CleanupBot II at 23:15, 13 August 2023

2023-08-13T23:15:30Z

New page

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2017}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Girye
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| pushpin_map = India Maharashtra
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Maharashtra, India
| coordinates = {{coord|16|56|N|73|22|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Maharashtra]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Sindhudurg district|Sindhudurg]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type =
| governing_body = Girye Gram Panchayat
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total =
| population_as_of =
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Marathi language|Marathi]], [[Malvani Konkani|Malvani]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 416806
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 02364
| registration_plate = MH-07
| website =
| footnotes =
}}
'''Girye''' is a town in [[Devgad]] Taluka in [[Sindhudurg]] district of the state of [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]. It is a small village on the west coast of [[Maharashtra]].

== Transport ==
Girye is located on MH SH 115 which connects with NH 17 45 km away from the town. It is well connected to neighbouring towns and cities. [[MSRTC]] buses are available from all major towns as well as local buses that ply at regular intervals.<ref>[http://www.msrtc.gov.in/msrtc_live/index-eng.html MSRTC Services]</ref>

=== Driving Directions ===
From [[Mumbai]]: Distance - 408 km Time - 8 hours 30 minutes<br />
From [[Pune]]: Distance - 367 km Time - 6 hours 22 minutes<br />
From [[Kolhapur]]: Distance - 138 km Time - 2 hours 51 minutes

=== Local Transport ===
The local transport is motorised three-wheeler rickshaws. They are parked near the main bus stop and these are available without much bargaining.

=== Railways Stations ===
Nearest railways stations are:
* [[Rajapur, Maharashtra|Rajapur]] Road Railway Station: 57 km, 1 hour 25 minutes
* [[Vaibhavwadi]] Road Railway Station: 58 km, 1 hour 15 minutes
* [[Nandgaon, Maharashtra|Nandgaon]] Road Railway Station: 58 km, 1 hour 15 minutes
* [[Kankavli]] Railway Station: 74 km, 1 hour 45 minutes
Local motorised three-wheeler rickshaws are available from all the above listed railway stations or one can hire private cars that are parked outside.

==Places of interest==
* [[Girye Windmills]]
* [[Kotharwadi Beach]]
* [[Shri Dev Rameshwar Temple]]
* [[Rameshwar Beach]]
* [[Hatti Mahal]]
* [[Sambhaji Angre Samadhi]]
* [[Shri Ganesh Mandir]], Rameshwar Wadi
* [[Shri Aday Durgay Temple]]
* [[Green Earth Eco-Park]], Rameshwar
* [[Vijaydurg Fort]]
* [[Vijaydurg Beach]]
* [[Vijaydurg Port]]
* Konkan Krishi Vidyapith's [[Mango Research Institute, Rameshwar]]

==Girye Ultra Mega Power Project==
'''Girye''' was the proposed site for Girye Ultra Mega Power Project proposed by the government of India as part of a strategy to add an additional 100,000 megawatts of generation capacity by 2017.<ref>[http://www.pfc.gov.in/Content/UltraMegaPower.aspx Official website of Power Finance Corporation detailing UMPP]</ref> In 2007 the Hindustan Times reported that the site for the project was selected after the Central Electricity Commission carried out a detailed feasibility study and gave its go-ahead completely overlooking sensitivities of local alphonso growers. Alphonso is another name for a variety of mango specifically grown in this area. The newspaper reported that the 3,000-acre piece of land originally earmarked for the project spreads over four villages with a population of about 4,000. The project was opposed by a determined group of alphonso mango farmers who refused to yield even an inch of their land for the project as there is no alternative land available for alphonso farming.<ref>[http://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/giriye-power-project-mango-farmers-not-to-give-up-land/article1-259697.aspx giriye-power-project-mango-farmers-not-to-give-up-land/article1-259697.aspx]</ref> Due to local agitation in 2013 the project was reported as deferred and shelved.<ref>[http://www.newindianexpress.com/business/news/UMPPs-in-the-cold-storage-for-now/2013/05/31/article1613494.ece UMPPs in Cold Storage Now]</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Sindhudurg district topics}}

[[Category:Sindhudurg district]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Sindhudurg district]]

Girye - Revision history

CleanupBot II at 23:15, 13 August 2023