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Find out about Andheri's 66-million-year-old best-kept 'secret', Gilbert Hill

Updated On: 29 May, 2018 01:25 PM IST |

Tucked inside the concrete maze of Andheri West in Mumbai, is a 66-million-year-old volcanic structure. Here are few things that you may not know about the city's or India's best-kept 'secret'

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Gilbert Hill has become a tourist spot in Mumbai. MTDC expects visitors from foreign countries to flock to the spot. The proposal endeavours to develop facilities for bungee jumping and paragliding upon its 2,000 square feet of tabletop area

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Gilbert Hill has become a tourist spot in Mumbai. MTDC expects visitors from foreign countries to flock to the spot. The proposal endeavours to develop facilities for bungee jumping and paragliding upon its 2,000 square feet of tabletop area

There are two temples, the Gaodevi and Durgamata temples, set in a small garden, are accessed by a steep staircase carved into the rock. The hill offers a panoramic view of suburban Mumbai

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There are two temples, the Gaodevi and Durgamata temples, set in a small garden, are accessed by a steep staircase carved into the rock. The hill offers a panoramic view of suburban Mumbai

Gilbert Hill was declared a National Park in 1952 by the Central Government under the Forest Act. In 2007, after years of lobbying by geologists, the hill was declared a Grade II heritage structure by MCGM

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Gilbert Hill was declared a National Park in 1952 by the Central Government under the Forest Act. In 2007, after years of lobbying by geologists, the hill was declared a Grade II heritage structure by MCGM

A 7-minute-long science fiction film -- Gilbert -- released by Mumbai-based filmmaker Omar Iyer in November 2017 had delved into encroachments around the hill, through elements of the supernatural

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A 7-minute-long science fiction film -- Gilbert -- released by Mumbai-based filmmaker Omar Iyer in November 2017 had delved into encroachments around the hill, through elements of the supernatural

In 2006, a boulder rolled off the hill, raising concerns of its deteriorating condition

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In 2006, a boulder rolled off the hill, raising concerns of its deteriorating condition

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