CBD Belapur


The Central Business District of Belapur is a node of Navi Mumbai. The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation is headquartered in Belapur. The Reserve Bank of India maintains a branch office at CBD Belapur. This area is one of the fastest developing regions in Navi Mumbai in terms of new residential and commercial construction projects. CBD Belapur is connected to other parts of Mumbai through railways, BEST & NMMT buses. It had a ferry service for traveling to Elephanta caves from Sector-11.
CBD Belapur is a chief business district of Mumbai after Vashi, Bandra-Kurla Complex, Nariman Point and Worli.
CBD Belapur has been growing since the 1990s, and is now home to colleges as well as a number of technology businesses.

History

The area near Belapur was under Portuguese rule around 1560, before it was captured by the Siddis of Janjira. In those days, the town was called Belawal by the locals, and Sambayo or Shabaz by the Portuguese. In 1682, the Portuguese recaptured Shabaz, only to lose it to the Marathas in 1733. In 1817, the British East India Company captured the area from the Marathas. It is the southernmost town in the Thane district as well as the Thane taluka.

Economy

CBD Belapur houses several economic and government administrative and private companies' offices.
Konkan Bhavan building houses several state government offices, like the Director of Town Planning and Public Works Department. The CGO Complex has offices of Chief Commissioner of Central Exice, Special Crime Branch, MTNL and Court. Other government offices include Cotton Corporation of India Ltd and the headquarters of Konkan Railway.
The Reserve Bank of India, State Bank of India, Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, Industrial Development Bank of India Limited and other nationalised banks have their presence here.
CBD Belapur is home to several call centres, including ChoiceConnex, Wipro BPO, Kaizen and SilkRoot.
ChoiceConnex specialises in out-bound sales for US, Australia and UAE and has started domestic operations as well. It has markets for local population in sectors 3, 4, 5 & 6. It has M.G.M. Hospital which covers the local population's medical need with a new charitable hospital, Acharyashri Nanesh Hospital, situated in the artist village within Belapur. It has a number of restaurants and recreational grounds such as Sunil Gavaskar Maidan.
International Technology Centre at the CBD Belapur railway station complex was built by CIDCO as an Infotech hub.

Administrative offices

CBD Belapur is also important as regards to administrative purpose as many central, state and local government offices are situated here:
CBD belapur is going to be connected soon by the new international airport which is navi mumbai international airport.which is in construction in belapur west side near to the nmmc headquarters.
CBD Belapur is accessible from other parts of Navi Mumbai and from Mumbai by road and rail transport facilities. Belapur railway station lies on the harbour line and Sion Panvel Highway passes through this node. Palm Beach Marg connects CBD Belapur directly with Vashi. Railway service is up to Panvel.
BEST buses are available from CBD Belapur to Vashi, Chembur, Sion, Dadar, Bandra and Ghatkopar. NMMT buses are available from CBD Belapur to Vashi, Thane, Dombivali, Kalyan, Badlapur, Uran, Taloja and Panvel. NMMT AC Volvo buses are available from CBD Belapur to Vashi, Panvel, Chembur, Sion, Dadar, Bandra and Borivali.
Auto rickshaws is the primary mode of transport within the node owing the small area occupied by the node.
NMMT Routes in CBD Belapur
NMMT19Kopar Khairane Bus Stn to CBD Belapur Bus Stn Via Sarsole
NMMT21Ghansoli Depot to Artist Colony Via Nerul
NMMT22Vashi Sec 06 Bus Stn to CBD Belapur Bus Stn Via Nerul
NMMT23CBD Belapur Bus Stn to Ramshet Thakur Stadium
NMMT24New Panvel Rly Stn to Thane Rly Stn
NMMT25Artist Colony to DY Patil College
NMMT29CBD Belapur Bus Stn to Thane Rly Stn Via Nerul
NMMT30Kalamboli Bus Stn to Uran
NMMT38CBD Belapur Bus Stn to Nerul Rly Stn Via Parsik Hill
NMMT44CBD Belapur Rly Stn to Dombivali Rly Stn
NMMT45CBD Belapur Rly Stn to Vastu Vihar
NMMT50Kopar Khairane Bus Stn to Panvel Rly Stn
NMMT52CBD Belapur Rly Stn to Pethali Village Via Kharghar
NMMT55Ghansoli Depot to Pethali Village Via Kharghar
NMMT71CBD Belapur Rly Stn to Kalyan Rly Stn Via Taloja MIDC
NMMT103Panvel Rly Stn to Dadar
NMMTAC 103Panvel Rly Stn to Dadar
NMMTAC 105CBD Belapur Bus Stn to Bandra Bus Stn
NMMTAC 110Jalvayu Vihar to World Trade Centre Via Eastern Freeway
NMMTAC 123Jalvayu Vihar to Borivali Rly Stn
NMMTAC 125Jalvayu Vihar to Borivali Rly Stn Via Eastern Express Highway

BEST Routes in CBD Belapur
BEST504Wadala Depot to Jalvayu Vihar
BEST505Bandra Depot to CBD Belapur Bus Stn
BESTC-53Ghatkopar Depot to Kalamboli Bus Stn
BESTC-55Bandra Depot to CBD Belapur Bus Stn Via BKC

Nature

Belapur is surrounded by greeneryand it is much more organized than other parts of Navi Mumbai. There are a couple of waterfalls situated in sector 8B, where people come for treking and nature trails. There are other open spaces in and around Belapur.

Nightlife

Belapur has a variety of options in the nightlife and it is crowded with lounges of Navi Mumbai. It has the largest no. of high end restaurants than any other node of Navi Mumbai.

Law and order

The office of police commissioner Of Navi Mumbai is at CBD Belapur Sector 10. A police station is also at sector 1.

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