Chapter-3 Travel and Tourism in and Around Pune
CHAPTER-3 TRAVEL AND TOURISM IN AND AROUND PUNE CHAPTER 3 I N D E X 3.0 INTRODUCTION 3.1 INFORMTION ABOUT LOCATION 3.2 INFORMATION ABOUT CLIMATE 3.3 INFORMATION ABdUT POPULATION 3.4 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND 3.5 CULTURE AND EDUCATION 3.6 IMPORTANT GROWTH FACTORS FOR TOURISM 3.7 EMINENT PERSONALITIES 3.8 PLACES OF TOURIST INTEREST IN AND AROUND PUNE 3.9 GROWTH OF INDUSTRIES IN PUNE 3.10 TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION 3.11 ACCOMMODATION 1V\ • 82-0 X- 3.12 PROPOSALS lOG TRAVEL AND TOURISM IN AND AROUND PUNE 3.0 INTRODUCTION : Maharashtra has many visitors mainly for business purposes, but there are also many people who visit the state for various reasons. Maharashtra is an industrial state. High profile business houses and groups in Maharashtra include Tata, Birla, Mahindra, Ambani, Bajaj, Godrej, Kirloskar, Goenka, Wadia and such other prestigious families. The list of multinationals also makes impressive reading : e.g. Coca-Cola, Lever, Colgate, Procter & Gamble, Mico, Sandoz. This, in fact makes Maharashtra such an attractive proposition for investors. The state has abundant natural resources, amongst which the crude oil and natural gas from the Bombay High oil fields accounts for almost 70 percent of oil and gas production in India. The Bombay High gas fields provide a major advantage for sustaining the output of petrochemicals, synthetic, rubber, sponge - iron and other gas based industries in Maharashtra. Multinational Foreign companies too continue to take keen interest in investing in Maharashtra through collaboration with Indian companies. Skilled and competent manpower is also available in Maharashtra.
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