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    About Navi Mumbai

    • Navi Mumbai lies on the west coast of Maharashtra. It is situated in the eastern trans-harbour of Mumbai. The city was developed as a new urban township and satellite city of Mumbai in 1972. It is also the largest planned city in the world. The main purpose for building the city was to decongest the city of Mumbai.
    • Navi Mumbai covers 150 km of the total 720 km of the Konkan coast. There are totally 86 villages covering 39,400 acres within Navi Mumbai limits.
    • CIDCO had created 14 nodes/townships in Navi Mumbai. They are Vashi, Sanpada, Airoli, Ghansoli, Nerul, Kopar Khairane, CBD Belapur, New Panvel, Kamothe, Ulwe, Kalamboli, Dronagiri, Kharghar and Taloja. Each node is further divided into sectors.
    • CIDCO planned and constructed the railway stations in the city and developed the nearby areas. The Vashi bridge was opened in 1973 for the residents of Vashi, Nerul and CBD Belapur. The Sion-Panvel Expressway was built to reduce commuting time from Sion to Panvel.
    • The commissioning of a wholesale agricultural produce market in Vashi and building of a commuter railway line between Mankhurd and Vashi in 1992led to a very high population and economic growth.
    • Navi Mumbai has a vibrant industrial activity in the regions of Mahape and Taloja. The last decade has seen a steady growth of IT/ITeS sectors as well. The satellite city has seen a high growth of residential development in the last 5 years.

    Demographics:

    • According to census data, the city has seen a huge migration of population from the Island city of Mumbai (54.6%) . It also attracts population from other suburbs of Mumbai and Maharashtra (28.9%). There is a small population from outside Maharashtra that has settled here (0.7%).
    • According to 2011 consensus, the population in Navi Mumbai is 1,119,477 and its urban population is 18,414,288. The sex ratio in the city is 1000:831. The average literacy rate of the city is 91.57% out of which, 95.05% are males and 87.33% are females.

    Employment Opportunities

    • Navi Mumbai has a buzzing manufacturing activity in the state owned industrial estates. The Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) areas in Taloja and Mahape have several SMEs. Taloja has several companies such as Asian Paints, Exide Batteries and Asahi Glass.
    • There are several IT/ITeS companies and software parks making their way into the satellite city such as Reliance group, Patni Computer Systems, TCS and Mastek. The next decade is expected to see a market domination by the IT/ITeS sector.
    • Most of the employment opportunities in the city is on the stretch of the Thane-Belapur road. The areas of Airoli, Mahape, Rabale, Turbhe, Vashi, Jui nagar and Belapur are locations that have ample office spaces and have good employment opportunities.

    Connectivity

    • The Mumbai suburban railway is the most prominent mode of public transport in Navi Mumbai. This connects most regions of Navi Mumbai to the main city of Mumbai and Thane. The most important railway stations are Vashi, Belapur, Panvel and Nerul. Panvel is the only mainline station as well as the busiest railway station in Navi Mumbai. A new broad gauge line has been made functional between Panvel and Karjat. There are currently three express trains that use this line.
    • The Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport (NMMT) and Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) provide bus services throughout Navi Mumbai, Mumbai and other areas of Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). There are regular BEST AC Kinglong and NMMT AC Volvo buses running between Mumbai and Navi Mumbai.
    • Navi Mumbai has the most advanced port in India: Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) in Nhava Sheva near Uran industrial area. It is well connected to roads and handle about 65% of the country’s container traffic.
    • The Navi Mumbai International Airport is proposed in Kopra-Panvel area. This is expected to decongest the air traffic in Mumbai. The airport will be built through Public Private Partnership (PPP). The airport is expected to be completed in 2017.

    Navi Mumbai civic administration

    • The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) was formed in 1991 to maintain some of the developed nodes. Local self-government in Navi Mumbai started on January 1 1992. Under this, NMMC was handed nine of the total 25 nodes of Navi Mumbai project area. These nodes are Vashi, Nerul, CBD Belapur, Kopar Khairane, Turbhe, Airoli, Ghansoli, Sanpada and Digha. The municipal commissioner and a mayor head NMMC.
    • The City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) was created on 17 March 1971 for developing and maintaining the city. When Navi Mumbai was created, CIDCO was the only authority that maintained and developed the city.
    • There are 64 electoral wards in Navi Mumbai. Each has an elected corporator.

    Infrastructure projects:

    Name of the projectImpact areasExpected Completion DateRemarks
    Navi Mumbai Metro NetworkFirst line connects Belapur, Taloja,Pendhar, Khande. Will connect micro-markets of Khandeshwar, Kharghar and KalamboliExpected in early 2014Will be developed in three phases. Covers 21.45 km. Implemented by CIDCO. Will improve connectivity within the zone
    Suburban Train NetworkConnects Nerul, Seawood and UranExpected in 2016Line will be 27 km long. The zone will witness significant improvement in connectivity.
    Mumbai Trans-Harbour LinkWill connect Navi Mumbai and Island city via Nhava and Sewri.Work yet to be commissioned. Commissioning expected in 2013Will reduce travel time between these zones. Southerm stretch from Uran to Ulwe to be biggest beneficiaries.
    Navi Mumbai International AirportKopra, Panvel, UlwePhase 1 expected to be operational in 2017.Will significantly reduce congested air traffic in Mumbai. Will also significantly increase economic and real estate activity in Navi Mumbai

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