Thergaon
History
Long back it was a rural village before the growth of the city included it in the metropolitan area. Today the locality is a well developed one with many large projects having been constructed within its limits as well as having several shops and market, shopping malls, marriage halls, hotels, restaurants, hospitals, public parks & Preschool.
Economy
Pudumjee Pulp and Paper Mills runs a large paper mill there. The suburb has a municipal park called Bapujibuwa Park.
Recreation
Late Moru Mahadu Barne Kridangan is a big sports ground for outdoor sports play such as cricket, volleyball, tennis, kabaddi, badminton, basketball, football, running track etc. Laxmibai Barne Udyan is another big park in the area with a children's playing area, a joggers track and also meditation center and amphitheater. Shubhankar Heights from Shiv Constructions and Ivana from Lakshmi Properties are among the several big housing projects in the area. A government hospitals is run by Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation.There is also a International Preschool name EuroKids where childrens love to learn.
The prime area in the locality is Dange Chowk. Several restaurants and hotels are located around it. Aundh-Ravet road passes through Dange Chowk and a beautiful flyover has been built over it. Dange Chowk is on the Aundh-Ravet BRTS Route and is well connected by road to all parts of the Pune city. In Thergaon near Dange Chowk there is a public park called Shivaji Park which has a famous statue of Shivaji in black stone.
References
- ^ As "Thirgaon" Poona, India, NE 43-06 (series U502) (Map) (1 ed.). 1:250,000. United States Army Map Service. May 1960.
- ^ FAO (1994). Projected Pulp and Paper Mills in the World: 1993-1998. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. p. 31. ISBN 978-92-5-103531-3.
- ^ Bhatt, S. C.; Bhargava, Gopal K., eds. (2006). "Chapter 12: Industry". Land and People of Indian States and Union Territories: Volume 16 Maharashtra. Delhi: Kalpaz Publications. pp. 271–413, page 356. ISBN 81-7835-372-5.
- ^ "Walker's Paradise". Walk Score.
- ^ "Kai. Laxmibai Barne Udyan, Gujarnagar, Thergaon, PuneTHERGAON Pune".
- ^ "PCMC | Quick Links".
- ^ "Dange Chowk flyover to be functional by December-end". dna. 30 November 2013.
- ^ "Flyover at Dange Chowk to be inaugurated today - Sakal Times". Archived from the original on 3 October 2015.
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