User:FlowerandFeast/Palghar district

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**Adding Under Geography**
Palghar can be separated into three geographical regions. The Eastern part of the Western Ghats, or 'Sahyadri mountains, is called ‘jangalapatti''.' This mainly encompasses the Jawhar, Mokhada, and Vikramgad talukas. The western part of the mountains district is called ‘bandarpatti'  which includes Vasai, Palghar, Dahanu. The third section is characterized by broad and flat land, including the Wada taluka.'''

The Palghar district gets some of the most rainfall in all of Maharashtra, an average 3000m (118in) every year. Given its proximity to Mumbai, Palghar serves as a water catchment area to Mumbai. '''There are many dams, such as the Tansa Dam, which collect water and deliver to Mumbai through pipelines. There are various debates on if this is damaging to Palghar. Some scholars argue believe this is necessary to meet the water demands of a large-scale city, but others argue that this is depriving Palghar residents of water, many of whom are farmers and have high water needs for agriculture.'''

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'''In the mountainous regions of Jawhar, Mokhada, and Vikramgad, agriculture is the primary business. These areas mainly cultivate rice, millet, and black gram, as well as a variety of fruits and vegetables. Due to Palghar district's proximity to Mumbai, the region is primary source of produce and grains to the Mumbai Metropolitan Area. The dependency on the district has led the Government of Maharashtra to encourage organic farming in Palghar in order to ensure agricultural output and work towards sustainable options. . The western 'bandarpatti' region's economy relies on in agricultural and fishing businesses.' Dahanu is known for their chickoo production, which is distributed throughout all of India''. A special Chickoo festival is held every year at Bordi beach in Dahanu. Satpati, also in 'bandarpatti, is Maharashtra's largest fishing port; Dahanu, Arnala, Vasai and Datiware are also major fishing ports in the region.

Palghar has India's first atomic power plant located at Tarapur. The industrial town of Boisar is also home to one of Maharashtra's largest industrial areas at Tarapur MIDC. Maharashtra's largest fishing port is Satpati; Dahanu, Arnala, Vasai and Datiware are also major fishing ports. Dahanu is best known for their chickoo production in the whole of India. A special Chickoo festival is held every year at Bordi beach in Dahanu. MSEDCL supplies electricity to all urban and rural areas across the district. Gujarat Gas has been authorized in April 2015 to supply compressed natural gas and piped natural gas to all urban and rural areas across the district.