is to be approved by the Ministry of Environment and Forest. As
and when such Tourism Master Plan is prepared and sanctioned by the
Govemment as mentioned above, the provisions of such plan shall be
applicable as it is to this Development Plan. It is proposed to adopt the
relevant provisions from this Development Plan while preparing the
Tomism Master Plan.
As per Draft Regional Plan as submitted to State Govemment,
such Tourism Master Plan is not yet prepared by relevant authorities.
(Reference - Draft Regional Plan Report Para No,12.11 of Chapter
no.l2)
13.9 DISPLAY
The proposed Land Use map for Mahabaleshwai· town is prepared
in two parts - one for congested area i.e. Sector - I verged black and
another for remaining outer area i.e. Sector- II.
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13.10 CORRECTIONS IN DRAFTSMAN'S ERROR
The draft Development Plan (Second Revision) is prepared using
base - map prepared by reducing and combining city survey sheets and
village maps. The draftsman's errors, if any which are required to be
corrected as per actual situation on site and I or as per survey records,
sanctioned layouts etc. shall be corrected by the Chief Officer,
Mahabaleshwar Hill Station, Municipal Council, after due verification
and with prior approval from Director of Town Planning, Maharashtra
State, Pune.
13.11 CONCLUSION
This revised Development Plan (Second Revision) is not the end
but the right beginning. The Municipal Council has already prepared the
Development Plans original and first revision for th~ town. However,
· this second revised Development Plan now is fmther attempt to provide
future development in accordance with Eco-Sensitive Zone notification.
The Development Plan proposals described in the report and shown on
the plan with appropriate colours provide a general fi·ame for organising
the developments of the land uses which are expected to give
development of the land uses which are expected to give better results.
All the proposals are worked out considering the pnnciple guidelines
and the provisions of Eco - Sensitive zone notification dated !7'h
January 2001, by the Ministry of Environment and Forests of
Goverrunent oflndia.
Certainly, this Development plan will provide the guidelines both
for the public and for the Municipal Council and other authorities
involved/responsible for town development, for programming their
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future actions which are expected to lead the evolution of a healthy and
beautiful place to live in and to work in.
For the better implementation of the Development Plan. public
involvement/participation and their co-operation has to be most
welcomed by the authmities. It is absolutely necessa1y to give wide
publicity to this Development Plan for enlightening the public attention
and opinions.
The proposals of the Development Plan are of broad nature and
they can be reviewed and revised once in 20 years. The modifications
are also possible· in this, as and when necessary by taking recourse of
section 37 of Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 by
the Municipal Cotmcil.
If the Municipal Council, being the Planning Authotity shows a
strong will and exerts all the effmts to carry out the works stipulated in
the Development Plan, it would be possible to make .this Development
Plan- a reality.
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TABLE l\'0.35 DEVIATION FROM EARLIER SANCTIONED PLAN
STATEMENT SHOWING DEVIATION OF THE SECOND REVISED DEVELOPMENT PLAN FROM THE SANCTIONE!) FIRST REVISED DEVELOPMENT PLAt'\/
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Proposals in I" revised sanctioned (Earlier) Develpoment Plan
Proposals in this Development Plan ' Remarks/Reasons for Deviation
·--~ --~- ' -l ' Site Designation of Site Area in_T_Existing Land Use ~Site Designation of Area in Details of I I No. Sq.m. I
No. Site Sq.m. modification about ' boundaries & area ' ! I 2 3 4 i 5 6 7 8 9 10
~Sect~ I lA Shopping Centre 2300.00
I I Parking 2286 Locations of site are Government has T mter changed please sanctiOned the
i1_ Parking, Public/Semi- l--:::-+-;;;---:---+--:::=::--r.se:::e:_n::.o:;:t:.::.e_::n:.::_o:.;.2;-cb:;.:e:.:lo=-v."-·-j modification proposal
I B Parking 2200.00 Public, Commercial 2 Shopping 2030 Locations of site are as site no.l A-Shopping Centre inter changed please I Centre. site no. I B-
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see note no.2 below ! Parking. However J parking site is more
I 1 suitable near highway I & Shopping Centre
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! increased \ being ru'n by Municipal i ' 1 I j Council & Municipal I
I 1 i I Council has demanded i
~' 1 I + 1 to reserve site for that ! I i 1 I i , purpose. j
1 3 ~4 j Community Centre I 5220.oo: Commercial, Private- ~-c2:-:9:--+- E.W.S. 5835 Please see note no.2 j Site is retained as it is-~~
I I 1 ' Forest Housing below i v.d it~ cha~ge in
: estgnatton as per l 1 suggestion of I
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\,l) i (Earl1cr) Develpoment Plan ' i [ Sit·~--~ ~oes-ignafi-0-~1 :;r-si"i~-~--- · . .:\-;~-a--~-~1-- :-}-- r:_, isting 1 .. a11d ·us~ ----·-r··-··stte-· -]
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Sq.n1. modi!!cation about , . ., I i I !
Dcvi~Jtion ·····-
Details of
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I 4 5 i E.W.S. Housing
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. 4653.00 i Forest, Vacant 28 Ho:;::~~eef 4709 '=~~~~see note no.2 ~:~~~~~:~;1; ::rit~is : suggestion of Municipal Council
--5 6 Garden 4952.00 -;Vc:a_c_a_n-,-t 7L_a_n.d"',-,P""r7iv_a_t_e-i--,2:-:3:--+·---E-_-W-.~S-. ---+--4--9-6~0·-lpl-eas_e_se_e_n_o_te-no:--.2--,i-'S"-i:.::te=is:::ri::e::ta:.,i:::n:::ed=a:::sc.it is Forest Housing below with change in I
7 Telephone Exchange
I 3525.80 1
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changed
designation as per j suggestion of i Municipal Council /
1 No demand from ' Telephone Department !
Area of European I Cementry deleted as it / is proposed to be !
II j included in Heritage ! I list with _Grade-l /
t I Municipal Council has I
1--7 ~8n-·+---~~~~~--+---------~--~,--~~-,------+--~--4---,~----~--~~~-+----------------~s~u~gg,e~s~te~d~th~i~s~c~h~an~n~~e:__; Beef Market Beef Market 24 Mutton & 727 I Public Latrines & t
Public Latrines } i Fish Market Communitv Centre are i
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I I Public Latrines \ 1 Munici~al Council's
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------'f.--- 1 suggestions. .. ____ _ ! 830.00 1 Balak Mandir \ Site is Developed & 1 Site is Developed. so ! L I shown as existing : no any deviation th>m I i I BlkM d I •
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9 Balak Mandir
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rs;::·r~- -P~oposals in l'r;:;;;;,;;.;d- sanct;oned , ·r,~oposals in this Deveiop•nent Plim
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Deviation
i ~ No I • Sq.m. I L I boundaries & area ' ~-91- --120 ... -~--~ 3choo·J& II: 4 I ---5---~-- ---6 ---'----7=-.---+---:o-s-+-==:.:.:9~=-==·-+-------,1~0·-- .
Primary S 3700.00 I Primary School, 20 Play Ground 4243 Boundaries & area Primary School isl · Play Ground I Residential, Vacant are changed constructed by
i Land Municipal Council. j
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1 Plan road is proposed I I on southern boundary
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road Co-ordination. I ' Area for play ground is \ 1 increased as per I
:;-+ 1 I suggestion. __J I i Municipal Council's 1
I 0 ::T~+--p-;:;;;;;,:y_scl.oo!_ __ ++r_· -'l'-'l:':3C:O"'.O:..:O_t--_.:cP::cri"'m~:a::r"-y-=S:::c.::h=o::.o~l. -~-- ~::~=== -----\--- - t----~- =-~· .. =t: Site is implement~_.] II 13 · Play Ground 6296 Private Forest 14 Park
1 6397 Please see note no.2 ~- Site is retained as it is I
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I designation There are
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I trees on land under reservation and land is
1 reserved for Park. ! sloping. Hence ~~
3507.00 I Multipurpose Hall 12 Multipurpose 3661 Please see note no.2 1 Retained as it is. as
i Hall below ! suggested by !
I : Municipal Council i !I Public/Semi-Public I 9 Extension to 1467 Boundaries & area •
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Parking are changed for Parking purpose by f
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Municipal Housing
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No. Site I Sq.m. I modification about \
6 7 6 Central Excise
PSP Department Zone
6 Central Excise Department
5 Police Station 7
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Meteorological Department, public utility
(part) Stamp&
Registration Department
PSP Zone
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9es & area '
8 JL 10 ~ 2261 · Boundaries & area I Reservation is shifted · !
are changed in CTS No.169(p) in !
2261
767 1781
800
Boundaries & area are changed
Site deleted
land owned by. I Municipal Council as / per decisions in Co-
l ordination Committee meeting. As per decisions in Coordination Committee ·meeting. Site No.4, 5 & , 6 are proposed. site I No.7 is proposed as per I
J demand of !'
Meteorological Department. Existing water supply works are shown in public utility Zone Since this land belongs to Chirist church and this
!land along with Church building is listed in
l propos;d heritage list
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Garden 1.59 Ha.
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Designation are Municipal Council's changed· ! suggestion
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Extension to Holiday Homes
3.30 Ha. Private forest, Commercial
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RemarksiReasons for Deviation
Art & Craft · Please see note no.2 Site is retained as it is 32123 Centre cum below with change in
1 Tourist designation as per
I I Shopping suggestion of ,
1 Arcade Municipal Council. [
'I I Designation is changed. 1 I
I No demand from ! i MTDC i
ForestCheckN~a~k--a-jr-0~.~6~4~H~a-.~------~F~o-re_s_t ______ -r~3~5=--t--7M~u-n~i~c~ip-a~I--~-1~5~0~0~~P~Ie_a_se--se_e_n_o~t~e~n-o~.2~--~R~es~e~~~a~ti~o-n~is~c-,h~a~n-g~ed~asl
I Naka below per the decisions in I
1,_ I 36 Forest Check 4300 meeting of Co-Ordination [
Committee and as per 1
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. --~-r----- -t--o.-=~-l-~c---,~-~-=---+---t--------. ------+~----:- --::--,----:--1---::d::Oe:::mccan:::d::;.._ ---------------- _ ; _ _;!_2_ 24 Shopping Centre _ I 0.99 Ha. t Private Forest & Forest - - Reservation Deleted There are tr~_<!_5__()_1_1 sit_<!_,_ J 23 25 Judicial Staff '[ 0.80 Ha. I Private Forest - ·-- --------_------ ~- - Rese~ation Deleted There are trees on site. i
Quarters i I ! 24 I 26 Telephone 0.69 Ha: ! Private Forest - - I - · Reservation Deleted There are trees on site.
,'1.--7' 11 :)--7 ··tl ~~PE~x8te,~Jales,'t,~o~:,~l~t~ltaff- ... ________ j_ --------- -~---------.-- r--------- ........ .... -:------ _\_ ----- r:--·------- ,J~l~;~~~~~~~;~~~~!.. .:
" - , , 0.46 Ha. ; Recreational & partty 45 1
ExtensiOn to j 5922 Please see note no.2 I Reservation is retained as • I School & Pia) ' Residential : • School & Play , . below l per sanctioned
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Site I o;:signatj~),{'cii• site!"-Arca-i~ .. i . L\isiing Land T:Jse-..• ,. Site ; -Design_a_tr_o_n "0T'A~ea .Ill ;I . ·oe-taiE-. ()'( .. ·····
; No. 1 1 Sq.m. I No. • Site Sq.m modification about i i i 11 , boundaries & area 1 r--~~--~~~i-- .----+--------~---------~--~--,~----~-----}-~-+-~~~~~~~~r--------~~
II 26 II ;8 Ga;den \1 0.254
Ha. : Private Fo:est & partly :6 Fire ~rigade 26844 ·Please see
9note no.2 I Site is retai~~ as it is
I Residential Station below with change in I I
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' suggestion of [ Municipal Council
27-+ 30 ~---~E~-x-'t~e-n~si~o-n_t_o __ -}-0~.~2~0~H7a-_-4----~P~r~iv-a~te~F-o-re-s~t----r-----+------------~------~R~e-se._rv __ at~io-n~is------t7N~o=d~e~m~an~d~rr~o-m:~P~VV~D-
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Government Rest House
Deleted
Mini Railway 8.20 Ha. Partly Forest, partly Reservation is Major part of the site is Horse Riding & Agricultural, partly Deleted submerging under
due to upgradation of 1 Hiking Recreational maximum water level ,.
Venna Lake Dam. [ 29 ~-32 1 E~x···t-e-n~si~o-n_t_o __ -4~0-.5~3~H~a-.-+I------~F~o-r-e-st-------4------~---------+------+~--------------rS~i~te~is~D~-~ev~e~l-o~pe~d7----~
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Garden --~-+~~~~~~~-------~~~~-+------~~---------~-=---~---=------+~~~--------------~~~~--~~--~ 30 33 Forest Buglow, 3.26 Hect. Forest 67 Forest 17346 Part land is acquired for !
Godown and Staff Bunglow, construction of dam wall I Q G d d and embankment for I uarters o own an 1 I Staff Quarters Boundaries & area upgradation ofVenna \
l----c--o--+....::.:=:::...;:,0~:.::_+-c:=:-l Jake and the land is 68 Municipal 1877 are changed affected by the
Naka construction of the same. 1,1
1 Municipal Naka is proposed as per I
Reservation is deleted Reservation is deleted
Municipal Council's . \ suggestion ! There is thick forest on ' site.
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forest. partly I deleted proposed with change I I I
I in location. There is Recreational ' I I ' existing parking space I
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I on forest land theretore · I new site no.66 is I reserved for parking. ~ 34 37 Holiday Homes I 3.60 Hect. Partly forest. partly 66 Parking 6876 Reservation is No demand from
I I vacant land, partly deleted M.T.D.C New site for I commercial I parking is proposed on i part area of deleted site. I 35 38 Garden ! 1.37 Hect. I Forest 61 Nature 2786 Designation, Site is partly retained ' ' I I Interpretation Boundaries and area for site no.61 as per I
I I Centre and are changed Municipal Council I
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40 Park I 11.57 Partly Private, forest, 53 Park I' 02960 Please see note no.2 Reservation is retained I + I Hect. partly Residential below as per sanctioned I I 41 '
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' changed change in designation ; i ' as suggested by i '.
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Development of I 177 Hect. \ Partly torest,-partly 57 Rock Garden/ 91007. Boundaries, area and ! There is Microwave · I ·, Wilson Point I I vacant land and partly Beautification Designation are \ tower of BSNL, police I I I I i public I semi-public \ of Wilson Point changed. wireless, land of MJP
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39 44 Public Latrines 185 sqm. Developed -- -- -- -- Reservation is developed. However. location is shifted.
1---- ·- -- ~----" I 40 I 45 Public Latrines 185 sqm. Developed -- -- -- -- Reservation is I developed. However,
location is shifted. 41 46 Public Latrines
I 185 sqm. Developed -- -- -- -- I Reservation is
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I location is shifted. I
42 I 47 I Weekly Market 2480 sqm. I Commercial 15 Municipal 1204 Boundaries, area and Partly reservation is
I purpose Designation are developed so proposed
L_LI I changed. as per suggestion of I Municipal Council
Note -1) Site No.3,11,29,39 from earlier Development Plan, are not appearing in above table since these sites are deleted from earlier sanctioned Development Plan.
2) Boundary is kept as it is but the difference in area is due to mode of measurements, i.e. earlier measurement was done manually and now it is done with the help of computer.
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St:1tcment showing the rcquircmr~nls of public /so•y,al amenities at Maltaba!eshwar i<>r proj<~ctcd population of 15300 in the year 20 1.5 H:> p<~r the plnnning st1ndards considering the Entire
town as a om~ planning sector . A~~~r;iiy Area required as ... k~u-ored r 'Fxi~iir]g AtitetJit);. r·~Nelvi~ i>;.~l1~sed·- T' -. 1;otafAn1er~ity r Stlq;ii!;1J5di~:t tha;;· ···-··-·- --- - . Remarks- .... -
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17300
B) Play gn)unds
0.40 fla. i I 000 population
15 6.12 Ha.
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amenities ___ ,,.,-,.,.,.."',...""""""=---. -- .. ------ .. , --· •.. -· .. /\) Primary ~- 0.32 Ha. -~ site
1. School and J site lor .fO() ~ Play Gn:l'umd I students I {2295 I Students) l
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1 also taken in this category for I
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required. These can be used by 1 the tourists also. i
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+ 0.7-.f IIa. ------'--"---- i - ·--6.86 Ha. I -9
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play grounds IS more than requtrcd. 1 . ···-------·---·-······· ......................................... )
...... -·······- -·· - -··- -- . ·-··· .......... ·-----'·· j • School going populatiqn =15%
of total population. • This amenitv is more than
required Out of total 6 existing schools, 5 am of Municipal counciL 1\vo Private educational institutions have their premises on Rental basis. Hence they have demanded to propose
j reservations tor them. These existing~ I 1 schools are not having sutlicie:nl plaj' J
i grounJ aod other infhw1ntc1ure. Also I ~oJrtc students fi·om outside
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~---------- ------- ------------ -------. ·-·····-----~.:_' --Municip;u c(;\"it;~iisare;-ar~-u~e i~-~ come for learning to these schools. J
Hence though no. . and area are I surplus, it will be useful to cater future needs .
B) High SclliJOl , I .20 J-bt I Site 2 2.40 Ha. 4 I. 91 Ha .• 1
-- 4 and play I site forr &00 ·
I, ground, students 1 (1148, Students)
. ·-····-· _ .. ----- _ ..... -- ----------; ----0.25 Ha. 2 0.50 Ha. . 3 Health
facilities . Dispensaries
and Maternity .Homes, }fospital
4 Vegetable Market ·
10,000 population
------0.20 Ha I 10000 2 0.40 Ha.
Population
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i s ··1 ~~[~;:!,~~ ~g,g0~a. 1 -- - - -T--fo.so-Ha
____ Hal!) _____ ~pulat~~!! ........ B) Library 0.05 Ha./
10,000 . ... _______ fop~JI!:t~o~ ..
2
1
0.10 Ha.
--- __ ,J ____ •.. ·-·· . ----
3
1
3.50 Ha
0.158 Ha.
3
4 1.034 Ha. 4
1 0.35 Ha. I
1
---~----------- ----- ------------ ... ---------1.91 Ha. + 2 - 0.49 Ha. ·
- • Sch~clg~i~g p~pclation ------
3.50 Ha. + 1
1.034 Ha. + 2
----------- ---···------·-0.35Ha
------------------ ------· ·---------0.158 Ha. -I
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= 7.5% of population. • One site for 800 students.
I • Though area seems lesser but
nur.1ber of schools are more .
I +:f66ira. This ·facility
required.
___ .. ___ , ___ ·--··· -···-· .•.. , is more than the
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---.· ----·----___________ / + 0.634 Ha. • There is one old vegetabl-e I
market in town, but to develop new market tlw said area is reserved as new site for market. 1
Thu. s existing facility is shown. I'
as NIL. Area seems little less but amenity is surplus with I
respect to number . • These sites are more than
required • Apart from this, Sites for
Muttoll' and Fish Market are · proposed at two places. (Site
---·---··---··--·· --~o~!_and28)_ ______________ _ The site is reserved for the multipurpose hall as per sanctioned
-0.15 Ha
___ __ _ ____ .Development ~Jan_. -····-- .. ---~-Petit library run by the Municipal Council is sufficienttor the town.
+ 0.058 Ha.
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TABLE N0.37 LIST OF SITES RESERVED FOR VARIOUS PUBLIC AMENITIES WITH
APPROXIMATE ESTIMATES OF COST FOR ACQUISITION & DEVELOPMENT
Designation of Location Appro xi Ownership of Appropriate Appro. Cost Appro. Cost Development Site C.T.S.N mate Land Authority for of Land of Land
0.1 Area in Development Acquisition Develop-S.NO. sq.m. Rs.in Lac. ment Rs.in
Lac. 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Parking 548(p) 2286 M.C. M.C. - 09.15
Shopping Centre · 548(p) 2030 M.C. M.C. - 167.47
Fuel depot 83 1248 Forest Dept. M.C. 170.11 12.17
Stamp & 134(p) 800 Govt Stamp & - 11.00 Registration Registration Department Dept.
Police Station l34(p) 767 i Govt. Police Dept. - 22.00
Central Excise 134(p) 2261 I Govt. Central - 27.50
Department Excise Dept. : i 1781 I .......
Meteoro I ogical 134(p) Govt. Meteorologic - 10.00* I I
Department ' a! Dept. ' I I I
Shopping Centre i 134(p) 811 ! Govt. ' M.C. I !3.09 * 66.91 ' I I I I
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Lac.
10
09.15
167.47 '
182.28
I 1.00
22.00
27.50
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I i i 9 ' '9 Extension to I34(p) . I467 Govt. M.C. I98.69* I2!.03 3I9.72 I I
I Parking I Ito 10 Primary School I69(p) 3560 Leasehold M.C. - 10.00# 10.00
I Govt. Land
I . . m possessiOn
I
withM.C.
II ll Swimming Pool I69(p) 1593 Leasehold M.C. - 15.00# 15.00
I Govt. Land . . m possessiOn
withM.C. 1·-----c-
!2 I2 Multipurpose 169(p) 3661 Leasehold M.C. - 25.00# 25.00
Hall Govt. Land
in possession
withM.C. 1--· --!3 13 Shopping l69(p) 1902 Leasehold M.C. - 156.92 156.92 I
Complex Govt. Land I
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withM.C. I I I
14 14 P:_j 252(p) 6397! Leasehold M.C. 287.57 95.96
I 383.53 i
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--·· t I ____________ _._L_ ____ ~---- ------------ ------L. -·- ---·-·-·----------- -~
·..__/'" --~-'·- ,______... ~· -- ~- ... ···----· ----
·--=·-,----·-I I 99.33' ---.- -I 15 15 Municipal 246(p), 1204 i M.C. M.C. - 99.33 i I
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I I '· I Purpose 247(p) '
I I I i 16 16 Veterinary l20(p) 2001 Govt. . Animal - 16.50 16.50 I Hospital i
Husbandry I
· Department 17 17 Parking 183, 184, 3429 Private M.C. 182.48 283.00 465.48
185 S.No.141 {p)
18 18 Vegetable Market 285, 676 M.C. M.C. - 55.77 55.77 & 285/1 to
14, 286,
~-c- Shopping Centre 287, 288 1------
------. ---··-19 19 Govt. Staff 333B/2, 719 Govt. P.W.D. - 59.32 59.32 Quarters 334
20 20 Play Ground 259, 261, 4243 Private I M.C. 97.35 42.43 139.78 261B/2 Pvt-1689 M.C./ Govt. (for Private (p), 616,
617,618, Govt-144 Land only)
619 . M.C.-2410
I I J 21 21 Sewage 257/!(p), 1039] M.C. M.C. 407.86 407.86 I - I I S.No.l66 I
i I Treatment Plant (p) i I
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I 22-r22 Children's Play 398 -,--
269! i Forest Dept. M.C. 124.91 26.91 151.82 . i '
Ground I '
123 .) 7~ E. W.S. Housing 254(p) 4960 Leasehold M.C. 234.11 306.90 541.01 -"
Govt. Land
124 24 Mutton & Fish 511(p), 727 M.C. M.C. - 59.98 59.98
I Market 512 I
125 25 Convenience 511(p) 287 M.C. M.C. - 23.68 23.68 I Shopping Centre
26 26 Vegetable Market 510 A 172 M.C. M.C. - 14.19 14.19 i 27 27 Garden 514 A, 1893 Govt. M.C. - 18.93 18.93
516(p), I 5 I 7(p)
28 28 Slaughter House S.No.l66 4709 Forest Dept. M.C. 224.77 291.37 516.14 & Beef Market (p)
29 29 E.W.S. Housing 256(p) 5835 Leasehold M.C. 266.66 361.04 627.70
Govt. Land . -·---
30 30 Parking . 523,524, 1425 Private M.C. 151.91 88.17 -
240.08
~-h1 526
.J I .J Parking
I 255A. 1367 Private M.C. 79.38 84.58 163.96
I I I 256(P) ! !
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32 32 Beautification of S.No. 78209 j
i Lodwick Point 207(p)
1 33 33 Beautification of S.No. 6280
Bombay Point 189(p),
191
34 34 Art & Craft ll(p) 32123
Centre Cum
Tourist Shopping I Arcade I 35 35 Municipal Naka 13(p) 1500
1----36 36 Forest Check 13(p) 4300
Naka
37 37 E.W.S. Housing 9(p) 15439
' 38 38 Prasar Bharati l9(p) 7894
39 39 Dhobi Ghat 39 1652 i i I I
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-I Forest Dept. M.C. - 100.00 100.00 I '
Forest Dept. M.C. - 30.00 30.00
Leasehold M.C. 93.84 265.01 358.85
Govt. Land
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Forest Dept. M.C. 7.70 12.38 20.08 ·-Forest Dept. Forest Dept. - 35.48 35.48 I
Leasehold M.C. 47.96 636.86 684.82
Govt. Land
Leasehold Prasar 30.45 173.67 204.12 !. I Govt. Land Bharati I i
--; M.C. M.C. I - 10.00 10.00 . '
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~46'4~ Court & Judicial j
I I Staff Quarters
- - - - - - - - ~ ~ ~
49(p) 6ooo 1
I
Govt. Law&
Judiciary
Dept.
132.00 132.00 ;.
I
141 41 Taluka
Administrative
49(p) 6240 Govt. Revenue 137.28 137.28 _ 1
Dept.
Building &
Staff Quarters
42 42 Garden 84(p) 1488 Govt. M.C - 14.88 14.88 -~-r~~+---~------+---~~--~~~~~--~--~~--~--~--~--~~--+-~~~~ 43 43 Sewage 84(p) 500 Govt. M.C - 196.32 196.32
I Treatment Plant
--44 44 Parking 85(p),86 4163 Leasehold
I (p) Govt. Land L.-:-;::-l--:-::-+---::::----:---=-f----.:-::-t--=-:-:--+--c:---:---c-:---1~-:-::--::--1---=-::-::-:---+----::--::-::-:::-:::--+----:--::-:-c:::-:---l
45 45 Extension To 90 5922 Leasehold M.C. 23.94 130.28 154.22
34.34 52.48 M.C. 18.14
School & Play Govt. Land
Ground I r~~~--~-r~~~~~--+-~~~--~~~+~~--~~---4--~~--~~--~---+--~~--~--~~~--
46 46 Fire Brigade 92. 93 26441 Private M.C. 12.73 21.81 34.54
Station 1
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r 47 47 Parking l05(p), 76821 Leasehold M.C. 29.75 89.38 . 119.13 I I
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j Private Land --··
48 48 Dhobi Ghat 236(p) 1850 M.J.P. M.C. 9.43 15.26 24.69 -·---~
49 49 Parking 234(p) 3322 Leasehold M.C. 15.72 27.41 43.13 ·.
Govt. Land .
so 50 Amusement Park 233(p) 21642 Leasehold M.C. 65.02 216.42 281.44 Govt. Land
f 51 51 Beautification of S.No.l28 10000 Forest Dept. M.C. - 50.00 50.00 Babington Point (p),
130(p)
i 52 52 Primary School 222(p) 5255 Leasehold M.C. 21.74 115.61 137.35 & Play Ground Govt. Land
I
I I I ~-· I . ·i 53 . 53 Park 198,238 102960 Leasehold M.C. 288.64 514.80 803.44
(p) I
l _ _L
Govt. Land i S.No.249 i
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r-s4 ---- ---------. 239, I 7039\
----. 54. Weekly Market Leasehold ·M.C 27.69 58.24 85.93 \ I ' I I I 240(p)
I Govt. Land i l. I i ' I I 55 55 Dhobi Ghat 241 3697' M.C. M.C. . - 20.00 20.00 I I
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56 56 Municipal Naka 200(p) 1034 Private M.C. 7.84 8.53 16.37 -·-
57 57 Rock Garden! S.No.53 91007 Forest Dept. M.C. - 115.00 115.00
Beautification of (p) I
Wilson Point I
1 58 58 Primary School 160(p ), 5427 Private Mahabaleshwar 22.31 119.39 141.70 Education
& Play Ground 162(p) Society, Mahabaleshwar
I 59 59 Primary School 149(p) 71231 Leasehold Sou.D.N. 27.91 . 156.71 184.62 I Govt. Land ' & Play Ground Chhabada I I
Rural I ' ' Education I
I ·I I Society, -I
! Sa tara --f--.- I
~60 I 60 I Cremation 125(p) 6700 Forest Dept. M.C. 26.51 10.89 37.40 '
: I I Ground I I ·-·---------
' - [ - \_ . --~------ ·,._/ __ -__ ··'-.../··--·-·.~ .....•• · .. ~ .•.. v- '----" . '--"' ---_----.J·------'-J .. '-..___./' '--"'' -.._.- - - ---
161 61 I Nature 192(p) 2786! Forest Dept. . M.C. 13.36 22.98 ' 36.34 I ' I I I
I Interpretation ' I I
I I Centre & Tourist ' I
I Guide Club I ··-:c-62 62 Children's Play 192(p) 1644 Forest Dept. M.C. 8.41 16.44 24.85
Ground
63 63 Vegetable Market 601 to 2437 Private M.C. 11.82 20.11 31.93 & Shopping 604,612 I
I Centre I . 64 64 Primary School S.No.60 1956 Private M.C. 9.96. 43.03 52.99
' (p)
65 65 Play Ground 190(p) 4211 Private M.C. 18.30 42.11 60.41 66 66 Parking 192(p) 6876 Forest Dept. Forest Dept. - 56.73 56.73
I I I 67 67 Forest Bungalow, 192(p) 17346 Forest Dept. Forest Dept. - 143.10 143.10 I Godown & Staff I
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Quarters _____ J -· 68 Municipal Naka 192(p) 18771 Forest Dept. M.C. 9.57 15.49 25.06 i l I
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1~69 I I I
70
69 'Beautification of S.No.8 1 0000·1 Forest Dept. M.C. 50.00 50.00 i ~
.I Cannought Peak (p) i
I Point I
I 70 Municipal Naka S.No.8(p) 2417 Forest Dept. M.C. 7.04 19.94 26.98
a) For Municipal Council 2906.14 5767.27 8673.41 I
b) For other Department 80.67 1100.68 ll81.35
~)Total 2986.81 6867.95 9854.76
Note :-1) The reservation in Heritage sites shall be developed as per remarks of Heritage Conservation Committee. 2) Column No. 5 shows approximate area of the site . The correct area shall be taken as per actual measurement
after demarcation on site, Whenever, area of site is changed due to modification I part deletion in reservation, the actual area is to be measured after demarcation of site.
Abbreviations : - M.C. Municipal Council, P. W.D.- Public Works Dept. M.J.P. Maharashtra Jeewan Pradhikaran
'{:{ Building is constructed on site by concerned Department. Hence, no cost of construction is considered. However, only Development Cost for premises is considered.
* The land is owned by the Government but the site is reserved for remunerative purpose. Hence the Land Cost is considered as per market rate.
# The property. commonly known as. Personage market, alongwith its appurtenant land is .listed in · Heritage Grade-11. These reservations are partly developed by Municipal Council in the said premises. Hence, only cost required for remaining work is considered.
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CHAPTER
14
RESOURCE MOBILISATION FOR
IMPLEMENTATION OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN
14.1 GENERAL
Earlier m forgoing chapters a comprehensive study of existing
conditions and problems which are prevailing in the town and an approach
to solve these. problems in the form of land use planning with proper
zoning and reservations of sites for public purposes are discussed, which
provides broad outline for achieving orderly development growth and
expansion of the town through this Development plan (Second Revision)
The object of preparation of such Development plan is to offer the
· residents as well as the tourists visiting the hill station, the benefits of all
types of social aminities and tourist facilities respectively so that the local
residents can have healthy, happy and good quality of lite and the tourists,
the most enjoyable, peaceful and restful tours.
Merely preparing a plan to contain and channelise the future urban
growth and fixing the responsibility of developing <he town on the
Planning Authority is not enough. Urban Development has complex
factors such as physical, social, economic, political, legal, cultural and
ecological, all working in diverse fashions. Being a famous 'Hill Station '
. on one side and declared as 'Eco-sensitive' on the other side, while
preparing the Development plan of Mahabaleshwar, efforts arc taken to
achieve the golden mean of the both to facilitate the tourists and local
residents with tourist and social. facilities respectively taking into account
preservation and the conservation of the environment here. This plan
exerts a heavy financial burden on the local authority, llence t(Jr
implementing the proposals of the Development Plan, a sumptuary fiscal
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provision is necessary. Considering the functions and duties of the local
· authority, and services to be provided to the citizens of the town and the
tourists, the real limitation to the functions to be performed in financial.
The development plan of a town provides a broad out! inc 1\Jr
development and expansion of the town. It is a long term plan and is to be
implemented during period of 10 years. Considering this aspect, a program
is chalked out according to which various sites reserved in the development
plan will be acquired and developed by the municipal council . While
preparing such a program, the priority has been fixed considering the needs
of the development, urgency of providing particular amenities to improve
. the existing conditions as well as the financial position of the municipal
council.
14.2. STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SANCTIONED
DEVELOPMENT PLAN
i) Total no of sites ....... 45
ii) No of sites for which municipal council is Appropriate
Authority ....... 33
iii) No of sites for which other institutions are Appropriate
Authority ...... 12.
iv) Developed sites:-
a) Completely developed ....... 1 1.
b) Partially developed ....... 5.
Details of sites developed by municipal council under financial
assistance given by Government of Maharashtra under the U.D.6 (a)
scheme is as given below.
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FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BY THE STATE GOVERNMENT
UNDER U.D.-6(A) SCHEME
Sr. Name of site & Financial assistance given to the M.C. No work. Loan Advance Grant in- Total
Rs. grant in-aid. Rs.
aid. Rs. Rs.
I Development of -- 99,3491- - 99.3491-Site No. 44,45,46 " Public Latrine "
2 Development of -- I ,58,042/- - I ,58,042/-Balak Mandir
Site No.9
3 Development of -- 34,2641- -- 34,264/-Parking Site No. I ..
4 Construction of -- I ,30,683/- - 1,30.683/-Sopping Centre. Site No.l5.
5 Construction of -- 53,6921- 53,692/c Primary School Site
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· No.l3.
6 Development of -- 35,3211- - 35,321/-Bot'nbay Point Site No. 19
-·-· 7 Construction of -- 9,35,900/- 7,37,2001- 16,73.100/-
Weekly Market Site No.47.
8 Construction of -- 22,3 7,0001- 34,84,000/- 57.21,000/-Primary School Site No.JO.
9 Development of -- - 15,00.000/- 15,00.000/-Makharia Garden Site No.3!.
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-----·-Total -- 36,84,2$1/- 57,21,200 94,05,451
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14.3 LAND ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT OF SITES
Implementation of any development plan involves (a) Acquisition of
lands and (b) Development of site including levelling, demarcation.
construction of roads. and gutters, laying of water supply and electricity
lines etc. and also actual construction of various buildings proposed in the
sites. According to the provisions of the Maharashstra Regional and Town
Planning Act, the Municipal Council is the Planning Authority upon whom
lies the responsibility of implementing the proposals which have been
specifically made for the municipal council.
14.4 THE PROCEDURE OF IMPLEMENTING THE DEVELOPMENT
PLAN
It is obligatory on the municipal council to acquire all the lands
under sites reserved for public purpose within l 0 years. 'Land under some
reservations are already in the possession of the Municipal Council and
on some sites, part development is done. Acquisitions of the remaining
sites and implementation of the various proposals can be done to the
following manner.
AJ ACQUISITION
a) By private negotiations:
The municipal council may negotiate with the land-lords whose
lands have been reserved in the development plan for various public
purpose. This can be done by as a stressing the importance and
necessity of acquiring the lands to the concerned persons and by
offering them reasonable prices for their lands. For the purpose of
ascertaining the reasonable prices of the lands at the municipal co unci I
may seek the assistance from the District Officers of the Town
Planning Department. Although people in general might not be
willing to part with their lands voluntarily in this manner if the
municipal council makes special and strenuous efforts in this direction
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at least some sites in the.direction at least some sites could be acquired
by this method.
b) By acquisition under the Maharashtra Regional and Town
Planning Act. 1966 and the Land Acquisitions Act 1894 :
If it is mot possible to obtain the lands by private negotiation,
The municipal council may acquire the lands under the provisions of
section 126 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town planning Act 1966
and the Land Acquisition Act. 1894 .The municipal council should
start the land acquisition proceeding for various sits· as for as possible
according to th~ phased program given in this plan well in advance.
According to section 126(1) of the Maharashtra Regional and Town
Planning Act 1966 the Planning authority is required to approach the
Collector for acquiring the lands directly under section 126 (2) of the
Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act 1966, and
compensation will be determined as per section 126(3) of the act.
Thereafter usual procedure of the Land Acquition Act. 1894 would be
followed . The probable cost of acquisition for each sites is estimated
and given in the report of this plan on the basis of these estimates. The
municipal council should make provision of funds in the budget on
their account.
c) Government land :
If the land reserved for any specific purpose ts owned by
government, the municipal council should approach the Collector of
the District for grand of such lands. If the site reserved for non
remunerative purpose then, these lands should be transferred to the
planning authority free of cost as per the Government instructions. I r the site reserved for remunerative purpose then the planning authority
should pay the land value to the government as per the ·market rate.
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d) By offering accommodation reservation :
The planning authority can develop at the site through the
owners by applying the accommodation reservation ideology as per
the regulations stipulated in Development Control Regulations.
e) By Build-Operate and Transfer (B-0-T):
The planning authority can use strategy Build-Operate and
Transfer the sites contained in the development plan such as parking.
parks etc.
14.5 MUNICIPAL FINANCE & RESOURCE MOBILISATION FOR THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE D.EVELOPMENT PLAN
Sr. No
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 1
Mahabaleshwar Hill Station Municipal Couneil is "C" Class Municipal Council it has a income in the form of property tax, tourist tax etc. The following tables show the Municipal Income and Municipal Expenditure for last II years.
Year House Tax
1997-1998 22.79 1998-1999 21.53 1999-2000 24.32 2000-2001 36.36 2001-2002 39.97 2002-2003 43.20 2003-2004 42.16 2004-2005 49.38 2005-2006 54.98 2006-2007 53.91 2007-2008 47.27
TABLE N0.39
MUNICIPAL INCOME
Octroi Income Grant from
other sources
- 256.92 - 250.64 72.95 273.27 80.19 317.07 86.29 298.58 109.41 384.36 107.46 542.54 120.44 457.45 116. II 591.32 115. 14 910.95 131.33 850.72
Total income
279.71 272.17 370.54 433.62 424.84 536.97 692.16 627.27 762.41 1080.00 l 029.32
(Figures in Rs. Lakhs)
~er capi~a 1 mcome m Rs.
2196 2137 2909 3405 -----·---3336
·-------·--·--4216 --5435 4925 5986 8490 8081
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MUNICIPAL EXPENDITURES (fi ures in Rs.Lakhs)
Year Staff & Water Education Others Total Per capita Establi Supply and Health expenditu shment and rein Rs.
Drainage I 1997- 66.51 3.97 4.78 123.36 203.62 1599 1998 1998- 75.99 3.55 . 2.52 308.14 390.20 3064 1999 2000- 160.49 8.00 4.98 356.14 529.61 4158 2001 2001- 124.94 8.00 4.12 291.00 428.06 3361 2002 2002- 118.64 6.56 3.89 391.91 521.00 4091 2003 2003- 120.97 10.14 6.48 420.15 557.74 4380 2004
--·-2004- 147.87 17.62 73.28 256.69 495.46 3890 2005 2005- 182.85 23.29 77.13 493.32 756.59 5940 2006 2006- 174.01 59.20 97.68 530.77 861.66 6765 2007 2007- 191.74 11.84 113.45 492.78 809.81 6358 2008
It can be seen from the above figures that in the year 1997-1998,
per capita income was Rs. 2196/- whereas the per capita expenditure was
Rs. 1599/- Thus Municipal Council was having surplus income of
Rs. 5971- per capita in the year 1997-1998. These income and expenditure
figures have increased with certain amount of surplus income every year.
In the year i.e. 2007-2008 per capita income is Rs 8081/-·while per capita
expenditure is Rs 6358/- with surplus per capita income Rs. 1723 /- to
the Municipal Council. i.e. about three times that of year 1997-1998.
Thus Mahabaleshwar Municipal Council is having surplus and sound
tinancial position at present and which shall be maintained in future also.
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The. proposals for the Draft Development Plan of Mahabaleshwar
have been formulated for the year of 2015 with projected population
16560 and contains zoning proposals for projected population 19965 for
the year 2025. The cost of acquiring lands under reserved public sites
which are reserved for Municipal Council as an Appropriate Authority is
estimated to be Rs. 2906.14 Lakhs. While the cost of
development/construction of these reserved sites is estimated to be Rs.
5767.27 Jakhs. Thus the total cost of implementation of the sites
earmarked for Municipal Council for both acquisition as well as
development, works out to be Rs. 8673.41 lakhs.
In addition to the above cost of acquisition of land development of
reservations, Municipal Council has other major expenditures also such
as staff and establishment ( @20 to 25% ), sanitation, water supply and
drainage, education, health etc. To meet all above expenditures, available
financial assets of the Municipal Council are to be strengthened and
mobilized suitably and so also the new innovations in the financial fields
in the form of new taxes have to be introduced.
14.5.1 LAND ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT
Table No.37 indicates the probable cost for acquisition and
development of sites reserved for various social facilities and to be
implemented for the entire span is to the tune of Rs.9854. 76 Lakhs. for
only development plan sites. There are total 70 reservations provided in
the Development Plan. Out of which 56 reservations are to be developed
by the Municipal Council and remaining sites are reserved for other
Government departments & public institutions. The probable cost for
acquisition and development of sites which are reserved tor Municipal
Council for the entire span is to the tune of Rs.8673.41 lakhs. The
breakup of the same is for land acquisition Rs.2906.14 lakhs and tor
development Rs.5767.27 Jakhs. The cost of acquisition of lands tor roads
and construction of new roads is Rs.50 lakhs and Rs.25 lakhs
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implementation of Development .. Plan will be Rs.8748.41 lakhs.
Municipal Council is required to acquire the land under proposed
reservations and roads within a period of ten years. from the date on
which the Development Plan comes into force. The Municipal Council
can undertake the remunerative projects in earlier phase of Development
so that will reduce the Municipal burden considerably. It is estimated that
Municipal Council may collect deposits from developed shopping centers
to the tune of Rs.l200.00 lakhs on an average. This deposits can be used
as revolving funds.
14.5.2 MOBILIZATION OF FINANCIAL RESOURCES
For the purpose of implementation of Development Plan proposals
Municipal Council can get/raise the funds in the following manner.
i) Existing Resources:
The existing income sources to the Municipal Council are
·consolidated property tax, tourist tax, income from boat club at Venna
lake, income form remunerative projects, pollution fax from vehicles
(introduced recently from 1" August 2003), rents from immovable
properties, Government grants from State and Central Governments,
grant in lieu of Octroi, entertainment tax, advertisement tax, drainage
tax, shop tax, deposits and rents from shops, horse tax, parking
charges, water supply charges, educational cess, tree tax, betterment
·and development charges, material fees, building permission tees, fees
trom vegetable market, weekly market, hawkers, etc. Financial
assistance for implementation of Development plan under UD-6(a)
scheme of State Government, funds for Tourism Plan for tourist
facilities from Tourism Department of Government of India.
For the purpose of implementation of Development Plan
proposals Municipal Council can get I raise the funds in the following
manner.
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ii) Strenthening of the Existing Resources and New Innovations in the
Financial Field:
The implementation of the Development Plan proposals plays a
vital role in molding the character of the town and making it a better
place to live in. It is also desirable to involve the public participation
in the Implementation of the proposals of the Development Plan. It
can be done broadly in two ways viz.
i) The proposals of the Development Plan can be implemented
by acquiring the lands reserved for public purposes and
carrying out the Development thereon by the Planning
Authority and Appropriate Authorities.
ii) Control on the Development to be exercised by land owners.
private developers and other concerned agencies as per
provisions of Development Control Rules and Government
guidelines issued consequently from time to time.
Following are some important measures suggested to
strengthen the Municipal Council in financial matter and to implement
the Development plan effectively.
iii) Municipal Tax Reforms
Comprehensive tax reforms and simplifying the assessment and
collection procedures can lead to an enormous increase in municipal
taxes. In particular, there is a considerable scope for resource mobilization
through properly tax reform. This may be achieved through the
introduction of an area based tax system linked to self-assessment. Such a
system will simplify tax assessment and collection improve compliance
and reduce litigation. Through municipal tax reforms Municipal Council
can get funds to the tune of Rs.ll 00 lakhs. in the entire span of 20 years.
It can be seen from the income statement of the Municipal
Council, that income from consolidated property tax, tourist tax is
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making proper attempts for collecting all taxes avoiding the
leakages. The another way to minimize the expenditure side is to
have proper economy in every aspect. The pr~jects shall be
implemented according to the need of the town.
iv) Environmental I Pollution Tax
Mahabaleshwar Hill Station Municipal Council is assessing
Environment I Pollution tax on the vehicles since 1'1 August 2003.
The tax accumulated by the Municipal Council is shown in the
following Table.
TABLE N0.41
ENVIRONMENT TAX.
Sr.No. Year No. ofTourists Tax Assessecj m
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1 2002-2003 9,79,800 86,46,000
2 2003-2004 10,16,300 89,47,600
3 2004-2005 9,83,800 90,04,160
4 2005-2006 9,01,018 1,25,52,035
5 2006-2007 9,23, I 00 1,25,26,500
Total 5, 16,76,295 l
Municipal Council has gtven contract for assessmg the
environment tax to private agency at the following rates.
a) Fro in August, 2007 to July, 2008 Rs.l ,80,00,000/-
b) From August, 2008 to July, 2009 Rs.l ,90,00,000/-
c) From August, 2009 to July, 2010 Rs.2,00,00,000/-
The funds of this tax are to be utilised for improving and
protection environment at Mahabaleshwar by the Municipal
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Council. The various sites reserved m this regard shall be
developed trough these funds.
These development charges shall have to be utilised lor
implementation of Development plan only. Though Municipal
Council receives income from the Development charges, it is not
adequate to implement the Development charges, it is not adequate
to implement the Development plan. Although Mahabaleshwar is
a Hill Station Municipal council and recovers. the development
charges as per 'C' class Municipal Council. Due to high tourism
here, the values of land and structures are high, even higher than
'A' class Municipal Councils. Therefore, these rates of
Development charges can be increased. Municipal Council shall
increase these rates by Rs. 1/- per sq m every year with approval of
the Government. This wiJJ make available more funds for the
implementation of Development plan.
Government and other Institutional Finance:
As Mahabaleshwar Hill Station Municipal Council is 'C- 1'
class Municipal Council that is population is less than 15,000, it is
eligible to get Financial Assistance in the form of 50% Loan and
50% Grant -In -Aid of the total project cost for remunerative
projects (like shopping centers, markets, etc.) and·! 00% Grant -In
-Aid for non - remunerative projects under state Governments
scheme of UD-6(a) for implementation of Development Plan.
Municipal Council is taking financial assistance through this
scheme and from year 1996-97 to 2008-2009, it has got Rs. 66.895
lakhs under this scheme.
Department of Tourism 111 Government of India is also
giving funds to the Municipal Council for tourist facilities. The
reservations for tourist facilities like parking, parks,
beautification/development of view points, nature interpretation
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through these funds.
The funds from HUDCO and such other Jinancial
institutions can also be explored for meeting the requirements of
the cost of implementation of the development plan proposals. The
remunerative projects in the Development plan such as shopping
centre shall be taken up on priority basis, and shall be developed if
required by collecting deposits to raise funds in advance from
expected shop buyers. Similarly remunerative projects like
amusement parks, parking sites can be developed and the income
from such remunerative projects will be useful for implementing
other proposals of Development plan.
vi) Development Charges :
Government of Maharashtra has introduced levy of the
Development charge for institution of use or change of use of any
land or building. Government has also issued directives to set aside
this fund in separate account and utilize it exclusively lor
implementation of Development Plan proposals and providing public
amenities to the residents of town. Mahabaleshwar Municipal
Council is assessing the Development charges at the rate of Rs. !51-
per sq m for land Development and at the rate ofRs. 20/- per sqm for
construction for residential purpose. For commercial and industrial
purposes, these charges are Rs. 601- per sq m for land development
and construction together. The development charges collected for
last II years by the Municipal Council are as follows:
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TABLE SHOWING DEVELOPMENT CHARGES r-
Development charges --
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4 2000-01 2,67,842 ·---- -------.. -
5 2001-2002 3,94,977
6 2002-2003 1,72,128
7 2003-2004 1,84,285 - --
L_8 __ 2004-2005 3,22,325 ---·-
~ 9 2005-2006 1,18,385
10 2006-2007 13,66,039
I 1 2007-2008 69,075
12 2008- Jan 2009 2,34,390
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vii) Public Participation in Implementation:
The Municipal Council cannot alone itself implement the
Development Plan proposals. Therefore, Government of
Maharashtra has issued directives under section !54 of Maharashtra
Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 to amend the building bye
laws by adopting recourse of section 37 of the said Act and introduce
the concept of 'Accommodation Reservations'. These bye-laws are
incorporated in the Development Control Rules of this Development
Plan with some modifications considering the need of the town.
According to these rules, the Municipal Council itself, or the
Appropriate Authority, or the land owner or private institution can
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develop the reservations subject to certain conditions. The Municipal
Council shall ·involve in the public participation and make them
aware of the new concept stated above to implement the
Development Plan proposals, and consequently benefits trom them.
so that the financial burden on Municipal Council will be reduced
and the proposals of the Development Plan will be implemented in a
short period avoiding legal delays of ltmd acquisition proceedings.
viii) Through Municipal .Fund
It is the duty of Municipal Council to provide necessary
amenities & facilities to the population residing in the town. It is
therefore obligatory on the part of Municipal Council to set apart
an amount of fixed percentage of its budget which is in no case
should be less than 20 per cent of the budget for the purpose of
implementation of the Revised Development Plan. Further the
Municipal Council can implement road proposals from the Road
Grants receiving every year from Government of Maharashtra. It is
expected that Municipal Council will get Rs.600 lakhs . as a Road
Grants within the entire span of 20 years. Apart from that
Municipal Council should allocate separate amount compulsorily
to the extent of 5% for Development of roads only. It is seen from
the income and expenditure figures that the Municipal Council has
surplus income for last 10 consecutive years, hence Municipal
Council can invest such amount.
ix) Implementation Through Other Institutions
To reduce, municipal liabilities, to some extent, the
Municipal Council can tap recognized educational, charitable and
cultural institutions to induce them to come forward fqr implementing
some of the proposals like Primary School, High School. Dispensary.
Gardens etc. Jn such cases the lands under :hese reservations should be
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institutions for the same purpose .
x) U.D.6 (a) Scheme
Municipal Council can get financial aid from the State
Government in Urban Development Department under U.D.6 (a)
scheme. It can avail financial assistance in the form of Loan & Grant
In-Aid. Mahabaleshwar Municipal Council being a ·c-1' class
Municipal Council, for the sake of that scheme, having population of
less than 15000 souls is eligible for 100% advance in the form of
Grant-In-Aid, for non remunerative projects and 50% Grant-In-Aid &
50% Loan for remunerative projects .
Through this scheme Municipal Council can get financial
assistance to the tune of Rs.l 000 lakhs. in the entire span of 20 years.
xi) Accommodation Reservations
Under this, practice adopted by the many Municipal
Councils, land owners are required to provide public amenities as per
the reservations stipulated by the Development Plan. -Sites earmarked
for schools, parks, parking etc. can be developed by the developers
subject to regulation.
xii) Road widening scheme
Municipal Council can take road widening scheme by using
planning permission, including floor space index (FSI) as a resource.
Municipal Council can get the benefit of getting land tree of cost tor
road widening. However, the land owner can utilise only 40% of
balanced land or the actual area under road widening whichever is
less, as additional F.S.L on the same plot.
xiii) Projects of the development plan from which the municipal
council can generate additional revenue.
Although there are no substantial commercial project 111
Development Plan from which the municipal council can generate
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Municipal Council can expect to receive some amount of additional
revenue. These projects are
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B) Shopping Centres.
C) Multipurpose Hall,
D) Amusement Park, etc.
xiv) Other Sources
i) For raising funds Municipal Council can undertake site &
services programme & urban renewal programme.
ii) It can also raise funds by raising loans on short term basis
from the co-operative banks.
An exercise has been worked out how the Municipal Council
can raise the funds and spend the same on the Development Plan
proposals, per year so as to achieve the goal in 20 years period.
TABLE N0.43
BUDGET PROVISION
Budget provision for Development Plan
Budget provisions for roads
Loan/Gra'nt in Aid under UD (6) (A) scheme
Additional amount will be available through property
tax reforms
Rs.2800 lakhs
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towards Tourism Development, etc. from vanous I I , scheme. I Total Rs.9000 lakhs L.
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plus side from this it can be said that in 20 years the Municipal Council
can implement the Development plan proposals for betterment of the
town people.
14.6 PHASING AND PROGRAMMING
There are in all 70 sites in the revised development plan out of
these 70 sites 14 sites are to be developed by othet: institutions &
remaining 56 sites are to be developed by Mahabaleshwar Municipal
Council. For these 56 sites Mahabaleshwar Municipal Council is
acquiring body and having responsibility of developing these sites and
construction of various buildings there on. Out of 56 sites 15 sites are
fully and 3 sites are partly in the possession of the Municipal Counci I.
Thus Municipal Council is required to acquire the lands under 38 s-ites.
14.6.1 RATIONALE
A) Development of sites is not possible unless the lands are
acquired and are in the possession of the municipal counciL As the Land
Acquisition Act imposes a time limit for completion of the land
acquisition proceedings, it would be possible to acquire that lands
specially: The fact that some sites are already in the possession of the
municipal councils.
B) The financial position of the Mahabaleshwar Municipal Council
is quite good bu.t even with the external input it would not be possible to
complete the construction works in any particular year and it is therefore
necessary to span out the construction programme over a number of
years. In view of this the entire implementation period of 20 years is sub
divided into 3 phases out of witch l't phase is upto 2015 & the remaining
2 phases are of 5 years each.
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Plan the Municipal Council is to be developed 56 reservations and 14
reservations are to be developed by other institutions. commercial
establishment etc.
14.6.2 PHASING Considering the above three points alternative phasing program of
implementation of the development plan can be chalked out. However the
Municipal Council may vary this program if the circumstances demand.
14.7 FINANCING
14.7.1. ANNUAL REQUIREMENTS OF FUNDS It can be seen that the annual requirement of funds ·by the
Mahabaleshwar Municipal Council for implementation for reservations of
the Development Plan is-
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ANNUAL REQUIREMENTS OF FUNDS.
Sr. I Year Required Amount Rs.In Lacs ~
No. Acquisition of . Development Total I
land of site I I
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The above figures do not mclude the funds reqwred. lor land
acquisition and construction of new roads and widening of existing roads
for which additional amount of Rs.50.00 lakhs for acquisition of land and
Rs.25.00 lakhs. for construction of roads i.e. total Rs.75.00 lakhs. The
detail phase programme is shown in Table No.45.
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MUNICIPAL COUNCIL
The requirement of funds for the implementation of the revised
development plan proposals which are reserved for Municipal Council or Mahabaleshwar would be about Rs.8748.41 lacs, for the entire 20 years
period as mentioned earlier. However, the financial position of the·
Municipal Council is quite good. It is therefore necessary for the Municipal
Council to set apart an amount of 20% of its budget for the purpose of
implementation of the Development Plan & about 5% for the development
of roads.
14.7.3. SOURCES FOR ENHANCING THE MUNICIPAL REVENUE
The Municipal Council can enhance its revenue by
A) Revision of the property tax based on correct method of calculating
rentable value.
B) Revision of the tourist tax.
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15.1 GENERAL
DEVELOPMENT CONTROL
The proposals of the revised development plan of Mahabaleshwar have
been formulated as described in the Planning Proposal Chapter nnd their
implementation in subsequent Chapters. The revised development plan will get
sanction under section 31 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning
Act, 1966 of the state Government and it is important thereafter to control and
regulate the future development in a revised manner so as to activate the
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Planning Act, 1966 makes its obligatory on the part of the Planning Authority
i .c. Mahabaleshwar Municipal Council to take appropriate steps as may be
necessary to can-y out the provisions of this revised develt)pment plan. The
Chapter IV of the said Act also provides for controlling the development and
use of land included in the said plan. In addition to this_ it is necessary to
enforce the building bye-laws and the development control regulations for
regulating the future developments and the style of development. These
regulations are therefore made as provided under section 22(M) of the above
said Act, for this purpose in a separate volume. The broad features of the
regulations are given below.
15.2. DEVELOPMENT CONTROL REGULATIONS
Mahabaleshwar town is included in £co-Sensitive Zone as declared by
the Central Government of India's Ministry in Environment & .Forests
Department vide notification dated I i 11 January 2001. Therefore keeping in
mind above declaration and guidelines of Regional Plan for implementation of
the said notitlcation, the existing regulations has revised in this development
plan. In view of this, a set of Development Control Regulations is prepared in a
separate volume. For details refer volume on Development Control Regulations.
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LEGAL FORMALITIES OBSERVED WHILE PREPARATION OF.
DEVELOPMENT PLAN
LEGAL FORMALITIES UNDER MAHARASHTRA REGIONAL AND TOWN PLANNING ACT, 1966. -~--·----:--------,-------:::----;---:-;----------1 Sr. 1 Item Description
NO.I ~~~----;-~---=--~---;-~~---:::---:-~----:~~~·~ -~~Notification No. and date of Urban Development, Public Health Maharashtra Govt. Gazette through and Housing Department which Original Development Plan Notification No. TPS 1968/7205-of Maharashtra town was W, dated 23'" September 1969
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2 Notification No. and date of Maharashtra Govt. Gazette through which First Revised Development
I Plan of Mahabaleshwar Hill
1 I Station is sanctioned and came into
I I force.
~ 3 I No. and date of General Body
I 1 Meet~ng R~solution for declaration of mtentwn to prepare the Development Plan of
: Mahabaleshwar (Second Revision) / under section 23( I) read with section 38.
Urban Development Department Notification No.TPS-1983/1978-UD7, 141
h June 1985, came into force with effect from I'' August 1985.
No.l61 (I), dated 15/9/2001
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I and objections from the public
I 1 within period of 60 days trom the
/_j_date ofpublication.
Pune Division supplement, dated 811
' November 2001 on Page No.2426.
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6 Date on which 60 days time limit from the date of Gazette i.e.S-11-200 I to submit suggestions .and
Daily 'Aikya', dated 17/I0/200Tl Daily 'Pudhari', dated 18/10/2001 I
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objections expires.
r-7 No. and date of General Body No.l61 (I), dated 151912ool--·-··
Meeting Resolution through which 'j appointment of Town Planning
I Officer under section 24 is made .
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I Pune about consent for appointment of Town Planning Officer.
----Marathi letter No.fomlc>r;:mcl5"<lX/ 'l.x~/~ :{~1~1'119\9'1. dated qVqo/:(ooq,
9 No. and date of office order of Marathi order No.I5/385, dated Maharashtra Hill Station Municipal 30/10/200 I. Council regarding appointment of Assistant Director of Town Planning, Satara Branch as a 'Town
i Planning Officer' .
I 0 Due date for handing over the 14/03/2002 Existing Land Use Map to the
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No. and date of letter from Town Planning Officer through which the
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Marathi order No.foml/BJ><N/<;.<.I.I li'l vr.<rrm. dated 22/07/2002 .
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under section 23( I) read with section 38 (8-11-2001) i.e. due date of publication of the draft development plan under section 26 (I)
14 No. and date of Municipal Council General Body Meeting Resolution
I. for extension of time limit under section 26( 1) from 8/11/2003 to
I 7/1 112005. I Period
-i i) From 8/11/2003 to 7/05/2004 No.299, dated 08/12/2003 I ii) From 8/05/2004 to 7/1112004 No.208, dated I 0/08/2004 1 iii) From 8/11/2004 to 7/05/2005 No.l37, dated 16/07/2005
iv) From 8/05/2005 to 7/11/2005 No.I 57, dated 29/07/2006
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Director of Town Planning, Maharashtra State,Pune through which the limit is extended from 8/11/2003 to 7/11/2005 to publish draft Development Plan (Second Revision) under section 26( I). ,.
Period : i) From 8/11/2003 to 7/05/2004 No.5516, dated 13/09/2004 _I
·I ii) From 8/05/2004 to 7/11/2004 No.3066, dated 20/04/2005 1
I iii) From 8/11/2004 to 7/05/2005 No.3103, dated 28/06/2007 J
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: General Body Meeting Resolution ! for extension of time limit under i section 26(1) trom 8/11/2005 to
I' 3 I /01/2009.
Period i) From 8/11/2005 to 7/05/2006
ii) From 8/05/2006 to 7/11/2006 iii) From 8111/2006 to 7/05/2007 iv) From 8/05/2007 to 7/11/2007
I v) From 8/11/2007 to 7/05/2008
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lrT?tNo. and date of order of
Governemnt of Maharashtra in I I Urban Development Department [ through which the limit is extended
from 8/11/2005 to 31/03/2009 to publish draft Development Plan (Second Revision) under section 26(1 ).
I Period 1 i) From 8/11/2005 to 7/05/2006
I j i i) From 8/05/2006 to 31/03/2009
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I /submitted to the Municipal Council I 1 for Publication under Section 26( 1 ).
No.1 57, dated 2917/2006 No.368, dated 18/3/2008 No.368, dated 18/3/2008 No.l45, dated 26/8/2008 No.145, dated 26/8/2008 No.260, dated 20/1/2009 No.260, dated 20/1/2009
I No.TPS-1906/2330/CR- j 1266/08/UD-13, Dated 18/11/2008.
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(Under para 1.5 of Chapter- I)
Declaration of "Mahabaleshwar- Panchgani Region as
"Eco-sensitive Zone"
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 17th January 2001
S.0.52(E) :- Where as a notification under sub section (I) and clause (V) of sub
section (2) of Section 3 of the Environment Protection Act, 1986 inviting
objection or suggestion against the notification notifying the Mahabaleshwar
Panchgani as an Eco sensitive region and imposing restriction on industries,
operations, processes and other developmental activities in the region which
have detrimental effect on the environment, was published in S.O. No. 693 (E)
dated the 25'h July, 2000.
And whereas all objections or and suggestions received have been duly
considered by the central Government.
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (d) of sub
rule (3) of rule 5 of the Environment (Protection) Rules, I 986, and all other
powers vesting in its behalf~ the Central Government hereby notify the
Mahabaleshwar-Panchgani Region (as defined in the Government of
Maharashtra notification of 29th April, 1983) as an Eco Sensitive /,(me.( Copy
attached as Annexure). The Region shall include the entire area within the
boundaries of the Mahabaleshwar Tehsil and the villages of Bondarwadi,
Bhuteghar, Danwali, Taloshi and Umbri of Jaoli Tchsil of the Satara District in
the Maharashtra State .
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( 1) All activities in the forests (both within and outside municipal
areas) shall be governed by the provisions of the Indian Forest Act.
1927 (16 of 1927) and Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 (69 of
1 980). All activities in the sanctuaries and national parks shall be
governed by the provisions of the Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972
(53 to 1972).
(2) The following activities are proposed to be regulated in the Eco
Sensitive Zone.
(a) Zonal Master Plan :-
(i) A master plan for the entire Zone shall be prepared by the State
Government and approved by the Ministry of Environment and
Forest in the Government of India within the period of two years
from the date of publication of this notification. The Master Plan
shall be published by following a procedure similar to that
prescribed under the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning
Act, 1966. The Master plan shall clearly indicate those limited
areas where industries may be permitted.
(ii) The said Master Plan shall clearly demarcate· all the existing
forests, green areas, horticultural areas such as farms raspberry
farms, orchards, tribal areas and other environmentally sensitive
areas. No change of land use from green uses such as horticultural
areas, agriculture, parks and other like places to non - green uses
shall be permitted in the Master Plan. The Master plan shall
indicate measure and lay down stipulations for r.egulating traffic.
especially through traffic in the Eco Sensitive Zone.
(iii) The areas within and outside Mahabaleshwar and Panchgani
municipal area shall have Sub-Zonal Master Plan which may be
prepared by the State Government as a component of the Zonal
Master Plan and concurrence of the Ministry of Environment and
Forest shall be obtained on this. 222
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This Sub-Zonal Master Plan shall include building
regulations for gaothan areas.
(iv) Pending the preparation of and approval by the Ministry of
Environment and Forests to the Zonal Master Plan and Sub-Zonal
Master Plans referred to above, there shall be no increase in the
existing parameters of permissible Floor Area Ratio, permissible
height, permissible maximum number of stories and permissible
ground coverage and there shall also be no reduction in the Forest
Zone/ Green Zone/Agriculture Zone. Absolute height of building
shall not exceed 9 metres and number of stories shall be not exceed
ground plus one.
(b) Industrial Units
(i) Location of industries shall be only in the designated industrial
areas or estates and has to be as per guidelines ·drav,;n up by the
Government of Maharashtra as well as the guidelines issued from
time to time by the Ministry of Environment and Forests. However.
this would not apply to all those units which have obtained Consent
to establish and all other statutory permissions and have
commenced construction .at site on or before the date of issue of
this notification.
(ii) In future, only non polluting non hazardous service industries. units
making footwear from processed and ready made leather.
floriculture, horticulture based or agro based industries producing
products from indigeous goods from the Eco Sensitive Zone shall
be permitted in the Zone.
Provided that these do not result m polluting etrluent.
emission or impacts.
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(a) Large dairy, poultry, mushroom-rearing ·and other units in
the nature of allied agricultural activities and structures
connected therewith may be allowed with the prior
permission of the competent authority subject to a maximum
of 181h built up area, relaxable by the Monitoring Committee.
(b) Structures connected with small agro based industries .
activities related to the needs of the lqcal village economy
·and processing or storage of local agro-based products may
be allowed subject to the usual "non agriculture'' permission
requirements and a maximum built up area of 118'h
(c) Quarrying and Mining:-
Quarrying and Mining activities shall be banned in this area. No
fresh mining lease shall be granted in the Eco Sensitive Zone.
However, the Monitoring Committee shall be the authority to give
special permission tor limited quarrying of materials required tor
the construction of local residential housing and traditional road
maintenance work only, provided that such quarrying is not done
on forest lands.
(d) Trees:-
There shall be no felling of trees on Forest, Government, Revenue
or Private lands within the Eco-Sensitive Zone, without the prior
permission of the State Government in case of forest land and the
respective District Collector in case of Government Revenue and
private land, as per procedure which shall be prescribed by the
State Government, provided that the District Collector shall not
delegate this power to any subordinate officer below the rank of
Sub-Divisional Officer.
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(e) Tourism:-
Tourism activities shall be as per a Tourism Master Plan to he
prepared by the Department of Tourism of State Government in
consultation with the Ministry of Tourism of Government of India
and approved by the Ministry of Environment and Forests. The
Tourism Master Plan shall also form a component of the Zonal
Master Plan.
The tourism master plan shall he based on a detailed
carrying Capacity Study of the Eco-Sensitive Zone. Which may be
carried out by the State Government and submitted to the Ministry
of Environment and Forest for approval within two years of the
date of this notification. All new tourism activities shall be
permitted only within the parameters of this tourism plan or
carrying capacity study. Till the Tourism Master Plan is submitted
to Ministry of Environment and Forest for approval tourism
activities shall be permitted only after a detailed analysis is carried
out and approved by the Monitoring Committee subject to
guidelines laid down by Ministry of Environment and Forests.
(t) Natural Heritage: -
The Sites of valuable natural heritage in the zone shall be
identified, particularly rock formations, waterfalls, pools, gorges.
groves, caves, points, walks, rides, etc and plans for their
conservation in their natural setting shall be incorporated in the
Zonal Master Plan and Sub Zonal Master Plans. Strict guidelines
shall be drawn up by the State Government to discourage
construction activities at or near these sites inc'luding under the
garb of providing tourist facilities. All the Venna pool reservoir in
the zone shall be preserved. The State Govemment may draw up
proper plans for their conservation or preservation within one year 225
from the date of publication of this notifkation. These plans shall
form a part of the zonal Master plan and Sub-Zonal Master Plans.
(g) Man-made Heritage :-
Buildings, Structures, artetacts, areas and precincts of historical.
architectural, aesthetical, and cultural signiticance shall be
identified and plans for their conservation, particularly their
exteriors (and wherever deemed appropriate their interiors also)
shall be prepared and incorporated in the Zonal ·Master Plan and
Sub Zonal Master Plans within one year from the dates of
publication of this notification. Guidelines may be drawn up by the
State Government to regulate building and other activities in the
Zone particularly in Mahabaleshwar and Panchgani municipal
limits and in Kshetra Mahabaleshwar, so that the special character
and distinct ambience of the towns and the Eco Sensitive Zone is
maintained.
(h) Development or construction activity at or around heritage sites
(both natural and man-made) shall be regulated in accordance with
the Draft Model Regulations for Conservation of Natural and Man
made Heritage formulated by the Ministry of Environment and
Forests in 1995 as amended from time to time an~ circulated to all
State Governments and Union Territory Administrations.
(i) Ground Water : -
Extraction of Ground water shall be permitted only for the bona
fide agricultural and domestic consumption of the occupier of the
plot. Extraction of ground water for private industrial/ commercial/
residential estates/ complexes shall require prior permission from
the State Ground Water Board. No sale of ground water shall he
permitted except with prior approval ofthe Monitoring Committee.
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The use of plastics within the Eco Sensitive Zone shall be regulated
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(k) Protection of Hill Slopes: -
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The Master plan shall indicate areas on hill slopes where
construction shall not be permitted.
Discharge of effluents: c
The discharge of any untreated ef1luent is prohibited within the Eco
Sensitive Zone. No effluent either treated or untreated shall be
permitted to be discharged into water body/s and water sources/s
within the zone.
(m) Solid Wastes:-
The local authorities shall draw up plans for the segregation of
solid wastes into biodegradable and non-biodegradable
components. The biodegradable material may be recycled
preferably through composting or vermiculture, the inorganic
material may be disposed of at environmentally acceptable
locations. It is clarified that the term solid wastes includes
domestic, industrial, commercial and garden wastes.
3.(a) The Government of India shall constitute a High Level Monitoring
Committee to ensure compliance with the provisions of this
notification. Besides the above provisions of the notification, the
monitoring committee shall have the powers to regulate and control
noise pollution within the Eco Sensitive Zone. The monitoring
committee shall also have powers to regulate traffic especially
through traffic within the Eco Sensitive Zone; once the Master Plan
is approved by the Ministry of Environment and Forest in
Government ofindia such regulation shall be in confomity with the
provisions of the Master plan. The monitoring committee shall
include representative(s) of the Ministry of Environment and 227
Forests, Central Pollution Control Board and at least two
representatives of non-government organisations working in the
field of environment (including heritage conservation) (to he
nominated hy the Ministry of Environment and Forests,
Government oflndia). The membership of the committee including
the Chairman shall not exceed ten.
(b) It shall be the duty of the Monitoring Committee to tile complaints
under section 19 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 i r offences under the said Act come to its notice.
(c) The Committee or any officer or member of the Monitoring
Committee authorised by the committee shall be authorised to file
complaints under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
4. In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of the
Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 read with section 23 of the
said Act, the Ministry of Environment and Forests. Government of
India empowers the Urban Development Department, Government
of Maharashtra and the High Level Monitoring Committee to
discharge the functions specifically enumerated in this notification
and to do all things incidental thereto (except the functions as are
required to be performed by the Central Government under the
provisions of the Environment Impact Assessment notification of
27'h January, 1994 as amended from time to time)
5. Provided that in the respect of functions delegated under this
notification an appeal from an order shall lie to the Ministry of
Environment and Forests.
[F.no.J.20011/7/98/IA-Ill]
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Urban Development Department
NOTIFICATION
Bombay the 291h April, 1983
Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 : - No. TPS
1982/4507 (a) UD7 : In exercise of powers conferred by sub-section ( 1) of
section (3) of Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966
(Maharashtra XXXVII1966) (hereinafter referred to as "the said act''). to
Government of Maharashtra, hereby establishes a region for the purpose of the
said Act to be named as the "Mahabaleshwar Panchgani Region" which shall
include the entire area within the boundaries of Mahabaleshwar Tehsil and the
villages of-
1) Bondarwadi
2) Bhuteghar
3) Danwali
4) Taloshi
5) Umbri
of Jawali Tehsil of Satara District in the Maharashtra State. A copy of the
plan showing boundries of Mahabaleshwar Panchgani Region showing the area
included as aforesaid is available for inspection at offices of the following
oflkers namely :-
1) The Director of Town Planning, Maharashtra State, Pun e.
2) The Collector of Satara.
3) The Tahasildar ofMahabaleshwar and JawaiL
4) The Municipal Council, Mahabaleshwar
5) The Municipal Council, Panchgani.
6) The Assistant Director of Town Planning, Satara .
By order and in the Names of Governer of Maharashtra
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