Cheeta Camp (also known as Cheetah Camp) is a low lying area near

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, Maharashtra.Akshayakumar Ramanlal Desai
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''Popular Prakashan'', 1991 It is a part of Municipal M-East Ward and located along the Arabian Seafront.

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provides several public services such as hospitals, schools, cleanup, etc.http://dm.mcgm.gov.in/sites/default/files/documents/ward_dirs/ME%20Ward.pdf

History

In 1976, between 55,000 and 70,000 people were forcibly moved overnight to Cheeta Camp from the Janata Colony

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by 12,000 police. The surprise eviction of Janata Colony was to make space for the expansion of the

Bhabha Atomic Research Centre The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) is India's premier nuclear research facility, headquartered in Trombay, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It was founded by Homi Jehangir Bhabha as the Atomic Energy Establishment, Trombay (AEET) in January ...

(BARC). In 2001, the Indian Navy raised concerns that the slum was too close to an arms depot. At this time, it was estimated there were 10,000 shacks in Cheeta Colony. There were five schools, a graveyard, a crematorium and four toilet blocks were being built. As per the current estimate more than 1 Lakh people live in the cheeta camp. The development in this area is restricted and the navy depot which reside in the north to the cheeta camp raised concerns regarding the building infrastructure's Floor levels and were limited to two floors and the ownership of the land is limited to the owner and the government can shift them as they did in 2001.

Geography

is a nearby village and post office. It comes under

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Assembly Constituency. This area is majorly covered by Slums and Chawls. Areas in Cheeta Camp is further divided into Sectors. Peoples with different religions and cultures are residing here. Pincode Details

Schools and Colleges in Cheeta Camp

* Vivekananda English High School * Sir Sayed English High School * Trombay Public High School * * Devi Ekveera Shikshan Mandal Vidya Sankul * Ideal High School and Junior College * Municipal Corporation Schools * Peace Public School * Star English High School * Abhinav Dnyanmandir Trombay School * Crescent High School

News

The 3D vision of Cheeta Camp

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History

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Schools and Colleges in Cheeta Camp

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