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Traditional Businesses

Industries in Alibaug have flourished since ancient times. Salt making and cottage industries are ancient and traditional businesses here. A lot of goods were exported from Chaul, Mahad, Goregaon, Rajpuri port. Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj started the shipbuilding business, which was later carried on by Kanhoji Angre. The business of silk and cotton cloth has been going on since Mughal and Portuguese times. Later it gradually decreased. According to a reference from 1840, there were skilled artists who weaved pitambar at Revdanda.

Later in 1897, rice milling was started.In the pre-independence period industrialization was slow but after independence it got a boost. Panvel has been famous for making bullock cart wheels since last century. The wheels are made from solid teak from the nearby Karnala forest. The wheelwrights here are in demand from Raigad, Satara, Ahmednagar, Pune, Kolhapur.

Many such industries are running here, some of them are mentioned here.

Salt Pans

Salt Pans at Alibag

Alibag is the coastal city of the Arabian Sea. The Arabian Sea is deep and unfathomable which supports sectors like fishing, shipping and salt production. Since old times, after agriculture, salt production was the main occupation of the natives. In Konkan region, salt production was a flourishing business during the ...
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Ganesh Idol Making

There are numerous sculptors in the villages of Alibag region whose traditional business is of making Ganesh idols. The exquisite designs with the vibrant colours make the idols, attractive and lively. The eyes are drawn and painted in such a way that one feels as if Bappa is looking at ...

Fisheries at Alibag

Konkan is fish lovers heaven. Due to increase in demand and supply, fish stocks from the ocean are over exploited and depleted. Fish farming can cater to this increasing demand. Fish farming is a form of aquaculture in which fish are raised in enclosures. There are several fish farms in ...

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