There is a sunrise and sunset, every single day and they are absolutely free. Don't miss them!! A journey is best measured in happiness and not in kilometers. Have you heard these two quotes?!!
 |
| Morbe |
Pleasantly cool weather welcomed us. The mountains, the forest, the water reservoir and the fresh air.. what else one needs for a good start of the day!! I am sure, even the Sun must be thinking on the same lines!!
 |
| From the wall of Morbe dam |
We were on the wall of Morbe Dam. It's a good walking track. Visitor's are not allowed except the morning walkers till around 8 a.m. We reached there really early in the morning.
Morbe dam is a dam built on Dhavari river, near Khalapur in Raigad district of Maharashtra, India. It is a gravity dam. Though it is not one of the few gravity dams, surely it is one of the new gravity dams in Maharashtra. Dhamapur in Sindhudurg district is one of the oldest dams in Maharashtra in modern times. The construction of Dhamapur dam started around 1530 and the dam is operational since 1600. But it was earth fill type of dam.
In ancient times, we can find references of Kallanai Dam built by Chola kings in 100 B.C.-100 A.D. This dam was built on Kaveri river near Thanjavur and it is still in use. Water of the Kaveri river was diverted and used for irrigating the land.
The first reference of gravity type dams in Maharashtra in modern times is of Tulashi dam built on Tulashi river in Mumbai in 1879.
This Morbe dam is comparatively new dam which became operational in 2006. Gravity dams can be built only in those places where the foundation can be really strong. It is a stone masonry structure designed to withstand load by it's own weight.
Morbe dam provides water to Navi Mumbai and is owned by Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation. Most probably it is the only municipal corporation owning a dam!
 |
| Details of the Dam 📷 Wikimedia Commons |
 |
| Setting Moon 01/11/20 |
It was surely a wonderful morning with the full moon of Kojagiri pornima preparing to set. This photo was taken at 6.26 a.m. You can see the stone masonry wall of the reservoir as well. On the other side, the Sun was about to rise.
 |
| Sunrise 01/11/20 |
The wonderful ambience, though could not be captured by any camera, I have tried to do it with my humble mobile phone.
For capturing all these early morning views and enjoy the amazing ambience, we had reached in nearby village called Wavarle on the previous day. It is a small village and is at a distance of 10 minutes by car.
The village is situated on the Chowk-Karjat Road in Khalapur district. We had stayed in Sathe Farm. The place was a peaceful oxygen bank with many huge trees and spacious enough to maintain social distance!
 |
| Flowers in Sathe Farm |
 |
| Dense canopy of trees on Sathe Farm |
 |
| The greenery |
This is a reservoir where rain water is collected. This region is bestowed with heavy rainfall, so in rainy, one can see many waterfalls in this area!
 |
| Panoramic view of reservoir |
When you can see only the vast spread of grass, mountains and water, you can actually feel the sense of freedom!
 |
| The wilderness |
There is a small temple of Ganesh and Shiv. Though the construction of the temple is new, the Shivpindi and Nandi look like they have witnessed a long time period.
 |
| The Temple |
Still it's time to set, just sun is trying to go behind the mountains!
 |
| Sun about to set!! 31/10/20 |
 |
| Full moon from the dining area of the resort! 31/10/20 |
While enjoying the delicious Vegan food at the resort, we could see the full moon from the table. This was surely the cherry on the top!
टिप्पण्या
टिप्पणी पोस्ट करा