Girye


Girye is a small village in Devgad Taluka in Sindhudurg district of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is located on the west coast of Maharashtra.

Transport

Girye is located on MH SH 115 which connects with NH 17 that lies 45 km 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.

Driving Directions

From Mumbai: Distance - 408 km Time - 8 hours 30 minutes

From Pune: Distance - 367 km Time - 6 hours 22 minutes

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 are available without much bargaining.

Railways Stations

Nearest railways stations are:
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 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. 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. Due to local agitation in 2013 the project was reported as deferred and shelved.