BARVI DAM AND BARRAGE DAM, BHOJ DAM - DAMS OF BADLAPUR

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glimpse of the barvi lake through the foliage...there's a hidden trek that goes right up to the lake...


although serene and peaceful it has submerged thousands of villages and forests in the area...


artistic representation of the barvi lake...theres's a famous bird watching point in the area...


the watch tower at the lake, entry is retricted as its a midc zone...however, the dam is situated along the man road and can be accessed easily making it one of most popular weekend spots...the lake too can be accessed via secret hidden trails...


barvi dam full overflow in monsoon time...


barvi dam during dry seasons...one can sit on the rocks and have fun...


close up view of the dam...its quite huge...




the water flows downstream via the barvi river and ultimately joins ulhas river...




giant 'make in india' logo on the way to barrage dam via barrage road...


the entry to barrage dam is currently restricted due to many accidents and loss of lives, but, there are other tracks on the opposite banks that lead to it - river view point...





Barvi Dam is an earthfill dam on the Barvi River near Badlapur, Thane district, in the state of Maharashtra in India. Barrage dam is located at Barrage road in Badlapur city ( wiki ).
Address : Badlapur-Murbad Road, Ansoli, near Badlapur, Maharashtra 421503.
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BARVI FOREST AT BARVI HILLS - A TREK OF A LIFETIME

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welcome to barvi hills jungles...the entrance actually mentions 'jungles'...


with tall trees on both sides of the road and forests all around engulfing, its quite a thrill walking all alone...


this place is a well established leopard zone, my heart was in my mouth as I walked the hill...


the acres and acres of forests surround the entire barvi dam...and extend beyond to naneghat and malshej regions...




I crossed badlapur taluka and entered the murbad taluka...


I kept walking...there was no human in sight...not even a car...only birds chirping wildly and strange forests sounds...


it only got denser, I had heard lots of leopard attacks happened in forest areas near Murbad, would I be the next?


I even questioned myself why on earth was I even walking in such densely forested area...but, something just kept pulling me in more and more, it was irresistible...it was so green and peacefull...something we don't usually see in cities...I loved it...


but, alas, with great reluctance ( as my mind kept pricking me to return ), after walking almost an hour, I decided to head back; the return ( another hour ) journey was as thrilling, I was just hoping and praying all the while a leopard didn't appear all of a sudden in front of me...



Well, since I'm back from the crazy adventure that I did, I'd advise all not to walk these forests alone. In all the time I was there, there were hardly any cars, forget any humans walking all alone in that route - its quite a dangerous place with reported leopard attacks. While it is indeed very beautiful, even if you go, please go either in twos/groups or take necessary precautions. And while there, please donot litter the beautiful jungles.

Barvi Hill ( wiki ).
Address : Badlapur-Murbad Road, Ansoli, near Badlapur, Maharashtra 421503.
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SION SKYLINE FROM SION FORT

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The greens are the garden surrounding the fort. From upthere one can see the entire city as well as the distant thane creek. There are lots of gardens in this world, but if one has a historical fort inside it, then it calls for a visit. Sion Fort is one such :-)














Address : Rd No 1, Sion East, Sion, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400022
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