Zoning
The jurisdiction of NMMC starts at Digha in north and ends at Belapur in south. NMMC area has been divided in nine zones sprawling in 162.5 sq km. These are Belapur, Nerul, Turbhe, Vashi, Koparkhairane, Ghansoli, Airoli, Digha, and Dahisar.
Zone | Area | Important Features |
A | CBD Belapur | Central Business District (CBD) is the heart of Navi Mumbai. It is being developed as one of the biggest commercial as well as residential areas. CBD – Belapur is easily accessible from all parts of Navi Mumbai and Mumbai by road, rail and water transport facilities. Suburban Railway and hovercraft service directly connect Belapur to South Mumbai. There exists a provision for a helipad and helicopter service making Belapur Station Complex accessible by air too. A well designed, wide access road makes it directly accessible from the Sion Panvel Expressway. The Central Business District boasts of some of the most futuristic office and commercial buildings in style and aesthetic ambience. The Technology Centre in the Belapur Station Complex has a total built up area of 1 million sq. feet has been built up wonderfully to meet the international standards. |
B | Nerul | Nerul is the biggest Residential Node of Navi Mumbai divided into 56 sectors; Nerul has developed at a very fast rate. Ideally located, the node is well known, with the presence of The D.Y. Patil Medical and Engineering College, S.I.E.S. Institute of Management Studies, Colleges, Polytechnics and Schools. Specialty Hospital of 500 beds and Seawood Railway Station have been inaugurated recently Well known Palm Beach marg passes by outer boundary of Nerul node. |
C | Vashi | Vashi is connected by a four-lane bridge to Mumbai. It has large residential & commercial complexes, the picture perfect railway stations, roads, and shopping arcades. Vashi station complex is built to ISO 9002 quality standards and has set a new benchmark for 21st century railway stations. It is directly accessed from the Mumbai – Pune Highway by a well designed, wide access road. The Vashi Station Complex is one of the largest and highly prestigious complexes of Navi Mumbai with a total built up area of 7, 57,289 sq.ft. The Complex houses Office Premises covering an area of 5, 91,800 sq.ft. a Shopping Arcade of 1,63,552 sq.ft. and an International Infotech Park (IIP). The International InfoTech Park (IIP) in the Station Complex is spread over an area of 80 hectares with almost 6 lack sq. ft. of built up space of the Vashi Railway Station at its epicenter. The IIP houses shops specific to Computer Industry. |
D | Turbhe | Turbhe houses the biggest wholesale agricultural produce market in the entire area of Mumbai – the A.P.M.C. (Agricultural Produce Marketing Corporation). All agricultural produce like dals, wholegrains, oilseeds, fruits, vegetables etc. are sold in wholesale here. |
E | Koparkhairane | Koparkhairne is a developing node of Navi Mumbai. The node is located close to Vashi. The Node has been divided into 16 sectors and a large number of residential areas have come up here. Over a period of next two years Koparkhairne will stand parallel to Navi Mumbai's most developed node – Vashi. There is Indira Gandhi Engineering College in Koparkhairane. 140-acre plot in Navi Mumbai, Dhirubhai Ambani Knowledge City (DARC) is the heart of Reliance Infocom Limited. DAKC houses the National Headquarters, Internet Data Centres, Call Centres, Applications Development Laboratories and the National Network Operations Centre of Reliance Infocom. |
G | Airoli | This sea facing area connects Navi Mumbai directly to Mumbai via the beautiful Airoli Bridge. This is developed to give direct access from suburbs of Mumbai to Navi Mumbai. This link helps in proper dispersal of traffic and there is considerable saving in travel time and fuel cost. This bridge reduces the travel distance by 9 – 10 kms and also relieves pressure on existing Thane creek bridge and Kalwa bridge. A road link connecting Thane-Belapur road and eastern express highway has been established by this bridge. Airoli has excellent educational facilities which include 2 engineering colleges. |