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The eastern part of Vasai is highly industrialized, with small- and medium-scale units producing a wide variety of goods. Contributed by more affordable housing and its close proximity to Mumbai, Vasai has maintained a high population growth rate since the 1980s. [8] There are about 12,000 industrial units spread over the eastern part of Vasai ...
Vasai-Virar, formerly Bassein or Vasai, is a city (municipal corporation) in western Maharashtra state, western India. It lies on the Arabian Sea coast north of Mumbai (Bombay). [4] Vasai town was part of the territory of the Hindu Devagiri Yadavas until 1317, and it later became a seaport for the Gujarat Muslim kings. [5]
Fort Vasai (Vasai killa in Marathi, Fortaleza de São Sebastião de Baçaim in Portuguese, Fort Bassein in English) is a ruined fort of the town of Vasai (Bassein), Konkan Division, Maharashtra, India. The structure was formally christened as the Fort of St Sebastian in the Indo-Portuguese era.
Vasai Road is an important cross over point between Western and Central railways in Mumbai, as trains from Konkan region and Pune cross over to the Western line here. Platforms 2–5 handle the local trains in the up & down directions. Platforms 4,5,6 and 7 handle outstation trains that halt at Vasai Road. They also handle two Rajdhani Express ...
Arnala Island is located in Vasai taluka, at the entrance to the Vaitarna estuary. The Palghar district gets some of the most rainfall in all of Maharashtra, an average 3000 mm (118 in) every year. [3] Given its proximity to Mumbai, Palghar serves as a water catchment area to Mumbai. [4]
Tungareshwar Temple is located in Vasai (2177 feet above the ground on the highest Mountain plateau of Tungareshwar [1]), Palghar District, Maharashtra, India.The temple is dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva, about 3 to 4 kilometres from the "Tungareshwar Entrance Gate", opens at morning 05:00 AM to 06:00 PM.
The land acquisition of 71 hectares near Sahakar Nagar in Virar East and for the high-speed railway viaduct in the Vasai-Virar region began in 2019, and was completed in March 2024, marking the completion of the land to be acquired for the entire Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor. Hence, construction on both the station and the depot ...
The VVMT bus routes are spread city-wide and also to neighboring cities and towns. The VVMT operates inter-city services to three different areas beyond the municipal limits of Vasai-Virar city, i.e. into the limits of the Municipal Corporations of Mira-Bhayander, Thane and Mumbai. [10] Vasai-Virar city