Naturally Ventilated Polyhouse Near Pune, Maharashtra

Located near Pune, Maharashtra, this 4,000 sqm Naturally Ventilated Polyhouse is a soilless capsicum growing facility, built to give a temperature-sensitive crop the stable, protected conditions it needs across Pune's swings of summer heat, monsoon, and cool winter nights.

Pune sits on the Deccan plateau in western Maharashtra, at around 560 metres above sea level on the leeward, rain-shadow side of the Western Ghats, with a tropical wet-and-dry (savanna) climate. The year moves through sharp phases: hot, dry summers with April and May highs near 38–40°C, a heavy southwest monsoon that concentrates most of the region's roughly 700–800 mm of annual rain into June through September, and mild winters with warm days and cool nights. For capsicum, those swings are the difficulty. The crop depends on stable temperatures through flowering - a pre-monsoon heat spike triggers flower and bud drop and poor fruit set, while monsoon rain and the humidity behind it drive bacterial spot, anthracnose, and fruit rot.

The Structure

A 4,000 sqm Naturally Ventilated Polyhouse was installed to steady those conditions. For capsicum in Pune's climate, the priority isn't mechanical climate control but a buffered canopy — passive cooling to take the edge off peak summer heat, wind buffering, and complete shelter from monsoon rainfall. An NVPH delivers this, with ventilation aligned to the site's prevailing wind so air keeps moving through the hottest months while the crop stays protected when it matters.

The crop is grown on a soilless system rather than in ground soil. For capsicum, that's a deliberate choice: a controlled root zone gives precise command over water and nutrients, sidesteps soil-borne disease, and drives the uniform fruit size and sustained yield the market rewards — exactly the consistency the structure is built to protect.

Agriplast Protected Cultivation Pvt. Ltd. (APPC) is the largest manufacturer and supplier of polyhouses, net houses, and other greenhouse structures. Agriplast designed, supplied, and installed this Naturally Ventilated Polyhouse in Pune, Maharashtra. Beyond the structure itself, the company provides end-to-end turnkey delivery alongside agronomy support, crop advisory, and government-subsidy guidance, helping growers move to protected cultivation and grow higher-value crops with more efficient use of land, water, and inputs.