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The PIN system was introduced on 15 August 1972 by Shriram Bhikaji Velankar, an additional secretary in the Government of India's Ministry of Communications. [1] [2] [3] The system was introduced to simplify the manual sorting and delivery of mail by eliminating confusion over incorrect addresses, similar place names, and different languages used by the public.
Parel (ISO: Paraḷ, pronunciation: ) is a neighbourhood of Mumbai. [2] Parel used to have a number of textile mills , but these have been replaced by commercial office space development. [ 3 ]
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Sharad Panday (1934–2004), Indian cardiothoracic surgeon, part of the team that performed the first heart transplant in India [9] Sharad Vaidya (born 1936), cancer surgeon, established Goa Cancer Society, Gosalia Memorial Cancer Hospital, Goa, and NOTE National Organisation for Tobacco Eradication (India) .
The Tata Memorial Center (TMC) is an autonomous grant-in-aid institution administered under the under the Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India [1] [2] [3].The TMC umbrella includes at least 10 cancer institutes across India, the largest and the central hub of which is the Tata Memorial Hospital (TMH) in Parel, Mumbai, is India's oldest and largest cancer institute.
Vile Parle (IPA: [ʋile paːɾle], also known as Parla), is a suburb and also the name of the railway station in the Western suburb of Mumbai. [1] Vile Parle has a significantly strong base of Marathi population.
Khar bears the Mumbai Postal Index Number (Pin Code) 400052. Khar, which is derived from the word Khāra (meaning 'salty' in the local language Marathi ) has acquired this name in reference to the salt pans that were used to farm salt by locals near the Khar Danda sea shore a couple of centuries ago.
The Haffkine Institute for Training, Research and Testing is located in Parel in Mumbai (Bombay), India. It was established on 10 August 1899 by Dr. Waldemar Mordechai Haffkine, as a bacteriology research centre called the "Plague Research Laboratory". [1] It now offers various basic and applied bio-medical science services.