MATHERAN
 
        Stunning views from steep cliffs and echoing valleys are what the journey 
to Matheran hill station has in store for you. 

Situated at an  altitude of 800  mts, on a  narrow north-south  ridge,  Matheran 
consists   of   various   view  points  with  names  such  as  Porcupine,  Monkey, 
Panorama, Echo, Sunset and the Hart point, most popular of them all.

Getting   There :  Mumbai , 100 kms.  away, is  the  nearest  airport,  Badlapur 
30 km.  away ,  Neral 21 Km.  away  from  where  you can  travel  by  the mini 
train.  It has plenty of hotels which are close to the railway stations. 


AMBERNATH :

          Famous  for  Ambreshwar  Shiva  temple, Industrial  Units  and Ordnance 
Factory.  Ambreshwar  temple  is 2 kms. away from Ambernath railway station.  
It is said that Shilahara King Chittaraja constructed it, his son Mummuni rebuilt
 it.   The  temple  is  on   the   banks  of   Vadvan(Waldhuni)   river,   which is  of 
hemadpanthi   styled   beautifully  carved  on  stones.  Another  Shilahara  King 
Aparaditya   built   the   Rameshwar   temple,  which  is   situated   near  Lonad. 
Ambernath is located 10 kms from Badlapur and 40 kms from Thane.


TITWALA (MAHAGANPATI) :

            It  is  equivalent  to  "ASHTAVINAYAKA"  and  one  of  the   Mahaganpati. 
Heavy  rush  of  devotees  is  there  on  Chaturthi,   Sankasthi and Angarika.  In 
olden  time  ashram  of  sage  Kanva  was located here.  When  King Dushyanta 
abandoned  his  fiancee  Shakuntala, she  came here and stayed in the ashram.  
She   was   advised   by   sage   Durvasa   and   Kanva   to   establish   shrine  of 
Siddhivinayak,  which  was  done by her.  After  worshipping  Siddhivinayak she 
and Dushyanta got united.  Shahad  is  near  to  Titwala  and  the  Birla  group of 
company   constructed   a   beautiful  Vithal  temple  in  Shahad.   Thousands  of 
devotees visit daily to these temples in the naturally green places. 


MALSHEJ GHAT:

             Natural scenes, Waterfalls give a look that it is heaven on the earth. It 
has  recently  become  famous  for  one  day   monsoon trip. There is a 12 kms 
ghat and tourists visit to see the Flammingo bird.



HAJIMALANG  :

              It is 16 kms from Kalyan and also known as Malang Gadh. It is located 
on foot hills.  Devotees visit the dargah for "Mannat".  Fair is held during Magh 
Purnima. It is also famous for Navnath temple.



                                        



                                     GLIMPSES OF THANE DISTRICT


      CLIMATE :
 	
        The climate of the district is generally hot and humid.  There is well distributed and heavy 
     rainfall during the south-west monsoon season. The mountainous region receives more rainfall 
     than the coastal region.  After February the temperature progressively increases till May which 
     is the hottest month with mean daily temperature at 35.9°C. 


     INDUSTRIES :

               Thane is an important district in Maharashtra  having a  unique  position on  the  industrial
     map. There  are  number of small, medium and large  scale  industries in the district.  MIDC  has 
     developed   industrial  areas  at  Wagle  Estate,  Dombivli,  Ambernath-1  &  2,  Kalyan,  Kalyan-
     Dombivli,  Thane-Belapur road,  Badlapur-BIWA(Badlapur Industries Welfare Association), Mira 
     Road, Tarapur, Boisar and Mumbra. Small scale industries are situated at Waliv, Bhainder, Virar
     and   Ulhasnagar.   Silk  yarn  and  cloth  are  made  at  Bhiwandi.  There  are  a  large  number of 
     powerlooms.   There  are  pharmaceutical  and Chemical  factories at Ambernath,  Bhainder and 
     Thane.   Plastic  goods  are  manufactured  at  Ulhasnagar  and  Bhainder.   The   big   giants  like 
     Raymonds, Voltas, Johnson & Johnson and Century Rayon have big units in this district. The first
     Nuclear  power  plant  in  India  is  at Tarapur. In addition to that there is a BSES power plant and
     many   other   important   projects  in  this  area.  There  are  salt  plants  in   Bhainder,   Bassein, 
     Nallasopara and Dahanu.


  TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION  :

                 Railway and Roads are the two modes of transport, Including three National Highways of 
    226  kms.  i.e.,  Mumbai - Agra,  Mumbai - Bangalore, &  Mumbai - Ahmedabad.  There  are state 
    highways  of  1178  kms.  Total   length  of  roads  in  the  district  is 5489 kms. Important railway 
    stations  are  Thane,  Kalyan,  Diwa,  Dombivli,  Vasai  Road, Virar, Palghar & Dahanu.  Kalyan is a 
    junction station from which the tracks run to south and west India. Diwa and Vasai Road are also 
    the   junctions  in  the  district  which  is  connected  by  Western  and  Central Railways. For local 
    transport, local trains are used which leave from CST and go upto Kalyan, Ambernath and Kasara 
    in the district. Local trains leave from Churchgate and go upto Dahanu. Another railway line goes
    from Diwa upto Panvel in Raigad district.  









                                                   OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN BADLAPUR


          ROTARY CLUB OF BADLAPUR INDUSTRIAL AREA

          LIONS CLUB OF BADLAPUR

         BADLAPUR  MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

         ROTARY CLUB OF KULGAON-BADLAPUR