Mankhurd


Mankhurd is a suburb in eastern Mumbai, Maharashtra. Mankhurd railway station is on the Harbour Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway.

Geography

The Mankhurd suburb is part of and the easternmost boundary of the municipal ward M-East.

Schools

The Navjivan Sudhar Kendra is a shelter for rescued women. The inmates are sheltered here pending the resolution of their respective cases in civil and criminal courts. This institution has been in the news recently when 17 inmates escaped from the shelter. In the subsequent investigation by both government and media agencies, the administration of the shelter has been thoroughly criticised. A report by a Mumbai High Court-appointed committee calls it "a living hell".