Mankhurd

Mankhurd is a suburb of Mumbai and last station on the central Railway(Harbour Line).
Unlike many of the railway stations in Mumbai, which have 'east' and 'west' sides, this station has a 'north' and 'south' side. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre(BARC) 's employee township Anushakti Nagar, Trombay,Naval Employee's and MandalaTownship are some nearby accessible places from the south side of the station. BEST(external link) buses are the main mode of tranport at the station. Metered and non-metered auto rickshaws are common sight outside the station.
The area is dirty due to the presence of a large number of slums. The surrounding region near the creek is covered by acres of mangrove swamps.

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Govandi

Govandi is the suburb of Mumbai . It is also a railway station on Central Railway's Harbour Line route.
Govandi has excellent infrastructure, with connectivity to Sion-Trombay Highway on the Eastern side. Deonar Village is adjacent to the Sion-Trombay Highway. The Telecom Factory road towards Deonar Village has modern housing complexes. The Indian Institute of Population Sciences is also located in the same vicinity. The lush green belt is also home to a few corporate houses such as Spanco BPO, Lakme, USV Ltd. etc.
Govandi (West), however, is in stark contrast to Govandi (East). Govandi (West) hosts India's (supposedly) largest abattoir. It is very dirty. Govandi (West), which also houses Deonar, has most government staff colonies. One of them is Teachers colony (for Municipal school teachers). Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai has about 90% of staff quarters here. Govandi (West) also houses a few cottages and small scale industries. It also housed 600 Tenaments, with the New Deonar Municipal Colony having the biggest compound in Mumbai.
The notable landmark for Govandi (West) are the Deonar Municipal Colony, Deonar Slaughter house, Shivaji Nagar, Baigan Wadi, Tata Nagar and Hindustan Bialogicals.

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Chembur

Chembur is a suburban neighbourhood in the eastern Mumbai. The name Chembur is derived from the word “Chimboree” which means "Large Crab" in Marathi.
Chembur is serviced by the Harbour Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railways. 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 down Mumbai and 20 kms from Airport in Mumbai.

It was once upon a time known as “Gas Chamber of Mumbai” because of its close proximity to the garbage incinerators & big industries. 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.
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 first BEST(external link) 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 and 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.
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
Bombay Presidency Golf Club at Dr Choitram Gidwani Road in Chembur(East) is one of the most prominent golf clubs in Mumbai, which also provides the biggest green cover for this eastern neighbourhood.
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 Centre(BARC) ), 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, Baskin-Robbins are the well-known outlets for young people to hang out with friends.
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. Gregorios High School
Saraswati Vidyalaya
Lokmanya Tilak High School
Modern English High School

Hospitals :-Maa Hospital

Centenary Hospital

Dispenseries :-

Subhash Nagar Dispensary

Mahul Dispensary

Lal Dongar Dispensary

Shanta Jog Dispensary

Labour Camp Dispensary

Ayodhya Nagar Dispensary

Cheeta Camp Dispensary

Deonar Colony Dispensary

Gavanpada Dispensary

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Lokmanya Tilak Terminus

LokmayaTilakTerminus was earlier known as Kurla Terminus, as it is situated in Kurla. The Kurla and Tilak Nagar suburban railway stations are located nearby. In 1996, the Muncipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai approved a proposal to rename the station after Lokmanya Tilak and forwarded it to the Union Government through the State Government of Maharashtra. The Union Home Minister, Mr. Lal Krishna Advani, approved the proposal in 1999 at the request of Mr. Ram Naik, the Minister of State, Ministry of Railways. After the decision was announced, Mr. Gurudas Kamat, the Lok Sabha member from Mumbai North-East, met Mr. L K Advani and submitted a memorandum asking that the terminus be renamed after Babasaheb Ambedkar.
In 2003, the Central Railway decided to expand LTT to take on more rail traffic, as the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus had reached its saturation point, and was unable to handle any more express trains. In 2006, the Mumbai division of Central Railway cleared the designs for construction of a swanky station complex to replace the dilapidated terminus complex. The new station complex design was prepared by the architect Mr. P K Das. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) also agreed to construct a ramp from LTT to the flyover to be built nearby, as part of the Santacruz-Chembur Link Road.

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Tilak Nagar

Tilak Nagar is a residential colony in suburban Mumbai. It is a calm and quiet locality with ample open spaces. The colony is surrounded by Shell Colony to the south, Vidyavihar to the north, Pestom Nagar to its east and Kurla to its west. It was formerly known as "Township colony".
It was planned and built in the sixties for the lower middle class people mainly comprising of chawls. The colony is now getting a facelift as the chawls are being replaced with residential high-rises under redevelopment scheme. There is also commercial development increased in the colony over the last decade.
The colony is serviced by the Harbour line of the Central Railway via the Tilak Nagar station. The stations of Vidyavihar and Chembur are also in close proximity. The access to Lokmanya Tilak terminus (Kurla Terminus) is also via Tilak Nagar station. It has a lavish gardens and playgrounds.

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Chunabhatti

Chunabhatti is a suburb of Mumbai. It is also the name of a railway station on the Mumbai Suburban Railways on the Harbour line.
Chunabhatti (Chuna means lime and bhatti means kiln) had on its east side the first cotton mill in Mumbai (Bombay), which was registered in 1886 as 'Swadeshi Mills'. It is now permanently closed down.

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Guru Tegh Bahadur Nagar(Koliwada)

Guru Tegh Bahadur Nagar(earstwhile Koliwada) is a suburb of Mumbai named after Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji, the ninth of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism.
This region is dominated by the Punjabi and Sikh migrants' population and has many Sikh Gurudwaras. Dasmesh Darbar is the largest Gurudwara in this area. Guru Tegh Bahadur Nagar is also known as mini-Punjab.
The place also has many Kolis residing there. Hence it is also known as Koliwada.
Location
Guru Tegh Bahadur Nagar (also known as Sion Koliwada or simply Koliwada) is in North Mumbai. Guru Tegh Bahadur Nagar is also a station on harbour local line of mumbai rail. It is situated near the King's Circle and Mahim Junction local railway stations.
Guru Tegh Bahadur Nagar Mumbai has a college started by the Sikh community of this area called Guru Nanak Khalsa College, King's Circle (Matunga), affiliated to University of Mumbai.
Sikh festivals are celebrated with pride and glory. Procession is taken out on the occasion of Guru Nanak's birthday. People from allover Mumbai gather here to celebrate the main festivals.
Special prayer service is held from June 04 - June 06 at Gurdwara Dashmesh darbar to pay homage to the people who lost their lives during the operation bluestar and the Delhi riots in the year 1984.
Langar (free community meal) is served in all Gurdwara's 24x7.

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