About Pimpalner
Pimpalner, is a small town in Parner Taluka in Ahmednagar district of state of Maharashtra, India.[1] Pimpalner has a beautiful TEMPLE named "Sant Nilobaraya" which is in the west side of town. It belongs to Nashik Division. It is located 49 km to the west of District headquarters Ahmednagar. 12 km from Parner. 189 km from State capital Mumbai. Pimpalner is surrounded by Parner Taluka to the north, Ahmednagar Taluka to the east, Shrigonda Taluka to the south, Khed Taluka to the west.
Shirur, Ahmednagar, Shrigonda, Manchar are the nearby cities to Pimpalner.
Water is never a problem & so the main occupation is Farming, secondary being business. There are almost 403 small villages around the town. Total area of Pimpalner is 1708 hectares. All villagers around the town come and visit weekly market on Saturday and Sunday at nearest bhaji mandai which is shirur and parner. There is a Gram Panchayat, and forest office, post office. The village's biggest accomplishment is in its use of non-conventional energy. For example, all the village street lights each have separate solar panels.[2] The village is headed by a Sarpanch who is the chief of the Gram Panchayat (village panchayat). The project is heralded as a sustainable model of a village republic.
In 1975 the village was afflicted by drought, poverty prevailed, and trade in illicit liquor was widespread. The village tank could not hold water as the embankment dam wall leaked. Work began with the percolation tank construction. Hazare encouraged the villagers to donate their labour to repair the embankment. Once this was fixed, the seven wells below filled with water in the summer for the first time in memory.
Now the village has water year-round, as well as a grain bank, a milk bank, and a school. There is no longer any poverty.[2]