The Vashi and the Airoli bridges connect Navi
Mumbai to Mumbai.
A new railway link from Vashi/Nerul to Thane
via Airoli, Ghansoli, and Kopar Khairane,
and one between Panvel and Karjat.
Navi Mumbai has a population of 1.6million
out of which 0.5million come from Nerul and
0.4million from Vashi and rest population
comes from Belapur, Kharghar and Koparkhairne
and surrounding areas.
1.
Navi
Mumbai International Airport at New
Panvel: The new international
airport for Navi Mumbai, which will
come up at Kopra-Panvel area, would
be built through public-private partnership
(PPP) — with private sector partner
getting 74% equity while Airports Authority
of India (AAI) and Maharashtra government
(through City and Industrial Development
Corporation or CIDCO) holding 13% each.
The International Civil Aviation Organization
(ICAO) has already given techno-feasibility
clearance to the Navi Mumbai International
airport. Central government provided
its cabinet approval for the construction
of an International Airport at Navi
Mumbai on May 31, 2007. The airport
is expected to be operational in 2013
2.
Trans-harbour
link: between Colaba - Uran and
Sewri - Nhava
3.
Two
Road Bridges between Mulund -
Airoli and Kurla - Vashi connects Mumbai
and Navi Mumbai. This grants mobility
to the residents. Also, Hovercraft service
from Vashi to Colaba and C.B.D to Colaba
had started, but just did not pick up
due to high cost of ticket and maintenance
4.
Civic
Amenities: 21% of Navi Mumbai
is covered by road (as opposed to only
8% in Mumbai). Parks, playgrounds and
trees (almost 2 mn planted!) occupy
a large space
5.
Primary
& Secondary Education: Over
200 Schools, each of which must compulsorily
have a playground at least equivalent
to the size of the building. Compare
this with Mumbai’s crowded schools!!
6.
Higher
Education: 3 Medical, 5 Engineering,
2 Architectural, 2 Management and 1
Pharmacy College with a total of 51,
all of which are affiliated to Mumbai
University
7.
Recreational:
2 Cinema houses with a Multiplex, Entertainment
Centre, planned, Community Centers,
Navi Mumbai Sports Association, Merchants
Gymkhana, Seaside Golf Courses, Water
sports, Bowling Alleys etc
8.
Medical:
Almost 2,500 hospital beds are available
and the famous Tata Memorial Hospital
is already up and running at Owe near
Taloja. Also, medical complex with built-in
facilities to attract private practitioners
is under planning
9.
International
InfoTech Park (IIP) - in an area
of 180 acres is now on anvil
10.
International
Exhibition Centre - in area of
450 acres to promote exports
11.
Business
school - is to be set up in Collaboration
with the Harvard Business School and
the Wharton School of Management on
100 acres. The Indian Institute of Technology
(IIT) and the Delhi Public School are
also planning to set up institutes here
•
Most
of software companies in Maharashtra have
their offices in Navi Mumbai
•
Major
commodity markets have begun moving from
the heart of Mumbai city to Navi Mumbai
•
One
of the important business landmarks is
the shipping port of JNPT (stands for
Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust) in Nhava
Sheva - Dronagiri node
•
Vashi
and Belapur railway station complex houses
many international IT companies
•
The
IT companies in Navi Mumbai include Wipro
Ltd, CMC, Tata Consultancy Services, Aptech,
Track
Mail, ICICI InfoTech and PCS which have
their office on Thane Belapur Road
•
Navi
Mumbai is just not offering a good deal
for investment but also for a quality
life for NRIs who wish to come back to
Mumbai/India in future
