Mulshi is the name of a major dam on the Mula River in India. It is located in the

Mulshi taluka Taluka Mulshi is a taluka in Maval subdivision of Pune district of state of Maharashtra in India. Mulshi consists of Pune Metropolitan Region & Villages. Demographics Mulshi taluka has a population of 171,006 according to the 2011 census. M ...

administrative division of the Pune district of

Maharashtra Maharashtra () is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to th ...

State. Water from the dam is used for irrigation as well as for generating electricity at the Bhira hydroelectric power plant, operated by

Tata Power Tata Power Company Limited is an Indian electric utility and electricity generation company based in Mumbai, India and is part of the Tata Group. With an installed electricity generation capacity of 14,707 MW out of which 5847 MW is from Non-C ...

. The station operates six 25MW Pelton

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installed in 1927 and one 150MW

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Unit. Water from this reservoir located in the

Krishna River The Krishna River in the Deccan Plateau, Deccan plateau is the third-longest in India, after the Ganga, Ganga and Godavari. It is also the fourth-largest in terms of water inflows and river basin area in India, after the Ganga, Indus and Godav ...

basin is diverted to the Bhira power house for generating Hydro electricity. During the construction of the dam and power station, Vinayak Bhuskute and Pandurang Mahadev Bapat led ''Mulshi Satyagrah'', a movement (April1921 to December1924) to represent farmers whose land had been taken to build the project. Pandurang Mahadev Bapat was dubbed ''

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'' (''commander'') in recognition of his leadership. Although, a century has passed since the completion of the Dam, many of the demands of the aggrieved farmers are not full filled yet. As per the agreement in the year 1937 between the Government and Tata Power Company under the Land Acquisition Act (1894), land acquired and compensation paid was as follows : Total land acquired is 15073 acres and 35 gunthas, paying compensation of Rs.27,55,082. Apart from this, Rs. 377,403 was paid as compensation for houses, trees and temples. Thus, total compensation paid was Rs. 3,132,485.

Tourism

In recent years Mulshi and adjoining areas have been developed as a tourist destination, adding accommodation for leisure guests. The place is around 2 hours drive from

Pune Pune ( ; , ISO 15919, ISO: ), previously spelled in English as Poona (List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1978), is a city in the state of Maharashtra in the Deccan Plateau, Deccan plateau in Western ...

and is a major attraction over the weekends. The best time of the year to visit Mulshi is from August to October. Mulashi-2

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Tata Hydro Power Plants

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