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Ghansoli to get 47-acre commercial project called Intellion Park

by Staff Reporter December 22, 2021

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Tata Realty will mark their entry into the development of data centre projects and collaborate with Actis to jointly invest over Rs 5,000 crore.

Ghansoli / Navi Mumbai: Tata Realty and Infrastructure Ltd., the real estate subsidiary of Tata Sons, is coming up with their first, and one of their largest single development projects ever; an IT Park in Ghansoli.

The grand commercial development will be carried out in collaboration with Actis India and will cost over Rs. 5000 crore.

Maharashtra’s Cabinet Minister for Industries, Subhash Desai, laid the foundation of the project, on Saturday, 18th December 2021.

The project, named Intellion Park, will be a ‘Grade A’ IT park and will be developed on a 47.1-acre land, costing more than Rs. 5000 crore and 7-8 years of development.

For those who are unaware, Actis is a UK based global investment firm with ventures in private equity, energy, infrastructure, and real estate asset classes. Its portfolio spans across Asia, Africa, and Latin America with around 12 billion US dollars in assets under their management.

Tata Sons is very positive about their partnership with Actis and are confident of developing a project that will stand out from the rest.

The Intellion Park, once developed, will be one of the most ambitious and largest development projects by Tata Sons, heralding their foray into the development of data centres in the country.

The park will have a total leasable development potential of 7 million sq ft, and will include an information technology (IT) park, a data center, commercial offices, and high-street retail properties.

“With Intellion Park, we aim to provide better working experiences to office goers, prioritising their overall wellness.” – Sanjay Dutt, MD & CEO, Tata Realty and Infrastructure LTD.

A huge IT park spread over 0.5 sqft. park to begin with

The work will be carried out in meticulously planned 3-4 phases and will initially see the development of an IT building spread over 0.5 million sqft. of work space. As per information, the company has already processed the pre-leasing process.

Sanjay Dutt, MD & CEO, Tata Realty and Infrastructure Ltd., shared, “With Intellion Park, we aim to provide better working experiences to office goers, prioritising their overall wellness.”

Intellion Park to create 70000 job opportunities

Tata Realty and Infrastructure is confident of creating ample job opportunities through the development of the Intellion Park in a time span of 7-8 years.

Through a collective portfolio of all accomplished projects so far, the company has already created and in the process of creating ample employment opportunities for over 2 lakh people.

Intellion Park to be Navi Mumbai’s campus-style corporate project

The IT park will be a one of a kind and Navi Mumbai’s largest IT Park with flexible office spaces, integrated with world-class amenities and green open spaces.

Intellion Park will be offering the flexibility to build custom workspaces representing individual businesses and the work and social cultures of those working for them.

Highly accessible and well-connected office spaces at the Intellion Park

On the connectivity front, the Intellion Park is strategically situated at a 5-minute drive from the Ghansoli railway station and is connected to the Thane-Belapur Road, which makes the project, easily accessible by both road and railway.

To add to it, the park will be located in one of the busiest and highly populated commercial hubs in the city.

The Intellion Park will be an out of the box work and social place

Ashish Singh, Partner, Actis India, shared, “We are proud of thisstate-of-the-art project, and are confident of providing an office destination that will also be teeming with an active and vibrant social life, helping companies attract and retain a competitive talent pool.”

Customer-centric development is the USP of Intellion Park

Tata Realty boasts is confident of creating new benchmarks for what they claim to be ‘design-led’ integrated developments, with a high level of customer-centricity.

Abhijeet Maheshwari, Senior VP and Business Head, Tata Realty and Infrastructure, said, “We successfully strive to bring together IT, commercial, data centre and high street retail to provide an integrated facility for both tenants and employees.”

December 22, 2021 0 comments

Featured Kharghar News Taloja

Funfair at Taloja amid all the talk about Omicron

by Staff Reporter December 18, 2021

written by Staff Reporter

The fair has been active since a week and has been attracting hundreds of Taloja and Kharghar residents.

Taloja / Panvel / Navi Mumbai: While the Panvel Municipal Corporation (PMC) has been trying everything to tackle the threat of Omicron, they have been missing on many violations happening around in the region.

For instance, there is an active fair on an open ground in Taloja phase 1 since last week, which has been attracting a good crowd of local residents of Taloja, Kharghar and even distant villages towards Mumbra.

Deepak Prajapati, a Taloja resident, shares, “It is surprising to see a fair during a time when we are facing a new threat from the omicron variant. How can the authorities miss such events? These are clear violations of the pandemic protocol, if they still have any.”

Residents are concerned by the number of people visiting the fair every day.

Shubham Vishwakarma, another resident says, “I see a lot of people gathered at the fair every day on my way home from office. I am surprised at the fact that the authority has not noticed a mass gathering event that has been active for more than a week.”

Many residents question the awareness of the local administration.

*A giant wheel at the funfair at Taloja phase 1 (Photo: Deepak Prajapati)*

“This is ridiculous. All pandemic norms have been ignored blatantly ever since the vaccination drives gathered momentum, and it seems like the administration is either unaware or is simply not bothered anymore,” an angry resident says.

The fair has been drawing in families with children and remains crowded during the later hours of the evening.

“Every evening families visit the fair and there is hardly anyone wearing a mask or following other protocols. It is just like it used to be before the pandemic. This portrays a very sad picture of the efforts of the administration and on top of all, the irresponsible behaviour of local residents who keep visiting such places for a little bit of fun.” Prajapati adds.

December 18, 2021 0 comments

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Kharghar fire brigade rescues kitten stranded on 12th floor ledge

by Staff Reporter December 17, 2021

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The little kitten was being pecked by several birds, was hurt, scared and crying out for help.

Kharghar / Panvel / Navi Mumbai: The Kharghar fire brigade has been doing a commendable job at rescuing stranded animals in the area. From rescuing street dogs, cats and birds, they have been at the beck and call of people calling in for animal rescues.

On Thursday, 16 December 2021, the Kharghar (CIDCO) fire station answered a frantic call of a resident of Swapnapoorti CHS in sector 36, Kharghar, informing them about a stray kitten stranded on a ledge situated on the 12th floor of L-23, in the mass housing society.

The resident had heard cries of a kitten and after some effort, had found the little animal sitting helplessly, on a ledge of the 12th floor of his building. Many others had gathered around to help but to no avail.

“We tried a lot to get the kitten off the ledge but it was impossible for us to reach out to her owing to the distance, and the fear of her falling off the ledge,” said one of the local residents.

The Kharghar Fire Brigade in action on Thursday as they bring the stranded kitten down to safety (Video sourced by Sunny Pandey)

When individual efforts failed to bear results, the fire department was called in.

“It was clear that we needed experts, so we called the fire brigade and they wasted no time in reaching our society,” another resident said.

Once the fire fighters figured out the scenario, they used a hydraulic ladder, also called a Bronto skylift, to reach the kitten.

“Reaching the kitten was not the only thing to be done as the animal was scared, and clueless about everything. Then there was always a chance of it getting scared even further, and falling off trying to get away from us,” said one of the fire fighters.

However, the fire fighters proceeded with caution and after a long time of consoling and taming, finally got hold of it and brought it back to safety.

It took around two hours of patient efforts to successfully rescue the kitten from the ledge.

More than a hundred residents had gathered to watch the kitten being rescued and waited with baited breaths as the fire fighters brought her to ground level.

The crowd erupted with joy as the kitten touched ground and simply ran away to her normal life.

Of all the people gathered at the spot, children were the happiest.

“The fire fighters are the super heroes for the stray animals in Kharghar. They are awesome,” said many of the little ones in joy.

Recently, the Kharghar fire brigade had rescued a stray puppy after it had slipped inside an open gutter in sector 35 I, Kharghar.

Read the story here: Stray puppy rescued by a Good Samaritan, with the help of Kharghar fire brigade

The prompt fire fighters at the Kharghar fire station have been praised a lot for their animal rescues in the node recently.

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The fire fighters of the Kharghar fire brigade have actually been very animal friendly in recent times. Frankly, they have been all around the node, rescuing helpless animals. We have seen them in action ourselves and cannot help repeat what the children had to say about them – they are the super heroes for stray animals.

December 17, 2021 0 comments

Vashi residents thrilled by NMMC’s pet corner; wish for many more

by Staff Reporter December 14, 2021

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While pet parents have lauded the civic body’s initiative, they say that many such pet corners will be needed to make Navi Mumbai an Open Pet Defecation-free city.

Vashi / Navi Mumbai: Vashi pet parents, especially those living in sector 28 and 29, are very appreciative of the innovative ‘Pet Corner’ concept of the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC). It is a one of kind offering, and could hold the key to the dog poop problem in the city.

Trupti Jambhulkar, a pet parent, shared, “The NMMC is trying everything innovative to make our city stand out from the rest and the pet corner in sector 29 is an example of their willingness to think out of the box. The provision of a legal poop station for pet dogs in the area should encourage pet parents to use the facility and avoid road sides, corners and vacant spots.”

Other pet parents were happy about the convenience that the pet corners will provide to many.

Ravi Poojari, another pet parent, shared, “I find it very labourious sometimes when I take my pet dog out to poop as picking up from the road and then packing it up in a bag that I have to carry along and then disposing it in the nearest bin, is all too daunting at times, especially when I am back just from office. The pet corner will help people like me a lot as it has everything, a pit to poop, bags and bins. So it will be very convenient.”

Rupali Shah, a resident of sector 14, Vashi, shared, “The concept is amazing but will only work efficiently if we have at least one pet corner in each sectors of all nodes in Navi Mumbai. The distance it takes for you to take your pet to the pet corner will be a decisive factor. It will be impossible for someone living in, say, sector 14, to walk all the way to the pet corner in sector 29. We will need many more of such pooping stations to fulfil the objective.”

Many pet parents have also been eagerly waiting for the Vashi Dog Park at Veer Savarkar Udyan in sector 9, to be officially inaugurated.

Also read: Vashi Dog Park likely to open in January 2022, after completion of pending work

Suresh P, a resident of sector 9, Vashi, shared, “The NMMC has also been developing the first ever dog park in the city, so it goes without saying that our corporation deserves appreciation for their innovative endeavours. We are expecting the dog park to open by January 2022.”

Whatever the perspective, all pet parents have been happy about the efforts that the NMMC is making to help pet parents in the city.

December 14, 2021 0 comments

NMMC may build 10 “Pet Corners” or “Legal Dog Pooping Stations”; Inaugurates first one in Vashi

by Staff Reporter December 13, 2021

written by Staff Reporter

Filled with sand (pits) and equipped with pooper-scoopers, garbage bags and bins, these pet corners will act as legal pooping corners for pet dogs and also help NMMC advocate their cleanliness initiatives for Swachh Survekshan 2022

Vashi / Navi Mumbai: City pet parents witnessed the opening of the first-ever “Pet Corner” at sector 29 in Vashi on Friday, 10th December 2021. The concept was visualised and successfully executed by the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC), as an integral part of their initiative to promote cleanliness in the city to be able to rank higher on the Swachh Survekshan platform.

Renowned singer Shankar Mahadevan, who happens to be a resident of Vashi, inaugurated the ‘Vashi Pet Corner’ in the presence of many civic officials including NMMC commissioner, Abhijit Bangar, additional municipal commissioner, Sujata Dole and others.

Just to make readers aware, Mahadevan also happens to be the brand ambassador of ‘Swachh Navi Mumbai’ initiative and has been keenly promoting various initiatives of the NMMC throughout the city.

Talking about NMMC’s innovative concept, Mahadevan said, “Navi Mumbai is already an open defecation-free (ODF) city, and the NMMC now aims at making it pet open defecation-free as well.”

Mahadevan is also a pet parent himself and had brought both of his dogs (golden retrievers) who could be seen trotting around happily.

“This could be the start of a city free of pet waste in the time that follows,” Mahadevan remarked.

The Vashi pet corner has a sand pit to allow pets to poop, pooper-scoopers to pick up the poop, garbage bags to collect the poop and bins to discard the poop bags.

What caught our eyes were some interesting paintings on the walls depicting pets and pet lovers.

The NMMC may have become the only corporation in the state or even the country (still checking facts) to have taken up such an innovative initiative of pet corners.

NMMC commissioner, Abhijit Bangar, shared, “There is a mixed crowd of pet pwners in the city; one picking up after their pets and the other simply ignoring their responsibility for any number of reasons, ruining footpaths, roads, public spaces. So, apart from penalising them, we have come up with an alternative to allow them to act responsibly. Now they will have a legal place to take their pets to poop.”

Apparently, the NMMC is planning to start such pet corners in 10 different locations across Navi Mumbai, with Vashi being the first one to have materialised. The numbers would increase further depending on the reception and viability of the concept.

Whatever the case, it is a one of a kind offering for pet parents in Vashi, and if other such pet corners do come about in the months that follow, then Navi Mumbai will be able to cut down on the dog poop situation on the streets to some extent.

Apart from being recognised as an Open Defecation-Free (ODF) city, Navi Mumbai has also received a “Water Plus” rating.

The NMMC is moving ahead positively and aggressively to improve its ranking further during the Swachh Survekshan 2022 survey.

Reader must be aware that another unique venture of the NMMC – the Vashi Dog Park situated inside the Veer Savarkar Udyan, in sector 8, Vashi, is nearing completion, and is about to be thrown open in the new year, possibly in January 2022.

Also read: Vashi Dog Park likely to open in January 2022, after completion of pending work

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Well, with “Pet Corners” and a “Dog Park” coming up soon, Navi Mumbai is surely going to turn a new leaf in being a pet friendly city. However, what would really make the city stand out, would be an NMMC-run crash course for city residents in “loving animals”, to ease the tension between animal lovers and the opposition.

December 13, 2021 0 comments

Short circuit may have caused fire at BMW Infinity Cars Service Centre

Short circuit may have caused fire at BMW Infinity Cars Service Center

by Staff Reporter December 10, 2021

written by Staff Reporter

The fire gutted 45 vehicles including BMWs and some other high-end cars and SUVs that were brought in for servicing or stored in the godown.

Turbhe / Navi Mumbai: The major fire that broke out in the service centre cum godown in Turbhe, may have been caused by a short circuit, fire officials said. On Tuesday morning a fire broke out at the Infinity cars service centre, a BMW service centre at Turbhe, somewhere around 5.30 am.

The fire, which is said to have started off on the first floor of the building, went on to burn down a major part of the entire structure, in a devastating seven hours that left the belonging in ashes.

Ten fire tenders, from Turbhe – MIDC, Vashi and Koperkhairane, were called in and it took them till 1 pm to finally douse the fire.

However, the damage had already been done, and what remained only seemed to be an attempt to stop the fire from damaging the structure further. As far as the vehicles and documents stored inside the building were concerned – everything was burnt to the ground.

Fire fighters present at the scene attributed the fire to a short circuit, though nothing was confirmed officially.

Luckily, there had been no casualties as the service centre was closed and empty.

The owners of the building were yet to ascertain and disclose the extent of financial loss incurred upon them owing to the fire but it will be huge.

December 10, 2021 0 comments

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NMMC to construct new medical college and super-speciality hospital in CBD-Belapur

by Staff Reporter December 8, 2021

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The new civic medical college and hospital will be built on a 34,000 sq. mtrs plot priced at Rs. 107 crores, situated adjacent to the NMMC headquarters.

CBD-Belapur / Navi Mumbai: The city will soon be getting a government-run medical college and super-speciality hospital. The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) is in the process of securing a huge plot through the City and Industrial Corporation of Maharashtra Ltd. (CIDCO), which will be used for the purpose.

The plot, measuring 34,800 sq. mtrs is located in sector 15A of CBD-Belapur, right adjacent to the civic headquarters and is presently priced at Rs 107 crore, as per ongoing property rates in the area.

Apparently, the plot being allocated for the new CBD-Belapur NMMC hospital and medical college was originally marked for the development of either a public park or a museum. However, a civic hospital seemed greatly beneficial to the residents of Navi Mumbai.

Varun Shah, a resident of Nerul, shared, “Who cares about another park in the city – we already have plenty of parks like Nerul Wonders Park, and a museum is just not required. A government medical college imparting quality education and a civic hospital providing effective and affordable treatment to the poor, is what every city needs and we are no different.”

We spoke to some other Navi Mumbai residents as well, who seemed pretty excited about the news of getting a new government hospital in the city.

Khushbu Kothiyal, a Kharghar resident, shared, “The new civic hospital will be a boon for many residents who have to travel all the way to the Vashi NMMC hospital. It will save time and effort of many patients, their relatives and caretakers.”

For those who may be unaware, the Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray had directed CIDCO to seriously consider building a medical college and government hospital in Navi Mumbai.

Taking the matter up as high priority, CIDCO wrote to the NMMC expressing their decision to hand over a plot to them.

As per the information provided by NMMC officials, the civic body was very enthusiastic about the proposal and had initiated the required process.

Navi Mumbai’s residents, as well as civic officials, have been at the receiving end during the pandemic owing to the lack of an advanced civic hospital in the city.

Namrata Gaikwad, a Ghansoli resident, shared, “The new super-speciality civic hospital will be of great help to the residents of Navi Mumbai, only if it provides advanced treatment and medicines at actual affordable prices. The civic authority needs to make effective treatment affordable for city residents.”

December 8, 2021 0 comments

Featured Kharghar News Taloja

Kharghar to get new DMart store in sector 36 soon

by Staff Reporter December 4, 2021

written by Staff Reporter

The strategically located plot bought for the new DMart store, slated to come up in a few years, will cater to the entire Taloja area and beyond.

Kharghar / Panvel / Navi Mumbai: The owners of the popular hypermarket retail chain DMart – Avenue Supermarts Limited, have bought a huge land parcel in Kharghar to build another grand store in the node. This one will help them reach out to Taloja, owing to its proximity to the plots located in sector 36 of Kharghar.

Two plots, measuring 1962 sqm and 2963 sqm were bought by the company at Rs 40.49 crores, through an e-auction held by CIDCO. A total of 20 plots were auctioned in Kharghar, Panvel, and Pushpak Nagar.

Avenue Supermarts Limited is said to have won two bids for a patch of two adjoining plots numbered 28 and 29, in sectore 36, Kharghar. The results were declared on the official site of CIDCO on 26th November 2021.

Both plots are residential-cum-commercial with 1.5 FSI

The plots can be used for constructing residential-cum-commercial complexes. The 1962.13 sqm plot had a base price of Rs 55,861 per sqm., and the 2963.64 sqm plot was based at at Rs. 68,557 per sqm. Avenue Supermarts Limited won both the bids as they made the highest bid of Rs 67,500 per sqm.

New DMart will be better situated to target the residents of Taloja and surrounding areas

Although there has been no official confirmation on the development plan, and whether it will be a residential as well as commercial project by the company, what’s obvious is that it will be a strategic location for the new DMart store, which will be able to drive in huge business from the Taloja node.

At present, residents of Taloja have to travel a long way to reach the DMart store at sector 15, near Gharkul.

The new DMart store, once constructed, will be a time saver for shoppers coming in from Taloja and other areas till Roadpali at one end and Dahisar Mori at another.

It will also drive in new shoppers who have been avoiding shopping at the existing store in Kharghar, owing to the distance and transportation hassles.

P.S. –There has been no official statement from Avenue Supermarts Limited regarding the development plan and we are simply speculating the obvious.

December 4, 2021 0 comments

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Unseasonal rains lash Navi Mumbai; Residents make merry

by Staff Reporter December 2, 2021

written by Staff Reporter

Wednesday’s unexpected rains allowed residents of Navi Mumbai to sit back and relax, while enjoying the cold weather

Kharghar / Navi Mumbai: The rain surprised everyone on Wednesday as it lashed incessantly across several coastal areas in the state of Maharashtra. Navi Mumbai received a good amount of rain and it was a day of relaxation for many as they enjoyed the cool weather.

As it started raining early morning on Wednesday 2nd December 2021, residents, especially travelling around for work felt at ease owing to the pleasant weather.

Mahesh Kharkar, an office goer, shared, “It has been pretty hot since a month or so and the sudden rains today were a pleasant surprise for all. The weather changed for all in a good way. Even though I had not carried any rain gear, it was good to travel around in the cool atmosphere.”

Kharkar was not alone to enjoy the goodness of the weather, many could be seen relaxing while travelling, even if it was only the cool weather.

Those at home enjoyed the weather the most as they simply relaxed enjoying a plate of bhajiyas with a cup of tea.

Suchi P, a Kharghar resident, shared, “It was raining the whole day and we had nothing much to do anyway, so we just prepared some hot bhajiyas to go with tea and simply sat at the window looking out at mountain and the rain.”

In Kharghar, many young adventurers went out for little hike on the Owe Hills, or a short stroll at the Owe Pond and the Taloja Jail Pond among other places.

Children had most of the fun as they were seen playing happily in the rain, jumping in puddles, with some playing football and other games.

The only trouble the rains caused was to people trying to order food from outside as food ordering apps – Swiggy and Zomato, were hit badly, and were down to more than 95 percent of their capacity, which only resumed the next day.

Also read: Rain hits services of Swiggy & Zomato in Kharghar

The weather continued to be cool and rainy till today, Thursday, at the time of publishing of this article.

It was the same scenario everywhere in Navi Mumbai and people did enjoy how the rains surprised them all in a pleasant way, helping them beat the heat, if only for two days.

Watch a short video clip of a rainy day at Hiranandani, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai

(Video Clip by Suraj Prajapati)

December 2, 2021 0 comments

Rain hits Swiggy & Zomato services in Kharghar

Featured Kharghar News Taloja

Rain hits services of Swiggy & Zomato in Kharghar

by Staff Reporter December 1, 2021

written by Staff Reporter

Only a few restaurants were accepting orders on both the food ordering Apps, and that too at heavy extra delivery charges, due to incessant rain in Kharghar.

Kharghar / Panvel / Navi Mumbai: Food delivery services in Kharghar were hit badly today due to rain falling continuously since morning. Hungry residents strugggled to order through both, Swiggy and Zomato apps, especially from the second half of the day.

Shubham V., a Kharghar resident, shared, “I tried ordering burgers from Swiggy but none of the restaurants were accepting orders at all. At that time, around 4 pm, they were only accepting orders for Domino;s Pizzas and maybe some other outlet. So, I tried ordering on Zomato, and it was the same.”

Almost all the restaurants in Kharghar were rejecting orders through Swigy and Zomato and there was an extra charge for delivery in the rain by those who did accept order.

Swiggy was charging an extra Rs. 17 delivery charge, while Zomato was hardly taking any orders at all. Some restaurants with their own deliver agents were even charging up to Rs. 25 extar for order below Rs. 125.

Apparently, both the apps were carrying out deliveries in the other nodes of Navi Mumbai. We could not confirm it from all the nodes though.

All we know is that residents of Kharghar and Taloja were sitting with their eyes glued to both these apps, waiting for them to start delivering.

P.S. At the time of posting this article, Swiggy had begun accepting orders for a handlful of restaurants, while Zomato had put up opening soon timers for some of the partner restaurants, with a majority of them still not accepting orders.

December 1, 2021 0 comments

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