Parsik Hill
| Parsik Hill | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Maharashtra, India |
| Coordinates | 19°9′36.31″N 73°1′17.77″E / 19.1600861°N 73.0216028°ECoordinates: 19°9′36.31″N 73°1′17.77″E / 19.1600861°N 73.0216028°E |
| Elevation | 235 m. (1985) |
| Area | 15 square km. |
| Established | 1806 by queen victoria |
| Events | Railway tunnel and bollywood film shooting |
| Governing body | India Railway(IRCTC) |
Parsik Hill is a hill in the Mumbai metropolitan area, in the Thane district of Maharashtra, India. It has a rail tunnel called Parsik tunnel. It is one of the longest and oldest tunnels in India and Asia.
The hill has 10 feet (3.0 m) wide ridge that runs 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north and south, paralleling the railway lines. The hill is
approximately 15 square kilometers area of reserved forests, crossing into sections of both Thane and the north side of Navi Mumbai, where quarrying has removed the trees from the hill. In 1985, the highest peak rose to 235 metres (771 ft). Also on the top of hill stands the official residence of the Mayor of Navi Mumbai.
Parsik's steep, scrub grassland hills have featured in some Bollywood movies.
Due to the impact of quarrying and illegal housing, there is concern about the extent to which the reserved forest will remain in years to come. An ecological activist comments: "The hill has a huge potential for eco-tourism, given that it runs through the municipal limits of Thane and Navi Mumbai and is about 30 minutes from Mumbai. Besides trekking trails, there is also a rock-climbing centre in Mumbra." The ecological balances is also being unsettled by the number of people building and living in shanties in the forest, which could result in reduction or disappearance of species of flora and fauna, including more than 100 bird species.
The famous Parsik tunnel on Mumbai-Chennai mainline lies in this hill. This tunnel is between Thane and Mumbra. Double Broad gauge track electrified passes though this tunnel. This reduced the distance between Thane and Diva to 7 km (4.3 mi) from formal 9.6 km (6.0 mi). This tunnel is 1.3 km (0.81 mi) in length. This tunnel is one of the oldest tunnel in Asia.
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