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Facts at a Glance :
» Area : 146 Sq.Km.
» STD Code : 020

Pune
Located in the Sahayadri Hills, near the west coast of India, Pune is a fascinating city with a healthy climate all year round. Pune is one of the biggest industrial towns of Maharashtra and known as the automobile city as many big auto mobile companies have their head Quarters here. Pune is also famous for education and OSHO Communes in the Rajnesh Ashram located here.


Tourist Attractions of Pune :
» Raj Dinakar Kelkar Museum The museum is housed in a Rajasthani style building situated close to the hustle and bustle of the busy Bajirao Road. It holds a collection of the most fascinating Indian articrafts that you would have ever seen. ‘Mastani Mahal’ which was brought and erected as it was from its original form is a masterpiece amongst it’s other exhibits. It has 36 sections which include carved palace and temple doors, 2,000 year old pottery, traditional Indian lamps and 17th century paintings.

» Tribal Museum Located off Koregaon Road to the east of Pune City Stn, this unique museum houses interesting artifacts from the Sahyadri and Gondhwa regions of Maharashtra.

» Mahatma Phule Museum You can see various industrial products, agricultural and handicraft articles in this museum, which was estabished in 1890. It is situated on Ghole Road, in Shivaji Nagar.

» National War Museum The idea of the National War Memorial was first put forth in 1996. The citizens of Pune, under the sponsorship of the Express Citizens' Forum, set up the War Memorial fund. The comittee asked the citizens of the city to contribute to the fund. From the ordinary common citizen to the big corporates, everyone decided to contribute whole-heartedly for the museum. The Foundation was laid in November 1997 and inaugurated in October 1998. The memorial is a 25-foot stone pillar.

Getting to Pune :
» By Air -Pune airport is served by almost all domestic carriers, the number of flights is limited due to the airport functioning primarily as a military facility. Currently, international flights operate only to Dubai and Singapore.

» By Rail -Pune is well connected to other Indian cities by rail , and in particular there is a very frequent service to Mumbai

» By Road -
Pune is served by three national highways (NH) and an expressway. It takes about three hours to get from Pune to Mumbai airport on the Pune-Mumbai Highway. Both private and state owned companies operate luxury buses on this route, and run 24 hours service with buses departing every fifteen minutes. MRSTC buses charge around Rs 185 (Non AC) and Rs 250 (AC) for the journey. NH 4 also connects Pune to Mumbai.
 
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