Navi Mumbai
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Navi Mumbai is a planned city located east-northeast of Mumbai in western Maharashtra, India. It was developed to alleviate congestion in Mumbai and is connected to the mainland by bridges and express highways. Navi Mumbai has become a hub for information technology (IT) companies, with special economic zones and facilities established to attract businesses. The city also plays a role in transportation, with a new expressway connecting it to eastern Mumbai and a port facility for containers and bulk liquid cargoes. Navi Mumbai has a population of 658,000.123
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MumbaiCity layout…locate across Mumbai Harbor—notably in Navi (“New”) Mumbai—and have banned the development and expansion of industrial units inside the city; their efforts, however, have been largely unsuccessful.
Read More…locate across Mumbai Harbor—notably in Navi (“New”) Mumbai—and have banned the development and expansion of industrial units inside the city; their efforts, however, have been largely unsuccessful.
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…facilities for IT companies in Navi Mumbai.
Read More…facilities for IT companies in Navi Mumbai.
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…expressway between eastern Mumbai and Navi Mumbai (opened 2014) that supersedes the earlier Thana Creek bridge.
Read More…expressway between eastern Mumbai and Navi Mumbai (opened 2014) that supersedes the earlier Thana Creek bridge.
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…city and in parts of Navi Mumbai and Thane. Those services have been supplemented by a rapid-transit train system, the first line of which opened in 2014. The first portion of a monorail line in the city also began operating in 2014.
Read More…city and in parts of Navi Mumbai and Thane. Those services have been supplemented by a rapid-transit train system, the first line of which opened in 2014. The first portion of a monorail line in the city also began operating in 2014.
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