Vashi

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Vashi
Business District of Navi Mumbai
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Vashi
Coordinates: 19°05′N73°01′E / 19.08°N 73.01°E / 19.08; 73.01
Country India
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Founded by CIDCO
Government
 • Type Municipal Corporation
 • Body Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation
Languages-
 • Official Marathi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
400 703
Vehicle registration MH-43 Navi Mumbai
Lok Sabha constituency Thane
Vidhan Sabha constituency Belapur

Vashi is a residential and commercial node in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, across the Thane Creek of the Arabian Sea on the outskirts of city of Mumbai. [1] Vashi is named after the largest village present in Vashi Node.

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Vashi Creek and the Mangrove forests 'Vashi Creek and the Mangrove forests'..JPG
Vashi Creek and the Mangrove forests

Vashi is well-connected node of Navi Mumbai. It is also the first Navi Mumbai station after Mankhurd which is the last station of Mumbai Suburban city. Vashi is a well-organised sub-urban area that houses many commercial stores and has many residential societies. Vashi has three main and large malls, viz., Inorbit mall Vashi, Center One and Raghuleela Mall. Along with these three malls several other small shopping plazas are also developed across vashi, e.g. Satra Plaza, [2] Vashi Plaza. [3] Vashi is located 20 minutes away from Chembur a suburban area in Mumbai and is easily accessible by both road and railways. Vashi also is a terminal railway station for Harbour Line & Trans-Harbour Line. Vashi is well known for it cosmopolitan culture & educational institutes.

Turbhe also houses an Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) market where all the grocery items, food items, Rice, Lentils, Wheet, and different types of Spices are sold at a wholesale price.

Educational institutions

See also

References

  1. ↑ George Mendonca (30 September 2017). "Potholes under Vashi flyover filled up". The Times of India . Navi Mumbai . Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "No Parking at Satra Plaza".
  3. ↑ "Vashi Plaza Owners and Residents Community".
  4. ↑ "Fr. C. Rodrigues Institute of Technology". www.fcrit.ac.in.
  5. ↑ "Leading Business School in Navi Mumbai | Oriental Institute of Management". oim.edu.in.
  6. ↑ "Institute for MBA, Engineering, Fashion Designing, PGDM Course B-School in India". 7 September 2014.
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