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
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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
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Govandi
Govandi is a suburb in eastern Mumbai, Maharashtra. The closest railway station is Govandi railway station which is on the Harbour Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway.
See also
* Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
*Deonar
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Lalubhai Compound
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Deonar dumping ground
The Deonar dumping ground is a waste dumping ground or landfill in the city of Mumbai. Located in Shivaji Nagar, an eastern suburb of the city, it is India's oldest and largest dumping ground, set up in 1927. The dumping ground is managed by t ...
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Mankhurd railway station
References
Suburbs of Mumbai
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