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The Kundalika is a small river  flowing from the Hills of Sahyadri to the Arabian Sea. This river originates at a small town called Bhira in the Indian State of Maharashtra, 150 km south east of 

Bombay (Mumbai). The important towns located on the banks of Kundalika are Kolad, Korlai,Chaul, Roha and Salav.

River Kundalika is fed by the excess water from Tata Power's Mulshi Dam Project on to a seriesof hydroelectric projects and dams, including Ravalje followed by Bhira and then Dholvan,where the water is released in the morning typically at 6 am. The gush of the water reachesSutarwadi at 7:30 am and water rises at Kolad at 10:00 am.

There exist a historical Trade Route called Savalya Ghat which descneds down in KundalikaValley from Tamhini Ghat Road. Beautifully carved staircases exist at some places & also 2small water cisterns are encountered.

On the bank of River Kundalika are many retreats and farm houses with mango and watermelon

as the chief fruit product and rice and nachni as the chief farm produce as the soil is very rich inminerals and the ample water via canals fed from River Kundalika's clean water.

Over 90% of Kundalika's water is consumed by industries, including RCF's THAL Project andmany MIDC all across. On the cards are to use 9000 Quesecs of water by the upcoming Relianceand Essar's new projects in the Villa MIDC. This will kill the rafting beside considerablyreducing the river's downstream water levels at Kolad. The river will die a little more and become more placid and shallower.

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The Kundalika's water are beginning to get affected and "Save Kundalika Project" is beingundertaken by "EcoMantra Nature Awareness and Travel", a local sustainable and communitytourism organisation that runs a unique eco camp on its bank at Kolad.

Adventure lovers have found a unique way of enjoying the release of the dam water. Capitalisingon the location near Mumbai, with its virtually undending source of adventure lovers, rafting is

conducted on the river using the rapids generated by the rushing water released from the dam.Rafting of grade II and III can also be experienced over a 14 km circuit and can be enjoyed allday in the monsoon, or to coincide with the timing of the release of water from the dam duringother times of the year. Rafting here is sometimes unavailable in the peak of summer, when thewater becomes scarce.

[edit] External links• Rafting On Kundalika - From Mumbai And Pune

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