2405:201:1F:603C:10A5:AEF3:7A06:2E0D: Earlier content meant that the route was extensively used by travellers to Mahabaleshwar. The fact that this is a major highway connect 2 major cities Pune and Bengaluru was missing.

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Earlier content meant that the route was extensively used by travellers to Mahabaleshwar. The fact that this is a major highway connect 2 major cities Pune and Bengaluru was missing.

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| location = [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
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'''Khambatki Ghat''' is a mountain pass on [[Pune]]-[[Kolhapur]] section of National Highway 48 in [[Maharashtra]], India. This [[ghat]] lies in the [[Sahyadri]] mountain ranges (Western Ghats) and has picturesque mountain-scapes and a pleasant climate. <ref>{{cite news |title=Pray for more dhoop, this Diwali |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-10-19/pune/28078140_1_new-trees-sq-km-ankur-patwardhan |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111041302/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-10-19/pune/28078140_1_new-trees-sq-km-ankur-patwardhan |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 11, 2014 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=Oct 19, 2009 }}</ref>

==Details==
Earlier, Khabataki ghat road was two-way. A separate tunnel was built later which separated the Kolhapur-Pune road. The current one-way tunnel was constructed through a mountain range as an alternative to existing Khambatki ghat in Khandala tehsil of Satara district. The new road has been set up for the vehicles coming from Satara to Pune.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Khambatki-ghat-to-get-extra-lane/articleshow/49732443.cms Khambatki ghat to get extra lane]</ref> This ghat is en route Bengaluru from Pune. People going to Panchgani and Mahabaleshwar via Pune also use this ghat. [[Mahabaleshwar]] and [[Panchgani]] are two major tourist locations followed by the [[Sajjangad]] and [[Kas plateau]], where thousands of tourists visit every year. <ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolhapur/Need-new-tunnel-required-at-Khambatki-ghat-to-prevent-mishaps/articleshow/45802672.cms 'Need new tunnel required at Khambatki ghat' to prevent mishaps]</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Mountain passes of Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Mountain passes of the Western Ghats]]
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Khambatki Ghat - Revision history

2405:201:1F:603C:10A5:AEF3:7A06:2E0D: Earlier content meant that the route was extensively used by travellers to Mahabaleshwar. The fact that this is a major highway connect 2 major cities Pune and Bengaluru was missing.