Kharghar

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Kharghar
—  town  —
Kharghar
Location of Kharghar
in Maharashtra and India
Coordinates 19°02′10″N 73°03′42″E / 19.036146°N 73.0617213°E / 19.036146; 73.0617213Coordinates: 19°02′10″N 73°03′42″E / 19.036146°N 73.0617213°E / 19.036146; 73.0617213
Country India
State Maharashtra
District(s) Raigad (Navi Mumbai)
Nearest city Mumbai
Civic agency CIDCO
Literacy 98% 
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
Area 35 square kilometres (14 sq mi)
Utsav Chowk at Kharghar

Kharghar (Marathi: खारघर) is a node of Navi Mumbai, conceived and constructed by CIDCO. It 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 has of number of ready and under-construction projects both in the commercial and residential segments. With so many new projects coming up these days Kharghar too claims to be the third most developed node of Navi Mumbai after Vashi and Nerul.

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[edit] Introduction

Kharghar Railway Station

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.It is also known as "KING OF NAVI MUMBAI".

[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

Pandavkada Falls, situated in Kharghar.
Kharghar panorama from Pandavkada hills.

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 Pandavkada 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 infrastructure 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 one of the most prestigious educational institution of India viz. National Institute of Fashion Technology. Acronymed as NIFT, it was shifted to Kharghar from Dadar in 2002-03. It offers undergraduate courses in fashion design, fashion communication and apparel manufacturing and information technology as well as postgraduate courses in fashion management and fashion design space. NIFT is otherwise headquartered at New Delhi.

Kharghar has a number of ready and under-construction projects both in the commercial and residential segments. Hiranandani Complex (Crystal Plaza), Kendriya Vihar are some of the oldest residential complexes of Kharghar. While the Indian Armed Forces have 2 Residential Enclaves - JalVayu Vihar and Raghunath Vihar, Spaghetti Complex one of the Biggest Complex in Kharghar. also houses the important Tata Memorial Hospital's Cancer Research Institute.

There are a number of premium residential projects sprung up in Kharghar. Projects like Mahaavir Heritage, Regency Hills, Kesar Harmony and upcoming Cypress Aqua, Galaxy Orion, Hexblox and Kesar Exotica are some of the best in navi Mumbai and are as costly as suburban Mumbai projects. There is unconfirmed news that a reputed business group is planning to build several Hollywood style luxury villas on Kharghar Hills for the rich & famous.

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 Sector 21 in Kharghar along with Shopping malls which should make the city one of the best locations in Navi Mumbai. The much awaited Central Park in Sector 23 is being planned on the concept of London's Central Park and will span around 80 hectares and cover three sectors. The park is intended to provide an excellent place for active and passive recreation. It also attempts to put Navi Mumbai on International Map. It was expected to be completed around mid 2010. The Central Park when completed will have Jogger’s Tracks, Food Courts, Fountains, Botanical Gardens, Amphitheatre, Theme Parks and a Conservatory.

ISCKON has commenced construction of their temple at the start of the Central Park. It is believed this will be the biggest ISCKON temple in India. Sector 12 also has a huge park called "Krantiveer Phadke Garden" catering to residents in Sector 12, 20 and 21.

Currently Kharghar has two multiplex movie theaters first one is located at Tiara Mall & the second one in Little World Mall has Adlabs Multiplex. There are retail brands like D'Mart in Sector-15,Food bazaar and Furniture Bazaar are available. Some of the upcoming malls are GloMax near Kharghar railway station & Adhiraj mall in Sector 5, Prime Mall in Sector 12 and Shah Mall in Sector 20. Shah Mall and Prime Mall will also have multiplexes. There are adequate utility shops, departmental stores and super markets in every sector. More, Apna Bazar, Value Mart, Spinach and Fairprice are some of the super markets functioning in Kharghar. In addition there are a few open markets in Sector 12. Meat shops are rare with only one in Sector 12. Spinach offers frozen meat products.

Siemens India Ltd has an office in Kharghar and the 10-storey building is a landmark near Kharghar railway station. Marathon Realty Group have recently announced the development of 25 acres (100,000 m2) Mini-SEZ off Panvel very close to the proposed Navi Mumbai International Airport. This mini-SEZ "NexZone" is specially for the IT/ITES industry and will have an integrated township of residential and commercial buildings, education institutions and entertainment malls. Nexzone is also close to the Mumbai-Goa road.

[edit] Pedestrian Skywalk at Kharghar (Under Construction)

CIDCO is considering the increase in the commuter traffic and for the safety of commuters approaching Kharghar Railway Station. It is decided to construct Skywalk to facilitate hindrance free movement between Kharghar Railway Station & Kharghar node. This Skywalk is crossing the national highway with cable suspension Bridge resting on 35 m. high steel pylon. The Skywalk has open type escalator in the entrance foyer portion of Kharghar Railway station with ramp for alighting. There after the Skywalk is running parallel to highway between Bharati Vidyapeeth up to entrance of Pravesh Marg & then along Pravesh Marg up to Utsav Chowk.

Salient Features of the Project are as under:

  • Total length of the Skywalk 1572mtr. with 5.5mtr. height in average.
  • Length of the cable suspension bridge is 126mtr. with 6.6mtr. Height from Sion-Panvel Express way.
  • Complete Skywalk is of structural steel section with polymer synthetic electrometric coating.
  • Galvalume roofing is proposed for Skywalk.
  • Staircase - 8 Nos. for alighting & 5 Nos. of ramp for physically handicapped persons.

Project Consultant : SPECTRUM Techno Consultants Pvt. Ltd. More Info on SkyWalk Project

Information source: Cidco Website [1]


[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. [Kharghar railway station]] lies on the Harbour Line, a part of Mumbai suburban railway system. It takes about 65 minutes to reach Kharghar by suburban train from Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus. A drive by road from CST (39 km) takes about 90 minutes. The six lane Mumbai-Pune Expressway starts at Kalamboli (near Kharghar). A new broad gauge line has connected Kharghar to Karjat via Panvel.

The place is easily approachable from Pune, the other major city of the state. Within the suburb, Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport facilities are available and buses ply frequently between stations, nodes and within sectors.

Private cars and two wheelers continue to serve as the prime means of transport. Private Taxi owners like Meru Networks offer taxi services from Kharghar to other parts of Navi Mumbai and Mumbai. Local public transportation within the node is difficult as the autorickshaws controlled by the native villagers of the area charge exhorbitant fares and do not follow the Road Traffic Office Mandatory Metering System. NMMT Bus services though improved over the years do not have sufficient frequency to cater to the growing population. The NMMT Buses also ply directly to Kharghar Railway Station.Now the NMMT has extended the ac bus service 123 from CBD depot To Kharghar(Jalvayu Vihar).B.E.S.T has introduced few routes plying to parts of Mumbai [504Ltd towards Deonar/Sion/Wadala Depot & C55 toward Deonar/Sion/Kala Nagar/Bandra Stn (W)] Because of wide roads, sparse population and virtually non existent traffic police, several vehicles ply on the wrong side of the road and blatantly break traffic rules. However the Auto Service is Worst in this part of the satellite city. Most of the Auto Walas are villagers and they do not allow any outsider to ply auto. They are stubborn & least interested in convenince of the residents There are no auto sharing and the minium rate is Rs. 15/- which is very high. Auto Charges : Karghar Station to Sector 12 (Shilp Chowk)/Raghunath Vihar /Jalvaayu Vihar Is Rs 30 . Sector 19 & 20 -Rs 30 (Approx. Distance 2.5 km)

[edit] Navi Mumbai International Airport

The proposed new international airport is expected to be functional by 2014 in the Kopra area between Khandeshwar and Kamothe. This was passed by CIDCO on August 1, 2009.

Kamothe (Manasarover) railway station is the next station after Kharghar on the Harbour Railway. By road, the upcoming airport is approximately 6 km from Kharghar.[1]

There is a plan to build a sea link between Nhava Sheva and Sewri in Mumbai thus making the new airport accessible to not only Navi Mumbai residents but also the residents of South Mumbai and Pune.

[edit] Land use distribution

The land use 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%

It is one of the most planned nodes 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.

[edit] Educational Institutions

Kharghar is also home to a number of educational institutions:

  • AC Patil College of Engineering

Vishwjyot High school (ICSE Board)

[edit] Religions

Various religions and sects are active & coexists peacefully in this beautiful township. Though at present there is not much of the religious institution.

  • Shiva Temple, Sector-12.
  • Mahalakshmi Temple, Near MSEB Station, off Belapur-Taloja Road.
  • Divya Kripa Roman Catholic Church
  • St. Marys Malankara Catholic Church, Sector 5. The church holds service on every Sunday at 1730 hrs.
  • Saibaba Temple, Sector- 3, Belapada, off Belapur-Taloja Road.
  • Mosque, Sector 14, Muslim Burial Ground, Behind Raghunath Vihar, Near Reliance Fresh
  • Vitthal Temple, Belpada Village, Sector-3
  • ISKCON temple,central park
  • Digambar Jain Temple, Sector 21, Near More departmental Store
  • Jagganath Mandir, Sector-5, Near Adhiraj Gardens
  • Upcoming Gurudwara Near Central Park

[edit] Site for Central Park

Plan for Central Park- Kharghar, NaviMumbai.

The proposed 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] Banks at Kharghar

  • 1, Abhdydaya Co-Op. Bank (Sector 5)
  • 2, Andhra Bank (Sector 3)
  • 3, Axis Bank (Sector 4)
  • 4, Bank of Baroda (Sector 20)
  • 5, Bank of India (Sector 07)
  • 6, Bank of Maharashtra (Sector 11)
  • 7, HDFC Bank (Sector 12)
  • 8, ICICI Bank (Sector 21)
  • 9, IDBI Bank (Sector 21)
  • 10, Indian Bank (Sector 2)
  • 11, Indian Overseas Bank (Sector 12)
  • 12, Karnala Co-op-Bank (Sector 12)
  • 13, Punjab National Bank (Sector 07)
  • 14, Ratnakar Bank (Sector 19)
  • 15, State Bank of India (Sector 8,21)
  • 16, State Bank of Mysore (Sector 20)
  • 17, State Bank of Patiala (Sector 3)
  • 18, Syndicate Bank (Sector 12)
  • 19, Union bank of India (Sector 13)
  • 20, Vijay Laxmi Bank (Sector 7)
  • 21, State Bank of Hyderabad (Sector-12)
  • 22, UCO Bank,(Sector-21)
  • 23, Canara Bank,(Sector-05)
  • 24, Vijaya Bank,
  • 25, The Federal Bank, (Sector-4)
  • 26, State Bank of Travancore,(sector-12)
  • 27, Yes Bank, (Sector-7)

[edit] Landmarks in Kharghar

Major roundabouts

Manashkti (Sector 5)

  • Balaji Aangan
  • Bhoomi Tower (Sector 4)
  • Central Park, Kharghar
  • CIDCO Park (Sector 12)
  • Concept Unnathi (sector 21)
  • GloMax Mall Under Construction
  • Golf Course
  • GuruVatika (sector-12)
  • C-62 Hari Niketan ( Sector -12 )
  • Hiranandani complex (sector 7)
  • Hotel Three Star
  • Hex Blox City (Sector 10)
  • Rose Wood (Sector 10)
  • OM Shanti (Sector 10)
  • Anmol Planet (Sector 10)
  • In Top Tower (Sector 19)
  • ITM Business School
  • ISKON Temple
  • Jal Vayu Vihar
  • Kendriya Vihar
  • Raghunath Vihar Sector 14
  • Kesar Garden- Sector 20
  • Kesar Harmony Housing Society
  • Little World - Shopping Mall
  • Lord Shiva Temple-Sec12
  • Maruti Tower (Sector 19)
  • National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT)
  • Payal Heights(Sector 19)
  • Rail vihar
  • Daily Bazar TIARA Residential Complex
  • Pandavkada Falls (waterfall & picnic spot)
  • Parth SGNS - Sec-13.
  • Ridhima Complex Sec-12
  • Sawan Highness,Sec-6
  • Splendor, Sec-20
  • Seawood Heritage - Sec - 4.
  • Shantikunj Bldg.
  • Shah Arcade-Sec 6
  • Shilp Chowk
  • Shree Shantiniketan "C"
  • Shubharambh Complex (Sector 19A)
  • Siemens Office
  • Suncity residency -Sec:3,kharghar
  • Utsav Chowk
  • Vighnahar Complex,Sector-12
  • Vishnu Vihar Co-Operative Housing Society (Sector 4)
  • YMT College
  • Yash Avenue (Sector 20)
  • Tharwani's Rossabella (sector 35)
  • Kharghar village (sector-13)
  • Ahilya dutt CHS (sector-13)
  • VastuVihar (Sector-16)
Vasudeo Balwant Phadke Gardens or CIDCO Park, Sector-12.
  • Utsav (sec 34)
  • BKS GALAXY (SEC-35) ** http://www.galaxygroup.co/projects.html#bks **
  • Nisarg Vihar (Sector 19)
  • ARISTO Bliss (Sector 27)
  • ARISTO Classic (Sector 30)
  • ARISTO Divine (Sector 18)
  • Unnati Towers (Concept Unnati), Sector-21

[edit] References

  1. ^ It is to be located on highway NH 4B

[edit] External links

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