Mulshi is the name of a major dam on the Mula river located in the Taluka Mulshi administrative division of the Pune

Pune

Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...

 district of Maharashtra

Maharashtra

Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...

 State, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

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Water from the dam is used for irrigation as well as for producing electricity at the Bhira

Bhira

Bhira is a small village in state of Maharashtra located about 150 km from Mumbai. It has the third hydropower plant installed by The Tata Power Company Ltd. in 1927...

 hydroelectric power plant, operated by Tata Power Company LTD

Tata Power

Tata Power is India’s oldest and largest private sector power utility with an installed generation capacity of over 2977 MW.On the 22 March 2011 it has announced partnership with Sunengy an Australian firm, to build India's first floating solar plant....

. The station operates six 25MW Pelton

Pelton wheel

The Pelton wheel is an impulse turbine which is among the most efficient types of water turbines. It was invented by Lester Allan Pelton in the 1870s. The Pelton wheel extracts energy from the impulse of moving water, as opposed to its weight like traditional overshot water wheel...

 turbines and was established in 1927. It mostly supplies power to Mumbai.

Tourism

Recently Mulshi and the adjoining areas are being developed a tourist destination. There are numerous farm houses and hotels and resorts now available to cater to the growing tourists demand

Hotels and Resorts

Lake Side Verand - A palatial bunglow converted to a resort in Mulshi
PARADISE CAFE MULSHI - The resort is an open-to-skies courtyard with beautiful trees around.Love and fresh air thus taken care of,food follows.The great thing of Paradise Cafe is that it is a delightful provider of all these necessities of life.It also has authentic punjabi restaurant with barbecue and kebab section and riding gear and camping equipment custom shoppee.Buffet style meals are served in the restaurant,it has a lovely patio with mulshi backwater views.
http://www.paradisecafe.in

External links

• Tata Hydro Power Plants brochure on Tata Power
  Tata Power
  Tata Power is India’s oldest and largest private sector power utility with an installed generation capacity of over 2977 MW.On the 22 March 2011 it has announced partnership with Sunengy an Australian firm, to build India's first floating solar plant....
  
  's hydro power projects in India, with several pictures from Muslhi Dam and Bhira Power Station