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Explore Alora in India

Alora in the region of Mahārāshtra is a place in India - some 806 mi or ( 1297 km ) South of New Delhi , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Alora

Time in Alora is now 10:11 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Kolkata " with a UTC offset of 5.5 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Silvassa, Sanvarde, Panjim, Nasik, and Karambavne. Since you are here already, consider visiting Silvassa . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Alora ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Marusagar overtaking Mandovi from Chiplun on KR

1:03 min by marusagar
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The location is Chiplun Railway Station (Konkan Railway). Mandovi Express stopped in Platform 1 and Mangala Lakshadeep Express stopped in Platform 2. Marusagar Express overtaking Mandovi Express throu ..

12431 TVC Rajdhani crossing Chiplun!

3:50 min by pragvansh
Views: 398 Rating: 5.00

My 12431 GOC WDP-3A hauled TVC (Trivandrum Central) - NZM (Hazrat Nizamuddin) Rajdhani Express crossing Chiplun city (or village for that matter!) and the railway station itself at a decent 70-75 kmph ..


NIRWHAL-CHIPLUN GANPATI AARTI- BY RAJU KADAM.

7:21 min by Rajendra Kadam
Views: 66 Rating: 5.00

MY NATIVE NIRWHAL GANPATI AARTI BY MY SON BHUSHAN KADAM.....22/09/2012 ..

Quality Resort_ Riverview_Chiplun_ByBhramanti.avi

16:49 min by AlpanaChauhan88
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"Bhramanti' - the travel show, had covered Chiplun - a must to see destination, where they have shown all the aspects of Chiplun as a city, as a place to explore, its culture, sight seeing, food, etc. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Kolkewadi Dam

Kolkewadi Dam or Kolkiwadi Dam is a dam located in the Konkan region, Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra, India. It is located in Kolkiwadi, three kilometres near the village of Alore, near Chiplun. The dam is part of the Koyna Hydroelectric Project. It contributes in the 3rd stage of power generation of the Koyna Hydroelectric Project. The electricity is generated in the underground power station located at the base of the dam.

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Located at 17.47 73.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Dams in Ratnagiri district

Kumbharli Ghat

The Kumbharli Ghat is a mountain pass in Maharashtra, India cutting across the Western Ghats range. It connects the coastal Ratnagiri District Konkan region of Maharashtra with the Satara District Desh region on the Deccan plateau. It is one of few link roads between the Konkan and Ghatmaatha in Maharashtra. The road, a state highway, is at an average elevation of 625 m . It links the cities of Chiplun (Ratnagiri district) and Karad (Satara district). Near the eastern end is the Koyna Dam.

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Located at 17.43 73.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Mountain passes of Maharashtra, Western Ghats

Koyna Hydroelectric Project

The Koyna Hydroelectric Project is the largest completed hydroelectric power plant of India. It is a complex project consisting of total four dams with the largest Dam built on Koyna River known as Koyna Dam hence the name Koyna Hydroelectric project. The project uses potential of water from Koyna River. The project site is situated in Satara district near Patan. The village Helwak near the dam was later known as Koynanagar. The total Installed capacity of the project is 1,960 MW.

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Located at 17.40 73.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Hydroelectric power stations in Maharashtra

Shivasagar lake

The Shivasagar Lake, is a reservoir in the state of Maharashtra, India. The lake was formed after the Koyna River was impounded by the Koyna Dam. It has a length of 50 km (31 mi) and depth of 80 m (262 ft)

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Located at 17.41 73.76 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Lakes of Maharashtra

1967 Koynanagar earthquake

1967 Koynanagar Earthquake occurred in and around Koynanagar town in Maharashtra, India. On 11 December the 6.5 magnitude earthquake hit near the site of Koyna dam. The earthquake claimed at least 180 human lives and injured over 1500 people. The earthquake also damaged more than 80% of the houses in Koyana Nagar Township. However it didn't cause any major damage to the dam except some cracks which were repaired afterwards.

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Located at 17.40 73.76 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: 1967 earthquakes, 1967 in India, Earthquakes in Maharashtra, History of Maharashtra (1947–present)