Accessibility
Illustration 18. Accessibility map to Mohone.
Ambivali popularly known as Mohone by the residents is a small town which falls under the thane district of Maharashtra. It belongs to the Kalyan-Dombivali municipal corporation. It is accessible by the Ambivali central Railway station. Mohone is accessible by road from Kalyan. It also has two alternate routes that lead to Titwala which is famous for the Siddhivinayak Mahaganapati Temple, wherein lakhs of devotees visit this temple every year. Mohone falls next to the Ulhas river which is the west flowing originating from thane creek and flows up to the Vasai creek. The nearest airport is the Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport. Mohone became a developing town when NRC ltd established its textile unit there. Before that the pockets of land were inhabited by small villages. Mohone’s economy is largely dependent on National rayon corporation but due to the recent lockout the economic crisis has increased.
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