Subrata Roy arrives at Aamby Valley City

More than 1,000 villagers and Sarpanch of 10 nearby villages along with workers of Sahara India Pariwar welcomes Subrata Roy, Managing Worker & Chairman, Sahara India Pariwar, on his arrival at Aamby Valley City after getting back the City as per the order of Hon’ble Supreme Court. Post his arrival at the city, Roy, offered his gratitude to Bharat Mata by offering flowers at Bharat Maa Naman Sthal post. Later he also interacted with villagers and employees of Aamby Valley City. Aamby Valley City is a township developed by the Sahara India Pariwar in Pune district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is about 23 km (14 mi) from Lonavala, 87 km (54 mi) from the city of Pune and 120 km (75 mi) from the city Mumbai. The township is connected by road from Mahabalswar. The township is also connected by air from Mumbai and is equipped with its own airstrip. It has an average annual rainfall of 4,000 mm (160 in) from June to September. The city is spread over 10,600 acres (4,300 ha) of hilly terrain. It is one of Indias best planned city and has been a trendsetter in urban planning and environmental and landscape design[citation needed]. 3 large man made lakes have been created by constructing dams . The largest lake is 1.5 km in length . It also boasts of a PGA 18 hole golf course . This city was designed and master planned by Gruen -Bobby Mukherji & Associates in the year 2003 .