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Mankhurd (Pronunciation: aːnkʰuɾd̪(ə) is a suburb in eastern
Mumbai Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12 ...
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Maharashtra Maharashtra () is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to th ...
. Mankhurd railway station is on the Harbour Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre is near from here.


Geography

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


Government institutions

The Navjivan Sudhar Kendra (aka Navjivan Mahila Vustigruh) is a shelter for rescued women (women rescued by the police during raids in bars and brothels). 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".


See also

* Govandi * Lalubhai Compound * Deonar dumping ground * Mankhurd railway station


References

Suburbs of Mumbai {{Mumbai-geo-stub