History
The discovery of a route to make a motorable pass in Bor Ghat came after information was provided by a local Dhangar tribesman Shigroba. Out of rivalry for claim of an award announced by the British East India Company for the information, Shigroba was fatally pushed over a cliff at a point in the Ghat.
Later, Mountstuart Elphinstone and John Malcolm laid a railway line from Mumbai to Pune through Bhor Ghat, making it a rail route with 28 tunnels, old bridges and magnificent views. This Ghat opened Mumbai to the Deccan.
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