The Thane district is under proposal to be divided and a separate Jawhar District be carved out of existing Thane district with the inclusion of the northern tribal talukas of Thane district which include Palghar, Vada, Vikramgad, Jawhar, Mokhada, Dahanu and Talasari talukas in the proposed Jawhar district.
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Considering the painful facts Chief Minister Sudhakarrao Naik agreed and approved Mukne’s demand partially and declared Jawhar Tehsil as sub-district comprising seven Tehsils i.e. Jawhar, Vikramgad, Mokhada, Talasari, Dahanu, Palghar and Vada.
Warli painting is a tribal art mostly done by Adivasi from North Sahyadri Range in India (Dahanu, Talasari, Jawhar, Palghar, Mokhada, and Vikramgadh).