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The City, the Places andthe PeopleVashis reputation of being orga-

nized, but not too large or crowded

like the big city, has led to the con-

tinued growth of its resident and com-

muter population. Vashi is among the

top ten most developed zones in the

Mumbai Metropolitan area.The esti-mate population of Vashi is around

600,000. Vashi is very similar in nature

to the West Bengal town Bardhar-

man, and the two are known as twin

towns.

International Infotech ParkThe large and spacious Vashi railway

station was built into and under the

International Infotech Park, to ISO

9002 quality standards. Constructed

over the Vashi railway station, seven

broad white towers form the Inter-

national Infotech Park (IIP), a mas-

sive ofce complex developed by

CIDCO for the purpose of supporting

the information technology indus-

try in Vashi. IIP features over 600,000

square feet of built-up space, and

was inaugurated on the 14th of June,

1998. V2Solutions, Inter-connected

Stock Exchange of India (ISE), Iris Busi-

ness Services , Cyquator, 3i Infotech,

Tracmail, Satyam, Patni and Sify are

among the companies who have set

up ofces there.

Well known landmarks in Sector 17 in-

clude Big Splash and Vashi Plaza.

Inorbit Mall at Sec-30, Opp. Vashi

Railway Station. If one needs to go to

Andheri from Vashi there are direct

trains available from Vashi and And-

heri but they are on limited to ofce

hours only.

ShoppingEach sector has its own cluster of

shops called mini-markets that sell

basic items such as rice, pulses, can-

dy. Some bigger sectors have bigger

mini-markets like Sector-9. One can

nd almost everything from books to

makeup.

Sector-17 is one of the large sec-

tors of Vashi and is located near the

highway which happens to be the

entrance to Vashi. Its very close to

Vashi Railway Station. Sector 9 is one

of the major fruit and vegetable mar-

ket for daily shopping of locals.It is

home to Sacred Heart Roman Catho-

lic Church. Sectors 6, 7 and 8 in Vashi

are home to Row Houses while Sector

8 also has bungalows.Sector 8 is lo-

cated close to the place from where

hovercrafts would land and take off.

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ClimateBeing in close proximity to the Thane

creek, Vashi is mostly humid and hot

in summer and mildly pleasant dur-

ing the winter months of November

December, and January. Western

Ghats run in parallel along the east of

the town, resulting in relative heavi-

er shower than Mumbai. Before the

2009 rains, NMMC states that all the

pre-monsoonal work has been done

but still here and there, potholes lie

HousingVashi has grown to become the com-

mercial heart of Navi Mumbai. In re-

cent years, real estate prices in Vashi

have risen, due in part to the creation

of new businesses, and due to more

businesses moving or expanding into

Vashi from Mumbai. Sector-17 Vashi is

the most expensive locality.

Come.

Explore.

Enjoy.