New Panvel
| New Panvel नवीन पनवेल Khandeshwar | |
|---|---|
| Node/Locale | |
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Panvel Suburb Railway Terminus. | |
| Nickname(s): Panvel Station | |
  New Panvel New Panvel | |
| Coordinates: 18°59′N 73°06′E / 18.98°N 73.1°ECoordinates: 18°59′N 73°06′E / 18.98°N 73.1°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Raigad |
| Metro | Mumbai |
| Nearest City | Mumbai |
| Founded by | City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24 km2 (9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3.52 m (11.55 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 3.5 Lakhs |
| • Density | 15,644/km2 (40,520/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 410206 |
| Telephone code | 022 |
| Vehicle registration | MH 46/ MH 06/ MH 43 |
| Civic agency | City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra |
| Climate | Humid, monsoon, Tropical (Köppen) |
New Panvel is a node in the Panvel city, in the district of Raigad. New Panvel is developed on marshy land and previously Mango cultivated area. New Panvel is residential as well as commercial and educational node in the city of Navi Mumbai. New Panvel is divided into two parts: New Panvel (E), on the eastern side of Diva-Panvel-Roha central railway and New Panvel (W) on the western side of it. New Panvel west and New Panvel East are joined by New Panvel East-West flyover bridge also known as Khanda Colony Flyover. New Panvel West is also popularly called Khanda Colony by the local villagers, as the city is adjacent to two small villages Dhakta Khanda and Motha Khanda (Greater Khanda).
Khanda and Khandeshwar Railway stations derive their names from an very old Shiva Temple known as Khandeshwar Mahadev along the sides of a beautiful scenic lake of Khandeshwar, Khandeshwar lake hosts the mahashivratri mela every years and the event is gaining mass popularity among the near cities year after year. Takka Naka is a new node of New Panvel being Developed by CIDCO. Presently Takka Naka is covered by dense Mango tress which may be cut down for the development. Major commercial activities are present in sectors 15 to 19 of East just outside the railway station. K Mall is among the major shopping destinations in New Panvel's Takka Naka node and Orion Mall along the Mumbai-Pune old highway along side Panvel Bus depot is emerging as a new shopping destination.
The planned Navi Mumbai International Airport is expected to affect real estate prices in the surrounding area of New Panvel which are under development. Sector 17 of New Panvel West bound by JNPT bypass and NH-4 along side Motha Khanda is located near the railway station. Many residential buildings in the New Panvel West namely Sai Prasad CHS., A Type CIDCO settelments offer budget housing for lower income groups.
Geography
Most part of New Panvel west was planned and developed hence appear organised. New Panvel east is on the process of organised development. New Panvel east boasts of some good country side view of hills of matheran and the waterfalls on them during monsoon is worth a watch. New Panvel east also has a river locally known as river 'kal-andrew'. Panvel with a situated on the banks of Panvel Creek. Kauva Galli is a road near Khandeshwar temple known for its enormous crow population, large amount of crows cranes use this place for breeding as it is near the water source of Khandeshwar lake.
Demographics
The development and maintenance authority of New Panvel is City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO).
New Panvel is located on the eastern side of the Mumbai-Bangalore National Highway and the Mumbai-Pune Expressway.
New Panvel is divided in two parts – New Panvel East and New Panvel West, later called as Khanda Colony. They have 23 and 19 sectors respectively.
New Panvel is just adjacent to the proposed Navi Mumbai International Airport. A Reliance SEZ is also coming up in the vicinity. It has a number of schools, colleges and hospitals to meet the needs of its residents.
Industries
Panvel is surrounded by some major Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) managed regions like Patalganga, Taloja, Nagothane, Roha, Khopoli. Some of the Indian industry majors like Larsen & Toubro Limited, Reliance, Hindustan Organics Chemicals Ltd., ONGC, IPCL are based around Panvel providing mass employment. The JNPT port is also located near Panvel. New SEZ declared by government are coming around Panvel.
Mega City Project
Mumbai’s satellite mega city, New Panvel, Navi Mumbai, which has gained prominence with the recent Cabinet approval for a green-field world-class airport, is witnessing hectic construction activity with India’s biggest developers launching their showpiece projects in and around this mega city.
State Government approved Panvel Mega City Project to be implemented by MMRDA. The city will have three parts viz. Energy City, Information Technology and Telecom City, and Entertainment City. The project is expected to create employment for 7.5 lakhs people. The first phase is expected to be complete by 2014 while the entire project will be ready by 2020.
Tourist places around Panvel
Khandeshwar park around the Khandeshwar mahadev mandir and Khandeshwar lake is a beautiful place to visit.
Between Pen and Panvel lies the Karnala fort. At the bottom of the fort there is a bird sanctuary. Karnala is 65 km away from Mumbai, 120 km away from Pune and 13 km away from Panvel. The sanctuary is around 25 m above mean sea level, while the fort itself is 370 m above mean sea level. Maharashtra government declared this 4.5 km region as the bird sanctuary in 1968-69. Rich with natural habitats for various kinds of birds, in the sanctuary one can find around 150 species of birds. One can watch for red vented bulbul, Indian grey hornbill, owl, paradise fly catcher. Panvel is also famous for watermelon.
Bet El Synagogue: The one of the only synagogue in the Panvel is one of the most well known religious place where both Jews and Non Jews do visit, is today's well known tourist place and is the part of the Indian heritage and tourist place.
Two of the eight Ashtavinayak temples of the Ganesha are close to Panvel, Ballaleshwar at (Pali) and Varadvinayak at Mahad near Khopoli.
Transport
Panvel is an important junction point as many major highways meet and pass through the city. The Mumbai-Pune Expressway, Sion-Panvel Expressway, NH 4B and NH 17 start from here while NH 4 passes through Panvel. The proposed SH 54 from Panvel to bhimashankar will boost connectivity till Chakan.Roads of New Panvel are maintained by CIDCO while those in old Panvel by PMC. New Panvel, being developed by CIDCO, has well planned and wide lane major roads and even the arterial roads are of two lanes. Old Panvel has relatively less maintained roads which are very congested due to lack of planning on part of the PMC.
Proposed airport
The new Navi Mumbai International Airport, which is to come up around the Panvel-Kopra area, would be built through public-private partnership (PPP) — with private sector partner getting 74% equity while Airport Authority of India (AAI) and Maharashtra government through CIDCO holding 13% each. The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has already given techno-feasibility clearance to the Navi Mumbai airport and central cabinet has cleared it.
The airport site is located in an area of 1160 hectares accommodating two parallel runways for simultaneous & independent operations with provision of full length taxi ways on either side of the runways. The airfield has been designed to accommodate the new large aircrafts compatible with International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Aerodrome Code 4F.
NMIA will support the rapidly growing air travel needs of Mumbai Metropolitan Region. It is expected to absorb annually 10 million passengers in its first operational year 2017, 25 million by 2020 followed by 45 million passengers in 2025 and ultimately 60 million by 2030.
Railway
Panvel railway station is one of the most important junctions on the Konkan Railway. Harbour line from Mumbai CST, central line from Diva / Karjat, western freight corridor from JNPT and the konkan railway line from Mangalore meet at Panvel. Panvel railway station comes under Mumbai division of central railway. Panvel is the terminating station of Mumbai railway's harbour line. Also, Konkan railway connecting Mumbai to south India passes through Panvel. Platforms 1,2,3 & 4 are for suburban trains while platforms 5,6 & 7 are for main line trains. Panvel is very busiest railway station in Navi Mumbai. 9 pairs of daily express trains, 13 pairs of non-daily express trains and 12 daily commuter (passenger) trains stop here. Also, the Ernakulam-Nizamuddin Duronto has a technical halt at Panvel for crew change, refuelling and catering. In addition, Panvel handles 116 suburban trains which go to destinations Mumbai CST, Wadala Road, Andheri and Thane. The station also handles a sizeable amount of freight trains. Panvel is a very major station and is considered equivalent to Mumbai for trains which skip Mumbai. The trains run on diesel traction and alternating current (the tracks to konkan are not electrified south of Panvel), and Panvel is a refueling point for their locomotives. In addition to refueling, Panvel has a huge number of parcel bookings, and most trains stop for periods varying from 5 minutes to 20 minutes for technical purposes. Panvel also handles crew and locomotive change for long distance passenger / freight trains. Panvel railway station also has siding for suburbs trains located in New Panvel (W) and for locomotives in New Panvel (E). There are two railway stations in the node. First one is located in Sector 17 of New Panvel (E) and second is located in sector 17 of New Panvel (W) named Khandeshwar. With the upcoming Indiabulls Greens in Somathane local railway is set for an extension till Roha
Bus
There are two main bus stands in Panvel - ST stand on the national highway & NMMT stand near railway station. The ST buses are available from Panvel to Thane, Kalyan, Dombivli, Badlapur, Dadar, Uran as well as beyond city. NMMT buses are available from Panvel to Mumbai, Thane, and other parts of Navi Mumbai.
Education
- Changu Kana Thakur Degree College.
- Aagri Shikshan Sanstha
- Phadke Vidyalaya
- St. George school
- Pillai's Global Academy
- Pillai's Institute of Information Technology Engineering, Media Studies & Research - New Panvel (E)
- Mahatma School of Academics and Sports - New Panvel (W)
- D.A.V. Public School ,Sector-10,New Panvel(East). D.A.V. is a charitable organisation and one of the largest non-govermental organisations in the country in the field of education and social welfare.
- D.D. Vispute College science, commerce and management -New Panvel
- N.N.Paliwala Jr. Collage - New Panvel