Kharghar

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Utsav Chowk at Kharghar.

Kharghar is a Node of Navi Mumbai, conceived and constructed by CIDCO. It lies in the Raigad District and is developed and maintained by CIDCO. Kharghar is located on the Mumbai-Pune highway (NH 4) at a less-than-one hour drive from the heart of Mumbai city. The Area started developing in 1995 and now it boasts of number of ready and under-construction projects both in the commercial and residential segments.

1 Introduction
2 Location
3 Characteristics
4 Infrastructure
5 Transportation
6 Navi Mumbai International Airport
7 Land Use Distribution
8 Education
9 Site for Central Park
10 References
11 External links

[edit] Introduction

Navi Mumbai is envisaged as a metro sized counter magnet to reduce the pressure on the Mumbai metropolis. It is planned as a polycentric new town with a series of nodal concentrations along mass-transport corridors. When fully built, it is expected to have 14 such townships (nodes) with a combined population holding capacity of 4 millions and one million jobs. Kharghar is one of these 14 nodes and is being developed by CIDCO for an estimated population of about 500,000.

[edit] Location

The site of Kharghar adjoins the Central Business District of Navi Mumbai and is bound by two major highways and the picturesque Kharghar Hills. Taloje industrial estate and the Taloje Creek are located on its east. Kharghar is primarily a residential township, but houses a part of Navi Mumbai's Central Business District.

[edit] Characteristics

Kharghar measures about 1700 ha. of area, 7 km long and 5 km wide. There are 12 village settlements located in Kharghar node having a combined population of 20,000. Kharghar is divided into 45 sectors. The general levels vary from 1.5 to 15.0 meters within the site. A third of the site is almost flat, but the areas close to the creek are low-lying. The Kharghar hills bring a huge amount of rainwater, which is to be directed into the creek through the node as well as the Central Park area.

Encircled by lush green mountains from all sides, Kharghar in Navi Mumbai is no less than a hill station in the rains . While the area was considered difficult to access a few years ago, its recent increase in well-planned infrastructure is making it a favourite among Mumbaikars.

Kharghar is a nature lovers' delight, having loads of open space and greenery everywhere. A gargantuan fountain adorns the area, a stroll in the evening refreshes you, and the waterfall at Pandavkhada is heaven for picnic lovers and is visited by people from all over Mumbai in the rainy season.

[edit] Infrastructure

With Rs 40,000 million (US $ 1140 million) worth of basic already in place, Navi Mumbai is ready, willing and able to absorb the imminent, large scale shift of population, business, commerce and non pollutant industry from Mumbai and elsewhere. Kharghar has large network of wide roads.

Kharghar boasts of number of ready and under-construction projects both in the commercial and residential segments. Balaji Aangan CHS, Hiranandani Complex (Crystal Plaza), Rail Vihar & Kendriya Vihar is one of the oldest residential complexes of Kharghar. While the Indian Armed Forces have 2 Residential Enclaves - JalVayu Vihar and Raghunath Vihar. Hikers enjoy the hills around Kharghar during the monsoon season when waterfalls and rivulets burst forth.

CIDCO also has plans to build an 18 hole golf course in Kharghar along with Shopping malls which should make the city one of the better locations in Navi Mumbai.

[edit] Transportation

Kharghar is located on the outskirts of Mumbai. It lies in what is commonly regarded as the Konkan part of Maharashtra and fall in Raigad District. It lies on the Harbour Railway , a part of Mumbai suburban railway system. It takes about 50 minutes to reach Kharghar by suburban train from Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus. A drive by road from CST (39 kms) takes about 90 minutes. The six lane Mumbai-Pune Expressway starts at Kharghar.

Local trains of the Harbour Line in the Central Railway ply between Kharghar and Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus stations and the Western line is connected through the Wadala station, The place is easily approachable from Pune, the other major city of the state. Within the suburb, Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport facilities are avaibale and buses ply frequently between stations, nodes and within sectors.

[edit] Navi Mumbai International Airport

The new international airport is located close to Kharghar 4 kilometers away ^[1] .

[edit] Land Use Distribution

The landuse distribution proposed for Sector-23,24 & 25 is as under :

Open Space -80 ha. 66.0%
Residential -10.59 ha. 3.6%
Commercial -5.56 ha. 14.6%
Social Facilities- 9.28 ha. 11.0%
Public Utilities -10.85ha 21.0%
Circulation -4.41ha 3.5%
Total -119.77ha 100.0%

[edit] Education

It is one of the most planned cities of Navi Mumbai and lies close to CBD Belapur, Vashi. This area is proposed to be developed as an education centre with a number of primary and higher education institutes opening their campuses in the vicinity.

It is also home to a number of educational institutions:

Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Engineering
Bharati Vidyapeeth Institute of Technology
A.C. Patil College of Engineering
Apeejay School
ITM business school
N.I.F.T. (National Institute of Fashion Technology)
Y.M.T. Medical College of Dentistry, Ayurvedic and Homoeopathy
Ryan International School (ICSE BOARD)
D.A.V. International School
Centre for Development of Advanced Computing - Kharghar

[edit] Site for Central Park

The prposed park will occupy an area of 119 Ha. (approx.) spread over Sec-23,24&25 . An area of 80 ha. (approx.) earmarked for 'Central Park'. It is a relatively flat terrain that has Sporadic Vegetation. The site acts as link between two natural elements - hill and water. Various activities proposed to be taken up in the Central park are as under

Theme Parks
Morning walk-trails
Joggers tracks
Water Sports
Cricket, football grounds
Sports clubs
Botanical garden
Amphitheaters
Active & passive recreation areas
All ancillary facilities - parking, eateries, toilets ,etc.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Harbour Line Train Timetable

Nodes of the city of Navi Mumbai in Maharashtra, India

Kharghar
Next station south: Mansarovar	Mumbai suburban railway : Central Railway (Harbour Line)			Next station north: CBD Belapur
	Stop No:22	KM from starting:40.56	Platforms:4

These are the stations on Central (Harbour) line of Mumbai suburban railway

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