Deolali is a Class 1 cantonment established in the year 1969.It is situated at a plateau of 2000 feet, surrounded by picturesque Sahyadri ranges ,200 kms away on The Central Railway from the Mumbai and 556.52 meter above the sea level. Deolali Cantonment falls under the district Nashik - an all India Hindu pilgrimage center. Deolali Cantonment is situated on the banks of river Darna and a natural position in the Sahyadri ranges of Igatpuri and Trymbak Ranges. Deolali is very popular as a hill station and a health resort in Maharashtra.Deolali has numerous sanitariums most of which was build by Gujarati and Parsee communities. Deolali camp was opened as a Main Depot for the arrival and departure of troops in 1870. i.e. one year after it was gazetted a Cantt.The Indian staff college was raised in 1904.Subsequently it was moved to quetta, now in Pakistan. Deolali had its expansion during the first World War, when a number of training camps and hospitals were added.