Patalganga is a huge industrial area of the

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(MIDC) Industrial Areas on MIDC Official Website near

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. It has got its name from the

Patalganga River The Patalganga River ( mr, पाताळगंगा नदी) is a river that rises in the steep western scarps of the Matheran uplands where it branches off from the main ridge near Khopoli and maintains a general westward flow till it joi ...

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. Nearest hospital is Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital. The Patalganga industrial area, adjacent to the Mohopada village, is one of the 13 chemical industrial areas developed by MIDC. A historical temple of god Raseshwar is situated on the right bank of river Patalganga. The Patalganga Industrial area is under the jurisdiction of

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taluka (about 22 km) and under Dist. Raigad (about 60 km). The area is surrounded by ranges of high mountains.

Location

* The Patalganga Industrial Area is situated on the left bank of river Patalganga, which is 10 km from

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and 7 km from the

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. * The nearest railway station is Rasayani/ Apte which is on

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, about 3 km from the area. * The Patalganga Industrial Area is about 75 km from the Domestic Airport in Santacruz &

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References

Geography of Maharashtra {{Raigad-geo-stub