Peacock Bay

Peacock Bay is a part of Khadakwasla Dam's lake. This bay is owned by the National Defence Academy, Pune. The name is due to the large numbers of peacocks found in this area. Other animals found in this area are deer, lion-tailed macaques and civets. This lake covers an area of about 501 km², and the depth varies from 40 to 120 feet. This bay hosts various competitions like the annual national inland championship, open lake swimming competition, etc. This lake is a venue for water sports in Pune. This bay is just 12 km away from Pune and is situated on Mutha River.^[1]

References

^ "National Defence Academy".

External links

Peacock Bay
Peacock Bay Wikimapia

Pune district topics

History

Battles	Maratha Empire Battle of Koregaon Battle of Khadki
Forts	Korigad Lal Mahal Lohagad Malhargad Mangalgad Purandar Fort Rajgad Fort Sangram Durg Shaniwar Wada Shivneri Sinhagad Tikona Torna Fort Tung Fort Visapur Fort Vishalgad
Terrorism	2010 Pune bombing

Geography

Ghats	Bhor Ghat Katraj Ghat Malshej Ghat Naneghat Tamhini Ghat
Water bodies	Bhima River Indrayani River Mula River Mula-Mutha River Mutha River Nira River Pavana River Katraj Lake Pashan Lake
Conservation	Baner-Pashan Biodiversity Park Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary Mayureshwar Wildlife Sanctuary Ujjani Dam
Dams	Khadakwasla Dam Mulshi Dam Panshet Dam Pavananagar Dam Temghar Dam Varasgaon Dam Walwan Dam Chaskaman Dam
Caves	Bedse Caves Bhaja Caves Ghorawadi Caves Karla Caves Lenyadri Caves Shelarwadi Caves Shirwal Caves Shivneri Caves Tulja Caves
Monuments	Aga Khan Palace Bhimashankar Temple Chaturshringi Temple Dagadusheth Halwai Ganapati temple Lenyadri Pataleshwar Parvati Temple Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum Maha Ganapati
Important parks	Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park Sarasbaug
Sports venues	Nehru Stadium PCMC Hockey Stadium Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex MCA Stadium

Cities
and towns

Major	Pune Pimpri-Chinchwad Daund Baramati
Alandi Bhor Dehu Indapur Jambhali Jejuri Junnar Kamshet Khandala Koregaon Bhima Kusgaon Budruk Lonavala Malavli Manchar Mangdari Narayangaon Rajgurunagar (Khed) Ranjangaon Saswad Shirur Shivatkar (Nira) Talegaon Dabhade Vadgaon Maval

Transport

By road

Golden Quadrilateral
NH 48
NH 60
NH 65
MH SH 27
Mumbai–Pune Expressway
Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML)
Rainbow BRTS

By rail

Systems	Pune Suburban Railway Pune Metro
Stations	Pune Junction Daund Junction Akurdi railway station Begdewadi railway station Chinchwad railway station Dapodi railway station Dehu Road railway station Ghorawadi railway station Kamshet railway station Kanhe railway station Kasarwadi railway station Khadki railway station Khandala railway station Lonavala railway station Malavli railway station Pimpri railway station Shivajinagar railway station Talegaon railway station Vadgaon railway station
Trains	Hazrat Nizamuddin–Pune Duronto Express Ahmedabad–Pune Duronto Express Pune–Secunderabad Shatabdi Express Pune–Bhusaval Express Deccan Express Deccan Queen Hutatma Express Indrayani Express Mumbai–Pune Intercity Express Pragati Express Sinhagad Express Pune–Solapur Intercity Express

By air

Culture

Constituencies

Lok Sabha	Pune Baramati Shirur Maval
Vidhan Sabha	Ambegaon Baramati Kasba Peth Kothrud Maval Pune Cantonment Shivajinagar Pimpri Chinchwad

Pune topics

History

Geography

Hills and passes	Baner Hill Chaturshringi Hill Parvati Hill Taljai Hills Vetal Hill Katraj Ghat
Waterbodies	Mutha River Mula River Mula-Mutha River Pavana River Ramnadi Peacock Bay Katraj Lake Pashan Lake

Landmarks

Palaces and forts	Shaniwar Wada Vishrambaug Wada Shinde Chhatri Aga Khan Palace Balbharati Lal Mahal Sinhagad
Temples	Puneshwar Narayaneshwar Pataleshwar Kasba Ganapati Dagadusheth Halwai Ganapati Temple Chaturshringi Temple Dashabhuja Ganapati Temple, Pune
Museums	Blades of Glory Cricket Museum Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Museum of Indian History Joshi's Museum of Miniature Railway Mahatma Phule Museum National War Museum Pune Tribal Museum Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum
Parks	Bund Garden Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park Shunyo Park Sarasbaug Shahid Major Pradeep Tathawade Udyan Kamala Nehru Park Pu La Deshpande Udyan Baner-Pashan Biodiversity Park Peshwe Park Pimpri Chinchwad Science Park
Others	Bal Gandharva Ranga Mandir Tilak Smarak Ranga Mandir Yashwantrao Chavan Natya Gruha Pune Aitihasik Vastu Smriti Budhwar Peth, Pune

Civic

Transport

Air

Commercial	New Pune Airport Pune Airport
Gliding	Hadapsar Airport

Rail

Systems	Pune Suburban Railway Pune Metro Pune Monorail
Stations	Pune Junction Daund Junction Other stations

Road

Major roads	National Highway 48 (India) National Highway 65 (India) National Highway 60 (India) State Highway 27 (Maharashtra) Mumbai–Pune Expressway
Ring Roads	High-capatity mass transit route (proposed) PMRDA Ring Road (proposed) MSRDC Ring Road (proposed)
Bus	Pune Station Bus Stand Swargate bus station Rainbow Bus Rapid Transit System Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited Pune Bus Pravasi Sangh

Economy

Education

Savitribai Phule Pune University
BMCC
Spicer Adventist University
Symbiosis International University
Bharati Vidyapeeth
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune
National Chemical Laboratory
National Defence Academy
Armed Forces Medical College
Deccan College
CACPE
College of Engineering
Fergusson University
ILS Law College
Film and Television Institute of India

Culture

Sports

Events

Multi-sport	2008 Commonwealth Youth Games
World championships	2008 BWF World Junior Championships 2009 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship 2009 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship for Women 2011 Roll Ball World Cup 2013 Asian Athletics Championships
Others	Pune Marathon 2009 NECC–ITF Women's Tennis Championships KPIT MSLTA Challenger Royal Indian Open

Teams

American football	Pune Marathas
Badminton	Pune Pistons
Cricket	Pune Warriors India Rising Pune Supergiant Maharashtra cricket team Veer Marathi
Field hockey	Pune Strykers
Football	FC Pune City Pune F.C. DSK Shivajians FC
Kabbadi	Puneri Paltan
Tennis	Pune Marathas

Venues

Stadiums	Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex CAFVD Sports Stadium Nehru Stadium, Pune Rajendrasinhji Stadium Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium Pune District Football Association Stadium Rajendrasinhji Stadium
Others	Poona Gymkhana Ground Pune Race Course Deccan Gymkhana Ground Pune Club Ground Royal Connaught Boat Club Mahesh Bhupathi Tennis Academy

Personalities

History	Shivaji Balaji Vishwanath Bajirao Balaji Baji Rao Madhavrao Ballal Narayan Rao Raghunathrao Sawai Madhavrao Baji Rao II Nana Saheb Senapati Bapat Mahadev Govind Ranade Bal Gangadhar Tilak Chandrashekhar Agashe Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Chapekar brothers
Art and literature	Pu La Deshpande Babasaheb Purandare Mangesh Tendulkar Pralhad Keshav Atre Sandeep Khare
Music	Bhimsen Joshi Vasantrao Deshpande Rahul Deshpande Saleel Kulkarni Anand Bhate Prabha Atre Sanjeev Abhyankar Hrishikesh Ranade

Neighbourhoods

v t e Neighbourhoods of Pune
Central Pune	Kalyani Nagar Koregaon Park Shivajinagar Bund Garden Peths in Pune
North Pune	Chakan Charholi Budruk Viman Nagar Vishrantwadi Dehu Yerawada
Pimpri Chinchwad North-West Pune	Bhosari Chinchwad Dehu Road Cantonment Dapodi Hinjawadi Kalewadi Pimple Gurav Pimple Saudagar Pimpri Punawale Rahatani Ravet Sangvi Sant Tukaram Nagar Wakad Thergaon
West Pune	Aundh Balewadi Baner Bavdhan Khadki cantonment Pashan Pirangut
East Pune	Camp Hadapsar Kharadi Manjri Mundwa Magarpatta Wanowrie
South Pune	Kothrud Karvenagar Katraj Dhayari Nanded Sus Swargate Warje