Navi Mumbai

Navi Mumbai
State :	India
State :	Maharashtra
District :	Thane
Location :	19 ° 2 ′ N , 73 ° 2 ′ E Coordinates: 19 ° 2 ′ N , 73 ° 2 ′ E
Height :	29 m
Area :	108.63 km²
Residents :	1,119,477 (2011)
Population density :	10,305 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	400601-401107
Website :	www.nmmconline.com

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Navi Mumbai ( Marathi : नवी मुंबई , Navī Mumbaī , German: "New Mumbai"; until 1995 English New Bombay ) is a city in the Indian state of Maharashtra .

It emerged from 1971 as a planned satellite city of Mumbai (formerly Bombay) in the Thane district . With a population of around 1.1 million (2011 census), it is the largest modern planned city in the world.

geography

Navi Mumbai is located on the east bank of Thane Creek , an estuary of the Ulhas River , which separates Mumbai, an island with a population of over a million, from the mainland, at about 19.02 degrees north and 73.02 degrees east. The 343.7 square kilometer urban area includes 95 former villages. It stretches for nearly 25 miles along the marshy banks of Thane Creek from Dighe in the north to Nagaon in the south. In the east, some low foothills of the Western Ghats border the city. On the western edge of the ridge, several quarries stretch over 10 kilometers, which provide plenty of building material. Two other estuaries, Panvel Creek and Paloje Creek, separate Navi Mumbai into a northern and a southern part. The north is mainly developed, where the most important residential, industrial and commercial areas are located. The city center is located in the Central Business District (CBD) Belapur. The urban area is divided into manageable numbered "districts", which have meant that the slums that are forming here do not become too big and remain easier to control than in neighboring Mumbai.

history

In February 1959, a commission proposed to the government of what was then the state of Bombay (now Maharashtra ) to build a road and rail bridge from Bombay (now Mumbai ) across Thane Creek, thereby connecting the city to the eastern mainland. This should not only relieve the traffic routes in the metropolis, but in the longer term also open up new residential and industrial areas on the rural mainland opposite the actual city. In 1965 and 1966, specific development plans were drawn up for the area to be opened up.

In 1970 the final decision was finally made to combine the villages on the mainland into a new municipality and to expand them decentrally into a modern city called New Bombay. To this end, the Maharashtra State Government bought private land in 86 village parishes on the east bank of Thane Creek in February 1970. On March 17, 1970, she founded the City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra Limited (CIDCO), which a year later was entrusted with the planning and implementation of the New Bombay project. Starting from several nodes, New Bombay was to be expanded to accommodate a population of two million people. In 1973 the urban area was expanded to its present size through the incorporation of nine more villages. 1995 New Bombay got its current name Navi Mumbai.

While in the first two decades CIDCO acted practically as the sole carrier of urban development, private investors have given the city an additional growth spurt since the liberalization of the Indian economy in 1991. Since January 1st, 1992 Navi Mumbai has the status of a municipal corporation . The results of the census, which takes place every ten years, show that the population more than doubled between 1991 and 2001 from 307,724 to 703,947. In 2007, Navi Mumbai's population exceeded the million mark for the first time.

economy

Navi Mumbai is designed not only as a residential city, but also as an economic growth center. Around two thirds of the working population are now employed in the city itself. The economic development of today's urban area began as early as the late 1960s with the settlement of the chemical industry ( petrochemicals , agrochemicals, thermoplastics , dyes), which today is one of the most economic in addition to the electrotechnical industry, mechanical engineering, the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and wholesaling Supporting Navi Mumbai represents. The International Infotech Park , International Technology Center , Millennium Business Park and Airoli Knowledge Park information technology centers are among the largest of their kind in India. In addition, one of the largest special economic zones in the country is located in Navi Mumbai .

Infrastructure

Navi Mumbai is only connected to Mumbai by two bridges . The Vashi Bridge , used by both motor vehicles and the railroad, was completed in 1973. In 1999, the Airoli Bridge , which is only passable for motor vehicles, followed in the northern part of the city. The road network is well developed and connected to the National Highway between Mumbai and Pune . The substantial commuter traffic to Mumbai and Thane is handled by suburban trains and buses. The capacities of the overloaded railway lines are being expanded. A regular ferry service between Navi Mumbai and Colaba on the southern tip of Mumbai by means of hovercraft failed due to the high costs.

The international airport Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport is located north of Mumbai. In the south of Navi Mumbai is the seaport Nhava Sheva (Jawaharlal Nehru Port) , which is one of the largest overseas ports in India.

Web links

Commons : Navi Mumbai - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

^ Census of India 2011: Provisional Population Totals. Cities having population 1 lakh and above. (PDF; 154 kB)
↑ www.nmmconline.com
^ Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust: Yearly Performance

[1] Census of India 2011: Provisional Population Totals. Cities having population 1 lakh and above. (PDF; 154 kB)

[mun-2] www.nmmconline.com

[Hafen-3] Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust: Yearly Performance