Shil Phata or Shilphata is an area about south of
Mumbra
Mumbra () is a suburb of Thane district in Western India in the state of Maharashtra, Mumbai extension and within the Mumbai Metropolitan Region area. It is administered by Thane Municipal Corporation. Mumbra is mostly famous for its Bombay sla ...
, in the
Thane city of
Maharashtra
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under
Thane Municipal Corporation,
India. Shil Phata is located east of
Parsik Hills on the old Mumbai-Pune Road (
National Highway 4). It's a junction connecting
Thane city to
Navi Mumbai and Kalyan-Dombivali.
It is a site of attraction for building projects and is under rapid development phase.
The proposed
Monorail project between Mahape and Kalyan, which will pass through Shilphata, is expected to ease commuting and may also impact the property prices in the area.
Illegal housing
It was the site of the
that occurred on 4 April 2013. 72 people were killed and dozens injured in the collapse of an illegal building. Shil Phata was one of the locales within the Thane District where illegal buildings were demolished in 2010. In total more than 300 buildings were razed.
"300 structures razed in Thane."
New Delhi, India: ''Hindustan Times''. McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. October 8, 2010. HighBeam Research. Retrieved 6 Apr. 2013.
References
{{Mumbai metropolitan area
Cities and towns in Thane district
Suburbs of Mumbai
Illegal housing