Rotary  Club Of  Talegaon Dabhade

BRIEF HISTORY OF TALEGAON DABHADE

• PHYSICAL LOCATION.

Surrounded by mountains of the Sayhyadari range, amidst greenery all over and having a beautiful natural panoramic view, Talegaon Dabhade is a quaint little town, located on the busy Mumbai Pune national highway and having a population of approx. 55000, encompressed within an area of 24 sq miles, being administered by the local Municipal Council. Talegaon Dabhade is well connected to the commercial capital of India as mentioned, and also to various parts of the country thru roads, railways and air, the nearest airport been Pune airport which is approx. 24 miles away. 

• AMENITIES 

As regards amenities Talegaon Dabhade can boast of having schools collages for

Various educations well connected water supply, electrical supply, and hospitals incl. a century old general hospital for treating T B and such related decease   

Also there are free run municipal schools for the poor etc.

• AGRICULTURAL/ INDUSTRIAL SET UP  

Traditionally being a agricultural area, with most of the population in farming,    with the moving wheel of economy, the town is slowly blending into a industrial area, with number of multinational companies coming up in and around the town, thereby opening the doors of prosperity for the local people by way of service employment   and self employment, as ancillaries for these MNCs. 

• CULTURAL ATMOSPHERE

Having a history of almost 200 years, people of this Talegaon Dabhade have a rich cultural heritage and are maintaining the same thru various organization set up to promote music, dance drama sports etc. In fact couple of these organizations have also performed in foreign countries where their performance was well received. This town can also boast of having people of all religion, caste, and creed living harmoniously with each other with out fear of any communal tensions.   

• SCOPE OF HELP  

There are many villages on the periphery of Talegaon, whose inhabitants are in farming, that to seasonal crops, depending on uncertain rainfall, which acts a restraint on their income. Also the advent on industrialization brings with it the evils associated with it. Many also practice unwanted traditional concepts. All these results in a certain section of population living below poverty lines, and this is where NGO like Rotary can step in.