Area Appreciation- Vasai Virar

AREA APPRECIATION

VIRAR, VASAI-VIRAR SUB REGION, MAHARASHTRA RUPESH GAIKWAD-TP-041

School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi

L O C A T I O N

The concerned site for study is 1.16 Sq.km in Virar, Maharashtra MUMBAI METROPOLITAN REGION (MMR) • • • •

Maharashtra State

Geographical Area :- 6355 Sq. Kms Consists of 9 Municipal Corporations Vasai Virar municipal corporation is a part of Mumbai metropolitan region The entire region is overseen by Mumbai metropolitan region development Authority (MMRDA)

College

Virar Flyover

VASAI VIRAR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION (VVMC) • • • • • • •

Geographical Area :- 380 Sq. Kms Administrative Wards:- 09 Urban Agglomeration Area:- 311 Sq. Kms Population VVMC:- 12,22,390 (census 2011) Population Density. :- 32 PPH Projected Population VVMC:- 19,85,210 (CDP, 2007) Projected Population Density. :- 52 PPH

Towards Ahmedabad

Community Hall

Shopping Centre

VVMC Office

Railway Station

Temple Railway Station Hospital

Mumbai Metropolitan Region

Bus Stand Residential dominated Area Park

Site Study Area:- 1.16 Sq.Km (116 Hectare)

Vasai Virar Municipal Corp.

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Towards Mumbai

Residential Zone Commercial Zone Industrial Zone Public & Semi Public Transport & Communication Organized Open Spaces Green Zone Water Bodies Public Utilities Plantation Zone No Development Zone Landmarks Railway Line

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INTRODUCTION College

Residential zone is dominant in the area with the Railway Station and Municipal Corporation Building are an important landmark for the city

Virar, Vasai-Virar, Maharashtra

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MMR Development Plan, 2013-2037, vvmc.in Census2011.com, Google Maps SHEET TITLE -

Crematorium Ground

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THE PORTUGUESE HAD AN INFLUENCE IN VASAI & VIRAR SINCE 16TH CENTURY. IT WAS CALLED AS BACAIM BACK THEN

1739

THE MARATHA EMPIRE WON IN A HARD-FOUGHT BATTLE OF VASAI LED

BY CHIMAJI APPA AGAINST THE PORTUGUESE

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MARATHAS & PORTUGUESE

Vasai Fort Map in vasai-virar

Maratha Warrior: Chimaji Appa

WESTERN RAILWAYS

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1991

ESTABLISHMENT OF RAILWAY STATION AND FIRST TRAIN FROM BACKBAY STATION IN BOMBAY TO VIRAR

INFERENCE

• Establishment of a railway station became a catalyst for development in the region.

• Population shift put extreme pressure on rail infrastructure therefore other efficient travel options are a immediate requirement.

GOVERNMENT PLANNED TO DEVELOP AREAS NEAR RAILWAY STATIONS (IN VASAI-VIRAR) AS DORMITORY OF MUMBAI CITY (2011 DP)

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MAJOR SHIFT OF MUMBAI CITY POPULATION TO THE CITY SUBURBS(SINCE 1999-2000)

2001

MMR Development Plan, 2013-2037, vvmc.in Passenger rail survey 2013, CDP, Google Maps SHEET TITLE -

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VIRAR POPULATION STATISTICS

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POPULATION IN 1981:- 23303 POPULATION IN 1991:- 56700 POPULATION IN 2001:- 118928 POPULATION IN 2011:- 278241 POPULATION IN 2021:- 363064 (CDP,2007)

Virar, Vasai-Virar, Maharashtra

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200000 0 1981 1991 2001 2011 2021

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TODAY THE FOOTFALL OF VIRAR STATION IS 4 LAKH PEOPLE PER DAY. ONE OF THE BUSIEST RAILWAY STATION ON THE WESTERN RAILWAYS

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CONNECTIVITY

Virar has a significant connectivity importance for Mumbai. Listed below are:-

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ROAD AND RAIL CONNECTION • • • • •

Western Railways:- to Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Nashik.

Central Railways:- to Kalyan, Panvel National Highway 8:- to Ahmedabad, Mumbai Proposed Metro Line :- to Mumbai Proposed Extension to Mumbai coastal road:- to Mumbai

Vasai (8km) INFERENCE

IMPORTANT LOCATIONS AROUND MUMBAI & OUTSKIRTS • • • • • •

Mumbai Airport:- 45km Proposed Navi Mumbai Airport:65km Panvel:- 70km Vasai:- 8km (Freight terminal) Dadar, Mumbai:- 50km Kalyan:- 41km

Kalyan

• Various number of upcoming projects will further enhance the existing connectivity

Mumbai Airport

COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS • • •

Andheri, Mumbai:- 38km Churchgate, Mumbai:- 60km Bandra Kurla Complex (CBD),Mumbai:-50km

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MMR Development Plan, 2013-2037, CDP, Google Maps

LEGEND Existing Railway Line Existing Road Connection Proposed Metro Line Proposed Road Connection

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Existing Connectivity Terminals Proposed Navi Mumbai Airport

• Wide range of Intracity and intercity connectivity is provided in previous 2 years due to its growing importance

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Mumbai

Navi Mumbai Airport

SITE CONNECTIVITY

Panvel

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Virar Railway Station

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Population Density • •

Virar Geographical Area for Virar :- 40.30 Sq.mt Population projection for 2021:- 363064 (As per CDP)

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Study Area Delineated Study Area :- 116 Ha. Study Area population Estimation :- 10440 Population Density :- 90 PPH

2.4 1.8

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4.38 13.38

2.58 1.92 3.5

Towards Ahmedabad

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Residential

Commercial

Public & Semi Public

Organized green spaces

Water bodies

Transportation

Public Utilities

Vacant Land

others Landuse Residential Commercial Public & Semi public Organized Green spaces Vacant land Public Utilities Transportation Water Bodies Others (Railway tracks, etc)

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Area (in Ha) 70 10.40 4.05 2.3

Percentage 61% 9% 3.5% 1.92%

15.5 2.76 2.9 2.20 5.07

13.38% 2.4% 2.58% 1.8% 4.38%

Landuse Distribution Characteristics

Towards Mumbai

Existing Landuse Plan School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi

R Railway Station

Railway Line

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Organically grown & Residential Dominant.

Some local roads have a dead end.

Commercial zones on streets have increased Growth in standalone commercial buildings.

Many pay and park facilities near railway station mostly for 2 wheelers.

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INFERENCE

• Vacant land will be developed in near future into more residential areas.(As per development plan 2037) • Commercial activities have increased into local roads which were present only for some sub arterial streets previously.

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MMR Development Plan, 2013-2037, vvmc.in Census2011.com, CDP

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R R LEGEND Residential Zone Commercial Zone

Public & Semi Public Transport & Communication Organized Open Spaces Vacant land Water Bodies Public Utilities Railway Line

R Railway Station Residential Zone:- 61% l Recreational:- 1.92% l Transport:- 2.5%

Proposed Landuse Plan (MMR Development plan 2013-2037)

Existing Landuse Plan • • • •

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Residential Zone:- 71% l Recreational:- 2.4% l Transport:- 3.2%

Vacant land /Undeveloped land Limited Recreational areas for citizens.

Road widths range from 4.5M to 20M Bus terminus and parking lots have been proposed near the railway station which would benefit people in their daily commute and provide options for their travel.

Local market area which is in a dilapidated state will be demolished to provide for the shopping center.

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Vacant land is proposed as Residential, Public and semi public and recreational areas.

Increase in Organized Green areas Road widening proposed with Arterial roads upto 30M and station road to 20M Bus terminus and parking lots have been proposed near the railway station which would benefit people in their daily commute and provide options for their travel.

Parking lots are also proposed beside the Bus terminus.

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MMR Development Plan, 2013-2037, vvmc.in

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COMPARISON EXISTING VS PROPOSED SCALE 0 100 200

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KEY MAP Virar

National Highway State Highway

1 The only Intersection with Signal

2 6m wide Local Road

Towards Ahmedabad

LEGEND

R Railway Station

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Arterial Road Sub Arterial Road

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Collector Road Local Road

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Existing Roads • • 2

• Towards Mumbai

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1.5M

Yashwant Nagar Road & Station Road

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Road Hierarchy on Site

6M

Railway Line

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• Station road needs to be addressed for road widening, traffic segregation since it hasn’t developed with population growth.

SOURCE Google Maps

Existing Road Widths:- 4.5M to 20M. Heavy vehicles traffic is restricted to arterial & sub arterial.

Station road capacity inadequate for population.

Footpaths are not present everywhere.

Construction Quality of roads is poor. Roads have to be repaired every year pre monsoon.

NAME – Rupesh Gaikwad

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Terminal station for local trains on Western railway.

Daily footfall :- 4 lakh passengers Connectivity to North & South India via Express train stop 8 platforms for Serving various lines.

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No Concourse area for Railway Station.

Narrow Station roads with improper geometry.

Unauthorized entry due to improper boundary walls

Section through the Railway Station Towards Ahmedabad

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A Auto Stands A

B Bus Stands B Bus Stand

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Informal Parking

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A Auto Stand

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Towards Mumbai

R Railway Station

Transportation Aspects •

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R Railway Station Bus Route

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Transportation on Site

P Pay & Park

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Intracity & Intercity Services by Maharashtra State Road Transport Authority.

Local Buses between VVMC Area.

Bus route has been marked to avoid city traffic.

The road to railway station is narrow and inaccessible by buses.

Auto Rickshaws are a primary mode locally.

It provides last mile connectivity and are highly available.

Private transport is done by 2 wheelers oftenly.

Pay and park around the station has been seen in large no. due to the demand.

Railway Line

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INFERENCE

• Para transit is the primary mode of transport due to its high availability and last mile connectivity.

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Passenger rail survey SHEET TITLE -

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25.8 74.2 Vacant Land/Undeveloped

Areas Built Area Unbuilt Area

Area (in Ha) 82.38 28.64

LEGEND Built Spaces Green Spaces

Open Vs Built

Railway Line

The Vacant land lying empty makes up for the unbuilt spaces along with Railway tracks and roads.

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Recreational Category Science Park-Themed park Local park -Children Local park – For All Local park- For All Play Area Community Ground

Area (in Ha) 0.34 0.19 0.24 0.15 0.22 0.79

Built Spaces

INFERENCE

• Green spaces are inadequate as per standard provision of WHO and URDPFI. Science Park

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MMR Development Plan, 2013-2037, vvmc.in, WHO, URDPFI

Green Spaces: Provided

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WHO Recommends

BUILT VS OPEN SPACES

9 Sq.mt/person of green space 6

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URDPFI Guideline Recommends

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10-12 Sq.mt/person of green space Vartak Ground

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Electricity • • • • •

Usgaon Dam-22km

Providing body :-Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) Substation:-Virar substation 22KV Carrier:-Overhead Cables People unhappy with uninformed loadshedding.

Requirement of uninterrupted power supply Pehlar Power Station (132KV)

Vasai Substation (66KV)

Papadkhindi Dam-2.5km

Pelhar Dam-10km VVMC Dumping ground-7km

Virar Substation (22KV)

Vasai Substation-10km

Towards Ahmedabad

Electricity Supply Water Supply

Drainage line Solid Waste Management

Physical Infrastructure: Sources Map

LEGEND Transformers

5km

Elevated service reservoir

Water Supply • • •

Source Locations:- Usgaon Dam, Papadkhindi Dam, Pelhar Dam Other Sources:- Tube wells, Elevated service reservoirs.

Water Treatment plant for 170 MLD for Vasai Virar region.

Drainage • • •

Municipal main drain:- 3-6m wide, concretized Underground Drainage:- 80% work complete under UIDSST towns scheme.

Sewage treatment plant in operation with recycling wastewater of 5 MLD capacity.

Solid Waste Collection

` Towards Mumbai

Physical Infrastructure School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi

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Door to door collection The waste is assembled at cooperative housing or society level.

Compactor garbage trucks are used to carry the waste towards VVMC Dumping ground located 6-7 kms from virar.

Railway Line

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Sewage Treatment Plant

INFERENCE

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There is some demand and supply gap which will be resolved once the proposed projects are completed.

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MMR Development Plan, 2013-2037, CDP, Google Maps

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Science Park

Utkarsha Vidyalaya Towards Ahmedabad

Towards Mumbai

Social Infrastructure School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi

Viththal Mandir

CATEGORY

REQUIRED

EXISTING

PRIMARY SCHOOL SECONDARY SCHOOL COLLEGE DISPENSARY POLYCLINIC MILK BOOTH POST OFFICE NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAY AREA LOCAL AREA PARK COMMUNITY HALL CONVENIENCE SHOPPING LOCAL SHOPPING CENTRE CREMATION GROUND THEATRE RELIGIOUS PLACES

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The Existing social infrastructure is seen to be adequate for the population of the area

Railway Line

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LEGEND Health Facilities School/Colleges Recreational Community Hall Religious Places Cinema Theatre Shopping Centre Markets Crematorium

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Less or almost no provisions for senior citizens

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MMR Development Plan, 2013-2037, URDPFI

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Building Regulations

20.02

Division of plots: Plots allowed to be sub divided should have a minimum area of 1000sq.m.

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Railway Station Area: FAR allowed within 500M of Station is 1.0 FAR: The total Maximum FAR for residential and commercial development is 2.5 Building Heights: The Maximum height of the Building can be 70M.

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Towards Ahmedabad

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Housing Type: Overall Area • • •

Organically Grown Housing Type: Formal, Informal Housing Housing Sub system: Co-operative Housing Society.(65% gated communities, with avg. dwelling size of 450 Sq. ft. RR rate:-8000Rs/Sq. ft)

Area A

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Organically Grown Housing Type: Informal Housing Ownership: Privately owned, Semi pucca houses with avg. dwelling size of 180 Sq. ft.

Housing Aspects School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi

500M Boundary

Railway Line

Virar, Vasai-Virar, Maharashtra

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INFERENCE

• Since majority of area has formal housing with cooperative housing societies, adherence to building regulations is seen SOURCE -

MMR Development Plan, 2013-2037, vvmc.in Census2011.com

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Area B Towards Mumbai

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Organically Grown Housing Type: Formal Housing Ownership: Privately owned Bungalows NAME – Rupesh Gaikwad

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Fashion on Street

Vegetable street Vendors Towards Ahmedabad

Street Vendors selling fresh Fish

Informal Sector • • • •

Street vendors selling Fish, Vegetables, Fruits, Clothes and electronic items.

Located on footpaths and edges of road.

Seen on station areas and road intersections.

No formal space provided for informal sector by the Municipal body.

INFERENCE

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URDPFI Suggested Urban Street Vendors • • •

Residential:- 1 unit/ 1000 Population Secondary schools:- 5-6 Units Neighborhood park:- 2-3 units

Environmental Issues: Urban Flooding

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Street vendors are an important part of any areas due to availability of fresh supply of food materials, etc.

Formal provision should be made for convenience of both public and informal sector.

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MMR Development Plan, 2013-2037, vvmc.in Census2011.com, URDPFI

SHEET TITLE INFORMAL ACTIVITIES, ENVIRONMENT ISSUES SCALE Towards Mumbai

Informal Sector School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi

Urban Flooding

Railway Line

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Urban flooding is observed in some areas.

All housings typologies have opted for hardscape pavement within their societies.

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PLANNING ASPECTS

EXISTING

ISSUES

ADDRESSED/ NOT ADDRESSED IN DEVELOPMENT PLAN

LINKAGES AND CONNECTIVITY

Area is connected very well, locally and Regionally.

Located min. 60 minutes away (considering fastest mode of transport) from major places of business, hence precious time is consumed in travel

Proposed Delhi Mumbai industrial corridor could help setup industrial and commercial corridor, so employment would be in proximity.

Proposed coastal road extension to connect to vasai-virar region cutting down travel time by 50 minutes to Mumbai.

Proposed metro Line from Bhayander to Virar

TRANSPORTATION

High frequency of local trains Easily accessible and reliable transport.

Para transit modes of transport highly used to travel locally.

Adequate Bus services.

Only option to travel efficiently is local trains. Other options of travel are highly time consuming and cost 10 times more than local trains, hence not feasible.

PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

Demand and supply gap for electricity provision and water Supply. Necessity of Uninterrupted Electricity.

Demand and supply Gap in Surya scheme Water treatment electricity is highly unappreciated plant work in progress under seeing the proximity of this place Vasai-Virar municipal corporation to Mumbai

SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE

No demand and supply gap

Less or almost no provisions for senior citizens observed. Majority of infrastructure is planned for Youth.

RECREATIONAL

Provision of Play Area and Multipurpose ground for citizens in proximity.

Recreational area is less as per standards adhering to URDPFI, WHO

Organized Green space have been proposed

BUILT FORM

All construction is authorized and is registered under RERA.

Orientation of the built form is haphazard.

Facades of every building look similar with no sense of asthetic value

North South orientation is considered good for Natural light and ventilation.

Aesthetic value can add identity to the place and also impact land value

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City needs to envisioned not just as a residential dormitory for Mumbai but also have its own identity, making it important to see it as an independent city.

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CONCLUSION

NAME – Rupesh Gaikwad

SOURCE MMR Development Plan, 2013-2037, vvmc.in Census2011.com, URDPFI

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