As the coronavirus pandemic is seeing a declining trend, people who locked themselves up inside the homes are wanting to move out for a short trip to a domestic destination that is quite nearby to nature and also cost-friendly. Here are some interesting facts about Lonavala that falls in Maharashtra:
1) Lonavala is a hilly region and also a Municipal Council situated in the Pune district in the state of Maharashtra.
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2) If one is traveling from Pune city to Lonavala then they have to cover a distance of 64 km to reach the hill station and if one is traveling from the east of Mumbai to Lonavala then he has to cross the distance of 96 km.
3) If you are traveling by train, then you will surely get access to the hard candy chikki also known as Lonavala chikki on the railway route that connects Mumbai and Pune.
4) From Pune junction, local trains are available to take you to Lonavala and Mumbai-Pune Expressway as well as the Mumbai-Bengaluru highway cross through Lonavala.
5) Lonavala is also renowned for INS Shivaji, which is the premier technical training institute for Indian Navy officers.
6) Smt Surekha Nandkumar Jadhav serves as the President of Lonavala Municipal Council and the Vice president is Shri. Shridhar Somappa Pujari.
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7) The places of interest that one would get to visit in Lonavala and Khandala are Rajmachi Point, Sunil wax museum, Rajmachi Fort, Ryewood Park, and Shivaji Udyan, Valvan Dam, Della Adventure Park, Lonavala Lake, Duke’s Nose, Tiger’s Leap, Karla Caves, Lohagad Fort, Visapur Fort, Bhushi Dam, Lion Point, Narayani Dham, Tungarli Dam, Shooting Point, among others.
8) The present-day Lonavala was a part of the Yadava dynasty. It was in 1811 when Lord Elphinstone, the then Governor of Bombay Presidency discovered the Lonavala and Khandala hill stations.
