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Chembur
Chembur
Neighbourhood

Chembur (Marathi: चेंबूर) is a suburban neighbourhood in the eastern Mumbai, India. The name Chembur is derived from the word “Chemburee” which means "Large Crab" in Marathi.

Chembur is serviced by the Harbour Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway. Since the Sion-Panvel Highway passes through Chembur, it is an important transit point for people wanting to travel to Pune using the Mumbai-Pune Highway or the Mumbai-Pune Expressway. It is 22 km from downtown Mumbai and 20 km farther from Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport

Because of its proximity to garbage incinerators & big industries, it was once known as “Gas Chamber of Mumbai”. The use of scientific methods has ensured the decline of pollution in the town to a large extent.

Chembur ranges from Thane Creek in East to Tansa Pipe Line No. 2 in West, from Somaiyya Nalla in North to Mahul Creek in South [1][2].


History

Prior to 1950, Chembur was an idle village. During those days, it used to be a favourite and proximate weekend picnic spot for the people from city.

Many parts of Chembur towards the north and east (present day Tilak Nagar, Chedda Nagar and Pestom Sagar) were submerged by backwaters during high tide. The Beggars Home was set up by the government on the Ghatkopar-Mahul road near Chembur Naka and the Home for Destitute Women on the Sion Trombay Road.

Chembur was not a part of the city until 1948-49 and later merged with the Bombay Municipal Corporation around 1949-50 and were from then it was called as the suburbs. Most of the social activity was around the Chembur Naka, Station Avenue, Central Avenue, Chembur Camp. The PINCODE for Chembur was then “Bombay-38”.

The first BEST bus service was introduced around mid- fifties. The two refineries, the Atomic Energy Establishment (BARC as it was called then), the Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers factory, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, the International Institute of Population Studies came up during 1954-60.

The construction by the Bombay Housing Board in Station Colony (Subash Nagar), the Shell Colony, and the Township Colony (Tilak Nagar) in 1955-58 transformed the area completely.[3]

Geography

Chembur is split by the local railway line running from Kurla towards Vashi into Chembur (East) and Chembur (West).


  • Neighbouring suburbs: Kurla, Deonar, Mahul, Govandi
  • Arterial Roads: Eastern Express Highway

Administration

Chembur is in the Mumbai South Central parliamentary constituency. It used to lie in Mumbai North-East Parliamentary constituency. After delimitation process in 2008, it has been shifted to Mumbai South Central parliamentary Constituency[4].

Current sitting MP of Mumbai North-East parliamentary constituency is Shri Gurudas Kamat. Current sitting MP of Mumbai South Central is Mohan Rawale [5].

Current sitting MLAs are Mr. Chandrakant Handore and Mr. Yusuf Abrahani.

Chembur stretches across 2 municipal wards (M/W and M/E. Chembur has ward numbers 141 to 149. [6].

Demographics

The northern half of Chembur is residential and the southern half is industrial.

Old bungalows and villas in the northern half are making way for high-rise apartments. Like most of the suburbs in Mumbai, Chembur has a cosmopolitan population which is dominated by Maharashtrians, Sindhis and south Indian people.

Chembur has big colonies like Shell colony, Subhash nagar, RCF colony, Chembur colony and green spaces like Golfclub ground (big green spot ),Gandhi Maidan, Subhash nagar maidan, Annabhau Sathe garden, Diamond garden, Ambedkar udyan, Sandu garden.

Anushakti Nagar(staff quarters of Bhabha Atomic Research Center), lies just near the eastern boundary of Chembur. The Chembur Catholic Colony is one of the oldest establishments in the area located next to the Our Lady of Perpetual Succour High School and Church.

Shopping and Entertainment

There are various factory outlets of renowned brands such as Nike, Reebok, Adidas, Fila, Woodland, Flying Machine, The LOOT, etc. located on the Sion-Panvel highway near Atur park. The shops near Chembur station also provide good variety of clothes to the residents. Chembur has one of the best clubs - Acre's which has various recreational activities & sports and Chembur Gymkhana. Shoppers Stop, near Tilaknagar, is one of the best multi-product stores in Chembur. Akbarally’s has one of their oldest stores near Chembur Naka.

Eateries

Jhama in Chembur Camp is very famous for its sweets. Also Sri Krishna, Satu's, Saroj, Ghasitaram, are also famous for its selected sweets. There are also outlets of food chains such Domino's, Smokin' Joes in Sion-Trombay Road.

Geeta Bhavan, Sadguru are the two well known old restaurants which are still patronized by all classes of people. High-end restaurants like Grand Central, Orchids, Ornaments, Celebrations, Blend and Brew etc have their presence in Chembur.

Cafe Coffee Day, Barista, Tastings, Naturals, are the well-know outlets for young people to hang out with friends.

Schools and Colleges

Colleges:

  • Chembur Comprehensive College of Education
  • Mahatma College
  • Mahatma Education Society Night College of Commerce
  • Mahavir Education Trust's Shah & Ancher Kutchi Engineering College
  • N G Acharya & D K Marathe College of Arts, Science & Commerce
  • Sree Narayan Mandira Samiti's Commerce College
  • Swami Vivekanand College

Schools:

  • General Education Academy
  • St. Sebastian's High School
  • Omkarananda Educational Foundation
  • Chembur Karnatak High School.
  • O.L.P.S. High School
  • Sri Narayan Guru High School
  • Swami Vivekananda High School
  • St. Anthony's Girls High School.
  • St. Gregorious School
  • Saraswati Vidyalaya
  • Lokmanya Tilak High School
  • Modern English High School

Famous People From Chembur

Railway station

Chembur is an important railway station on The Mumbai Subarban Railway's Harbour line. It is the 13th Station from Mumbai CST and 18 kilometers by train.

References

  1. ^ "M West limits".
  2. ^ "M East limits(includes Mankhurd and Govandi - excluded here)".
  3. ^ "History of Chembur".
  4. ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008" (PDF).
  5. ^ "Sitting Members of the Lok Sabha".
  6. ^ "MCGM Councillors list".


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