Vashi

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search

<templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles>

For other uses, see Vashi (disambiguation).

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

Vashi
वाशी
Business District of Navi Mumbai
Vashi is located in Mumbai
Vashi
Vashi
Coordinates: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Country India
State Maharashtra
District Navi Mumbai
Population
 • Total 600,000
Languages
 • Official Marathi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 400 703
Vehicle registration MH-43
Lok Sabha constituency Thane
Vidhan Sabha constituency Belapur

Vashi is a node in Navi Mumbai, across the Thane Creek of the Arabian Sea. It is one of the first nodes developed by the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) in Navi Mumbai township.

Infrastructure

Vashi is divided into sectors 1 through 30. Sectors 1 to 8 consist of residential buildings, sectors 9 to 29 have combined residential and commercial, educational institutions, Sector 17 is a prominent commercial and shopping area, Sector 30 is home to many malls, information technology parks, 5-star hotels and an exhibition centre and the railway station.

The malls (listed according to their opening times) in Vashi are Center One, Palm Beach Galleria, City Center, Raghuleela Arcade, Inorbit, Satra Plaza. The APMC (Agricultural Produce Market Committee) market, one of the largest markets in India is in and around Sector 19.

Schools and Colleges

<templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles>

Main article: Schools and Colleges in Navi Mumbai

Hospitals

The largest hospitals in Vashi are the Fortis Hiranandani Hospital [1], NMMC Hospital, Mahatma Gandhi Missions (MGM), Lakshdeep Hospital, etc.

Hotels & Spas

The Tunga Regency, Four Points by Sheraton, Fortune Select Exotica, Royal Orchid Central Grazia, the Abbot Hotel, Days Inn are some top hotels in Vashi. While most of these hotels have salons & spas; one of the oldest salons in Vashi is Shahnaz Husain Herbal.

Standard of Living

Every sector has its own parks and playgrounds. The area is one of the few in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region to have street and roadside plantations maintained. Much of the area enjoys uninterrupted water and electricity supply from the local authorities like other posh areas of Mumbai. The local governing body, the NMMC, carries out frequent cleanliness and health drives in public to take care of citizen health.

Climate and geography

Being close to the sea, Vashi is mostly humid and hot in summer and mildly pleasant during the months of November, December, and January. The Western Ghats run parallel along the east of the mainland town, resulting in relatively heavier showers than island Mumbai during the monsoon season — June to August.

Economy and services

Vashi is one of the oldest and most populated nodes in Navi Mumbai. Many companies from Mumbai and other parts of India have set up shop there. Most new firms setting up base in Navi Mumbai township are in or close to Vashi.

Sector 17, in turn, is the commercial heart of Vashi, hosting a dense concentration of small businesses, offices, clinics, banks, retail outlets, restaurants and franchise operations. Sectors 9 and 10 are heavy with commercial activity, especially retail.

A large APMC market, the biggest in Asia for wholesale agricultural produce, is in Sector 19 and a part of Sector 18.

Europe Study Centre (ESC) has lately come up as a reputed and dependable company in India providing end to end services in the European overseas education field and has their Mumbai Regional Office at Vashi.

Transport

Road Bridges, old and new, to Vashi across Thane creek

Vashi is the first node of Navi Mumbai from the island Mumbai direction. It is directly connected by rail and road. An earlier hovercraft service to Mumbai island was discontinued citing heavy operational losses. A proposed international airport near Panvel is under final stages of approval. It is expected to bring traffic relief to the existing Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai.

Rail

It takes about 50 minutes to travel by train from Vashi railway station to the main city. The railway is known as Harbour line, extending from Mumbai CST to Panvel. The two rail options to travel from Mumbai western suburbs are via Dadar and via Wadala Road. Vashi is connected with Thane via Trans Harbour Railway Line (Thane - Turbhe - Sanpada - Vashi).

Long-distance trains to the rest of the country are available only from the nearby bigger stations of LTT Kurla, Bandra, Dadar, Mumbai Central, Mumbai CST, Thane, Panvel stations, etc.

Road

Vashi is well connected with Mumbai by roadways, about an hour and a half hour by road, though the new Eastern Freeway has drastically cut down commute time to nearby South Mumbai to almost 30 minutes. The Sion-Panvel Highway and the picturesque Palm Beach Road intersection is at Sector 17. Auto rickshaws, taxis, buses and radio cabs are easily available. Auto rickshaws charge according to the meter unlike other parts of the city, however if you are travelling between Vashi railway station and Sector 29 or Koper Khairane then Auto rickshaws are available on share basis where you don't have to pay as per the meter but pay as per seat which is reasonable if you travelling alone between this route and do not mind sharing Auto rickshaw with other fellow passengers. However you have to note that this share auto basis will not drop you at your desired exact location but will drop you on the main road as the route is straight between Vashi railway station to Sect 29 or Koper Khairane, you may ask for a stop anywhere on the main road route between Vashi railway station and Koper Khairane. There are two main bus depots in Vashi: one at the railway station and the other near Shivaji Chowk.

Another bus stand is expected to be made operational at Sector 12. Vashi's population has increased dramatically over the last decade and this has resulted in heavy traffic during the peak hours on the Vashi-Kopar Khairane road and Thane-Belapur Industrial Belt which is Asia's largest industrial belt. Plans to connect Vashi to island Mumbai and to the rest of Navi Mumbai through Metro have been planned and will be executed in future metro and monorail plans.

Vashi has sparse bus routes within its residential area. BEST buses are available from Vashi to the suburbs of Chembur, Sion, Dadar, Worli, Byculla, Bandra, Mulund, Bhandup, Ghatkopar, Santacruz, Andheri, Powai, Dindoshi and Borivali. BEST AC Kinglong and NMMT AC Volvo buses are available from Vashi to Dadar, Bandra, Andheri and Borivali.

Culture and sports

Much like the rest of Mumbai and India, cricket is distinctly popular. Football is the second most important sport. The Mini seashore area in Sector 10A is home to several large and small playgrounds and other facilities for all outdoor sports and indoor games, including swimming, football, cricket, volleyball, basketball, tennis, badminton, etc. A golf course at Kharghar area of Navi Mumbai is a 15-minute ride, and the turf club at Mahalaxmi in island Mumbai is a 45-minute ride on the Eastern Freeway.

Many NGOs run shelter homes for children, the elderly and for animals in this part of the town.

The Vishnudas Bhave Natyagruha is a popular cultural performance centre. The area is also home to many big institutions of major religions. The food and cultural traditions of Mumbai are very apparent here owing to a large cosmopolitan society of all classes.

Crime is moderate to low compared to some other areas of Mumbai, partly influenced by the high education and employment rates enjoyed in Vashi.

Other business districts of Mumbai

References

External links

Script error: The function "top" does not exist.

Script error: The function "bottom" does not exist.

Retrieved from "https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=Vashi&oldid=3996023"