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Navi Mumbai (New Mumbai)
India officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second most populous country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world. India is a union of twenty-eight states and seven federally-governed union territories. New Delhi is the capital of India.
Navi Mumbai is one of the famous cities in India. Navi Mumbai is a satellite twin of the city of Mumbai, India. It is the largest planned new city in the world, with an area of 344 square kilometers. Navi Mumbai had a population of 703,947. there are also information technology parks. The City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra Limited was specially set up by the Government of Maharashtra as its fully owned company to plan and develop the new metro centre that is Navi Mumbai across the Mumbai harbour over a sprawling area of about 344 square kilometers.
Navi Mumbai lies on the mainland on the eastern seaboard of the Thane Creek. The city limits stretch from Airoli near Thane in the north, to Uran in the south. The length of the city is almost the same as Mumbai. The Vashi and Airoli Bridges connect Navi Mumbai to Mumbai. There is now a new Railway link from Vashi to Thane via Airoli, Ghansoli, and Kopar Khairane.
In 1991 Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation, NMMC was created for maintaning some of the developed nodes of Navi Mumbaiand local self-government started functioning from 1 January 1992,. NMMC was handed 9 of the 25 nodes of the Navi Mumbai project area for its jurisdiction. Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport Undertaking is the local transport service operated by the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation, NMMT in the city of Navi Mumbai and adjoining areas; Dombivli, Badlapur, Uran, Panvel, Thane, Kalyan and Mulund.
Navi Mumbai has near uninterrupted power supply from various sources. With the best education opportunities available, Navi Mumbai is fast-emerging as the educational capital of India. Each node is self-sufficient in quality education facilities. Marathi newspapers like Maharashtra Times,Loksatta,Saamna,Sakal are important dailies alongwith several English counterparts like Times of India and Indian express. NMMT buses are similar to the BEST buses except that they are operated by NMMC.
Navi Mumbai is said the place of best geographical environment and can trace its origins back to prehistoric times. It enjoys a very positive reputation with worldwide travelers.
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