Panvel Tourism, Maharashtra
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- State: Maharashtra
- District: Mumbai
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- Population: 375,463
- Area: 24 sq km
- Language: Marathi, Hindi, English
- Best Season: All Year
- Weather: 28C - 38C
- Clothing: Normal
- Local Transport: Rickshaws, taxis and buses
- Pincode: 410206/ 410217/ 410208
- STDCode: 022
Panvel, Overview
Panvel is the most populated city in Raigad district in Maharashtra. Panvel is also known as the gateway of Konkan region. It is located in Navi Mumbai, Raigad district and is just after the Thane district border. Panvel is the starting point of the Mumbai-Pune Expressway a distance of 45 k.m from Mumbai.
The 2005 projected population for Panvel is 129,326. The development authority of Panvel is the Panvel Municipal Council (PMC) and that of New Panvel is CIDCO. The villages of Panvel come under the purview of Raigad Zilla Parishad.
Panvel is small town near Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. All new development in Panvel is now part of New Panvel and is planned under Navi Mumbai. Panvel is surrounded by small mountains from three sides. One famous peak known as Karnala is also a stones throw from here. Picnic spots like Gadeshwar dam and Zenith falls are also nearby. In monsoon the Gadeshwar dam has a heavenly look but it is difficult to approach and hence is less popular.
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Panvel, History
Panvel is about 300 years old, developed around trade routes (both land and sea), during the Mughal rule and hence after by the Marathas, British and the Portuguese. Once upon a time Panvel was famous for it's rice market. Panvel Municipal Council (PMC) was established in the year 1852, and is the oldest municipal council of Maharashtra. Panvel Municipal Council elections started in the year 1910. The first mayor of the PMC was Mr. Yousuf Noor Mohammed Master for the year 1910 - 1916. The sesquicentennial anniversary (150th anniversary) of the PMC was celebrated in the year 2002. The city prospered and grew due to the influence of large scale trade by land and sea. This was characterised by the large palace-like homes that came up during the Peshwai period. It is also said that old name of this city was Paneli (Panelim in Konkani). There were historic cannons (during the time of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj) situated on Panvel port.