Chembur
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Chembur is a suburban neighbourhood in eastern Mumbai
, India
. It is 22 km from downtown Mumbai and 20 km from Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport. Chemburkar (Marathi: चेंबूरकर) is the Marathi word to signify a resident of Chembur.
The Bombay Presidency Golf Club was established in 1827 and was later re-built to meet international standards. No further activity was seen until the Kurla-Chembur single railway line was built in 1906 for garbage trains. This railway line was opened to passenger traffic in the year 1924. After construction activity in the 1920s, Chembur was finally opened up in the 1930s. It was made part of Greater Bombay in 1945.
After independence, Chembur was one of the sites where refugee camps were set up to settle refugees after partition
. The industrialisation of Trombay during and after the war led to the demand for housing and the growth of Chembur thereafter. The increased industrial activity around Chembur as well as garbage incinerators in proximity also raised the level of air pollution in the neighbourhood, earning it the nickname of "Gas Chamber of Mumbai".
The construction by the Bombay Housing Board in Station Colony (Subash Nagar), the Shell Colony (Sahakar Nagar), and the Township Colony (Tilak Nagar) in 1955–58 transformed the area completely by shifting it from an industrial suburb to a residential one.
parliamentary constituency. It used to lie in Mumbai North-East Parliamentary constituency prior to delimitation
in 2008. After delimitation, it has been moved to Mumbai South Central parliamentary Constituency. The Current sitting Member of Parliament of Mumbai South Central is Eknath Gaikwad
(INC).
Current sitting Member of Legislative Assembly are Mr. Chandrakant Handore and Mr. Nawab Malik.
Chembur is also the seat of the M Ward Offices. The M Ward ranges from Thane Creek
in East to Tansa Pipe Line No. 2 in West, from Somaiyya Nalla in North to Mahul Creek in South. Chembur lies in ward numbers 141 to 149 with Councillors for each representing it in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation.
, Deonar
, Mahul
, Govandi
, Chunabhatti
and Ghatkopar
. Marine alluvium type of soil is observed in Chembur. It has North-South running basalt hills to its South.
buses and trains are the public modes of transport available in Chembur. A monorail line
and a metro
is also to come up in the near future.
Dayanand Saraswati Marg
, V N Purav Marg, R C Marg, Station Avenue Road while the Eastern Express Highway
and Sion Panvel Highway are some of the arterial roads of Chembur. It is an important road transit point for people traveling to Pune
using the Mumbai-Pune Highway
or the Mumbai-Pune Expressway
.
Chembur
and Tilak Nagar
Harbour Line railway stations lie in Chembur. The Lokmanya Tilak Terminus
for long distance trains is also located here.
The Chembur Market area close to the Chembur Railway Station offers a variety of goods and services to the people of Chembur ranging from clothing to foods and vegetables. In addition it has several retail and factory outlets, multi-product stores and a shopping mall. Chembur offers a large variety of food ranging from street food to high end restaurants.
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 neighbourhood. Chembur has various recreational clubs along with several Gymkhanas. Chembur also has several fitness centres and gyms, Municipal Swimming Pools, libraries etc. Some grounds have also added jogging tracks around them for people to exercise.
The main problem is the uncontrolled release of ammonia and nitrous oxides from the Rastriya chemical fertiliser complex. Although ammonia is easy to scrub, the problem seems to be due to improper operation of pollution control equipment and/or operation of the urea/ammonia complex way beyond the design capacity without augmentation of pollution control equipment. Measurement of ammonia /nox levels is the best way to establish this by constant ambient air analysis.
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, India
India
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 with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It is 22 km from downtown Mumbai and 20 km from Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport. Chemburkar (Marathi: चेंबूरकर) is the Marathi word to signify a resident of Chembur.
Toponymy
The name Chembur is probably derived from the word “Chimboree” which means "Large Crab" in Marathi.History
Before reclamation, Chembur lay on the North-Western corner of Trombay Island. It is suggested that Chembur is the same place referred to as Saimur by the Arab writers (915–1137), Sibor in Kosmas Indikopleustes (535), Chemula in the Kanheri cave inscriptions (300–500), Symulla by the author of the Periplus of the Erythraean sea (247), Symulla or Timulla by Ptolemy (150), and perhaps even Perimula by Pliny (A.D. 77). This is however disputed and is also said to be a reference to Chevul at the mouth of the Kundalika River on mainland Maharashtra. Later the area occupied is said to have occupied a branch of an animal home. The home had on an average from 800 to 1000 animals a year - cows, bullocks, buffaloes, horses, ponies, donkeys, deer, goats, pigs, dogs, monkeys, cats and hares; and of birds, parrots, fowls, geese, duck, pigeons, crows and peacocks.After independence, Chembur was one of the sites where refugee camps were set up to settle refugees after partition
Partition of India
The Partition of India was the partition of British India on the basis of religious demographics that led to the creation of the sovereign states of the Dominion of Pakistan and the Union of India on 14 and 15...
. The industrialisation of Trombay during and after the war led to the demand for housing and the growth of Chembur thereafter. The increased industrial activity around Chembur as well as garbage incinerators in proximity also raised the level of air pollution in the neighbourhood, earning it the nickname of "Gas Chamber of Mumbai".
The construction by the Bombay Housing Board in Station Colony (Subash Nagar), the Shell Colony (Sahakar Nagar), and the Township Colony (Tilak Nagar) in 1955–58 transformed the area completely by shifting it from an industrial suburb to a residential one.
Administration
Chembur lies in the Mumbai South CentralMumbai South Central (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Mumbai South Central Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 48 Lok Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra state in western India.-Assembly segments:...
parliamentary constituency. It used to lie in Mumbai North-East Parliamentary constituency prior to delimitation
Boundary delimitation
Boundary delimitation, or simply delimitation, is the term used to describe the drawing of boundaries, but is most often used to describe the drawing of electoral boundaries, specifically those of precincts, states, counties or other municipalities...
in 2008. After delimitation, it has been moved to Mumbai South Central parliamentary Constituency. The Current sitting Member of Parliament of Mumbai South Central is Eknath Gaikwad
Eknath Gaikwad
Eknath Gaikwad is a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India and was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Mumbai South Central constituency of Maharashtra and is a member of the Indian National Congress political party.-External links:*...
(INC).
Current sitting Member of Legislative Assembly are Mr. Chandrakant Handore and Mr. Nawab Malik.
Chembur is also the seat of the M Ward Offices. The M Ward ranges from Thane Creek
Thane Creek
Thane Creek is part of the estuary of the Ulhas River in western India opening into Mumbai Harbour. It comprises the area stretching from Mumbra Retibunder to the Mankhurd-Vashi Bridge. It has been recognised as an Important Bird Area by the Bombay Natural History Society, as it is home to...
in East to Tansa Pipe Line No. 2 in West, from Somaiyya Nalla in North to Mahul Creek in South. Chembur lies in ward numbers 141 to 149 with Councillors for each representing it in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation.
Geography
Chembur is surrounded by neighbouring suburbs such as KurlaKurla
Kurla is a suburb of Mumbai. It is also the name of one the busiest railway stations on the Mumbai suburban railway on the central and harbour railway lines of Mumbai...
, Deonar
Deonar
Deonar is a neighbourhood in the eastern suburb of Mumbai, India. It has gained prominence for being the location of the largest dumping ground in Mumbai and also the location of city's largest abattoir, Deonar Municipal Abattoir -Important Landmarks:...
, Mahul
Mahul
Mahul is a neighbourhood of Mumbai in the Trombay area....
, Govandi
Govandi
Govandi is a suburban neighbourhood in eastern Mumbai, India. Govandi is serviced by the Harbour Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway.-Geography:The railway line passing through Govandi divides it into two halves, Govandi and Govandi ....
, Chunabhatti
Chunabhatti
Chunabhatti is a suburb of Mumbai.It is located on the Eastern Express Highway.It is serviced by the Harbour Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway....
and Ghatkopar
Ghatkopar
Ghatkopar is a suburban neighbourhood of eastern Mumbai. It is also a railway station serviced by Central Railway line of the Mumbai suburban railway.-History:...
. Marine alluvium type of soil is observed in Chembur. It has North-South running basalt hills to its South.
Transportation
Autorickshaws, taxis and BESTBEST Bus
The transportation wing of Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking operates a large number of bus lines in the Mumbai metropolitan area. These buses are called BEST or B.E ST bus . BEST bus serves the entire Mumbai City. It also has operations outside city limits into neighboring...
buses and trains are the public modes of transport available in Chembur. A monorail line
Mumbai Monorail
The Mumbai Monorail is a monorail system currently under construction for the city of Mumbai, India. Once completed it will be world’s second longest Monorail corridor. It is being contracted by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority and will be the first monorail in India...
and a metro
Mumbai Metro
The Mumbai Metro is a rapid transit system being built in Mumbai, India's largest city. The system is designed to reduce the rapidly-growing city's congestion problems, and will be built in three phases over a 15-year period, with overall completion expected in 2021...
is also to come up in the near future.
Dayanand Saraswati Marg
Dayanand Saraswati Marg, Chembur
Dayanand Saraswati Marg , formerly and commonly called Central Avenue Road, is a road in Chembur, an eastern suburb of Mumbai.-Stretch:Dayanand Saraswati Marg stretches from Chembur Railway Station to Sion Panvel Highway. It is lined on both sides with mainly residential complexes and shade trees...
, V N Purav Marg, R C Marg, Station Avenue Road while the Eastern Express Highway
Eastern Express Highway
The Eastern Express Highway is a city express highway serving the city of Mumbai. It is one of the busiest and most important roads in the Mumbai Metropolitan Area and is a part of the National Highway 3. It is generally 6 lanes wide with over a dozen flyovers/grade separators...
and Sion Panvel Highway are some of the arterial roads of Chembur. It is an important road transit point for people traveling to Pune
Pune
Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...
using the Mumbai-Pune Highway
National Highway 4 (India)
National Highway 4 is a major National Highway in Western and Southern India. NH 4 links four of the 10 most populous Indian cities - Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore and Chennai. NH 4 is in length and passes through the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.NH 4 constitutes...
or the Mumbai-Pune Expressway
Mumbai-Pune Expressway
The Mumbai Pune Expressway , officially the Yashwantrao Chavan Expressway is India's first six-lane concrete, high-speed, access controlled tolled expressway. It spans a distance of connecting Mumbai, the administrative capital of Maharashtra and the financial capital of India, with Pune, an...
.
Chembur
Chembur Railway Station
Chembur Railway Station is a station on the Harbour Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railways. It lies near Chembur Market. It has one train in the morning starting from this station. It has two platforms which serves North and South bound railway line...
and Tilak Nagar
Tilak Nagar (Mumbai)
Tilak Nagar is a residential colony in suburban Mumbai. There is also a railway station on the Harbour Line of the Mumbai suburban railway by this name....
Harbour Line railway stations lie in Chembur. The Lokmanya Tilak Terminus
Lokmanya Tilak Terminus
Lokmanya Tilak Terminus , formerly known as Kurla Terminus , is a railhead in a suburb of Mumbai, India. LTT is managed by the Central Railway...
for long distance trains is also located here.
Economy
Chembur is home to several industries and also has several retail outlets.The Chembur Market area close to the Chembur Railway Station offers a variety of goods and services to the people of Chembur ranging from clothing to foods and vegetables. In addition it has several retail and factory outlets, multi-product stores and a shopping mall. Chembur offers a large variety of food ranging from street food to high end restaurants.
Recreation
Chembur has several open public spaces like Gandhi Maidan, Annabhau Sathe Garden, Diamond Garden, Ambedkar Udyan, Sandu Garden, Tilak Nagar grounds (Sahyadri & Municipal Ground) and Jawahar Grounds where people meet up and conduct sports events and activities. These are also sites of recreational activity in the morning.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 neighbourhood. Chembur has various recreational clubs along with several Gymkhanas. Chembur also has several fitness centres and gyms, Municipal Swimming Pools, libraries etc. Some grounds have also added jogging tracks around them for people to exercise.
Environmental Problems
Chembur has been facing pollution problems and was recently ranked 46th in a list of the most polluted industrial clusters in India. Studies in Chembur has also found high levels of Copper, Chromium, Calcium, Arsenic and Mercury in ground water. Effluents from oil refineries, fertilizer plants and reactors located in Chembur are also said to have polluted sea water in Thane Creek and affected marine life.The main problem is the uncontrolled release of ammonia and nitrous oxides from the Rastriya chemical fertiliser complex. Although ammonia is easy to scrub, the problem seems to be due to improper operation of pollution control equipment and/or operation of the urea/ammonia complex way beyond the design capacity without augmentation of pollution control equipment. Measurement of ammonia /nox levels is the best way to establish this by constant ambient air analysis.
See also
- Chembur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Chembur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Chembur Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India.-Overview:...
- Lokmanya Tilak High SchoolLokmanya Tilak High SchoolLokmanya Tilak High School, , is an English medium school located in Tilak Nagar, Chembur in Mumbai, India. It is affiliated to Maharashtra SSC Board, began operating in 1967, drawing its students mainly from middle class families in the area around Tilak Nagar...
- Our Lady of Perpetual Succour High School
- Chembur Karnatak High SchoolChembur Karnatak High SchoolChembur Karnatak High School is an English medium school located in Chembur in Mumbai, India. The school is also known as CKHS. The school has a strength of 2990 students. Two media of instruction are offered - English from Nursery to SSC, and Kannada from Std. VIII to Std. X. A Junior College of...
- R.K. Studios
- Holy Family High School , Pestom Sagar ,Chembur
- Adarsha VidyalayaAdarsha VidyalayaAdarsha Vidyalaya is a school in Sahakar Nagar, Shell Colony, Chembur, Mumbai, India.It is run by the Kerala Peoples Education Society . The school is one of the few Mumbai schools that offer Malayalam as a subject in the Secondary School Certificate examination. The school offers studies up to...
, Shell Colony, Chembur
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