About Navi Mumbai

Navi Mumbai , formerly known as New Bombay, is a twin of Mumbai city, India. It was developed in 1972. It is the largest planned city of the world, with a total area of 344 km² and 163 km² under the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC). 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 that of Mumbai. The Vashi and the Airoli Bridges connect Navi Mumbai to Mumbai. There is a new railway link from Vashi/Nerul to Thane via Airoli, Ghansoli, and Kopar Khairane and another between Panvel and Karjat. A new link between Nerul and Uran is under construction. The costliest and the most developed nodes of Navi Mumbai are Vashi and Nerul. Vashi is known as the king of Navi Mumbai while Nerul is known as the queen of Navi Mumbai. Navi Mumbai has a population of two million out of which 500,000 come from Nerul and 400,000 from Vashi, the remainder from Belapur, Kharghar and Koparkhairne and surrounding areas. Navi Mumbai is a part of the Mumbai Conurbation. NMMC is also rated amongst the richest corporations in Asia.