Kherwadi

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Kherwadi
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Kherwadi
Coordinates: 19°03′19″N72°49′53″E / 19.0553°N 72.8314°E / 19.0553; 72.8314
CountryIndia
State Maharashtra
District Mumbai Suburban
City Mumbai
Government
  Type Municipal Corporation
  Body Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (MCGM)
Population
  Total160,000
Languages
  Official Marathi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
400051
Telephone code022
Vehicle registration MH-02

Kherwadi is a middle class, developing neighborhood, situated on the eastern side of Bandra railway station, Mumbai. Its name is derived from the first chief minister of Bombay State, B. G. Kher. It is surrounded by the CBD of BKC to the east, Mahim to the south, Khar to the north and S.V. Road to the west. It is well connected to all the parts of Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Thane. Western Expressway passes through Kherwadi junction, a signal intersection situated in Kherwadi.

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History

It was first developed by MHADA, with 35 buildings with each building having 56 flats, with each flat being a 1 Room Kitchen. Primarily, the buildings had a typical C-shaped chawl-type look with a ground in the center of each building making it a very good residential prospect for middle-class families with children. Most of the buildings had chosen to carry out self-development wherein the building raised funds from its members and constructed 1 additional room for each Flat thus making the Flats 1 bedroom Hall and Kitchen. Presently however, the buildings are being redeveloped into highrises by private builders which started around the year 2005-06 with Building No. 14 being re-developed into the first tower in the locality. The redevelopments brought good fortunes for the residents as they started getting a good sum of money in addition to increased spaces in return. [1] [2] Few of the projects are however stuck in limbo due to builders or bureaucratic reasons. Kherwadi also consists of the affluent upper-middle-class neighborhood of New MIG Colony consisting of 14 Buildings, Having 2 BHK flat system. The Naupada or Behrampada slums are situated behind the New MIG Colony and cluster of shops and independent houses in Amrut Nagar. The area of Kherwadi was one of the most affected during the Mumbai Floods of 2005 when all the houses on the ground floor were partly submerged under water forcing the residents to abandon and move to higher floors. [3]

Transportation

Trains: One can reach Kherwadi by using the Mumbai suburban local train network and getting down at Bandra Railway Station. It takes around 30 minutes to reach Bandra from Churchgate or Borivali.

Bus: Best buses are available from Colaba, Worli, Dadar, Sion, Borivali, Andheri and Kurla.

Air: The nearest airport is Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport situated at just 8 Kilometers from here.

Autos and Taxis: For Local transportation one can use Auto-rickshaws or Taxis.

Amenities

Kherwadi has a huge public playground named Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Udyan also popularly known as "Colgate Maidan" by the locals. [4] It has a huge market area where one can find shops of all kinds.

There is a Public School managed by the BMC for standards from 1 to 10th, Private School managed by Janata Education Society Purushottam High School and there are Colleges for higher education such as Kaiser Jr College, Raheja College of Architecture, etc. The locality also celebrates the annual Sarvajanik Ganesh Chaturthi which is being celebrated for more than 50 years. [5] Along with the aforementioned Ganesh Temple, the locality also has a Sai Baba Temple and a Ram Mandir at its boundary with neighboring Daulat Nagar.

See also

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