Introduction

Way back in 1970 who would have thought that Mumbai would have
a twin city known as Navi Mumbai? How many of us would have
imagined a city replete with everything? Well-planned roads, internal
expressways, flyovers, multi-structured rail corridors, modern stations
with commercial complexes, state-of-the-art IT parks, super specialty
hospitals, superlative educational facilities, the works. Who would
have thought that this city will be home to nearly two million people?
Or that it will be featured in National Geographic Channel’s ‘Super
Cities of the World’ series? Not until CIDCO had the vision.
The City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra
Limited (CIDCO) was established in March 1970 with a seed capital
of just Rs. 3.95 crores. It was posed a challenge of transforming 344
square kilometers of undeveloped land into an environment-friendly
city with full-fledged infrastructure to meet its residential,
commercial, socio-cultural and industrial needs. Not that it was easy,
but while everyone was contemplating the mammoth task, CIDCO already had the blueprint ready. And how.
The foundation of the mega city of Navi Mumbai as we see it today was laid on the basis of one word: self-
sufficiency.
Whether it was housing, transport, commercial, educational, medical, religious, socio-cultural, sports or recreational
facilities, CIDCO ensured that Navi Mumbai was self-sufficient in every way. And all this with a conscious thrust
on
environment and open green spaces, creating an atmosphere of healthy, all-round development. Today, on the anvil
are
highly ambitious projects like an international airport, a Special Economic Zone and the Mumbai Trans Harbour
Link.
Poised to propel Navi Mumbai into a world-class city.
38 years later, today, the undeveloped land has metamorphosed into a mega city. And with it has grown CIDCO. Its
total
investment in city building projects has reached a whopping Rs. 10,000 crores. Paving its way for a new revolution.
The Mission
“To plan and create environment-friendly, model urban settlements with full-fledged physical and social
infrastructure
to meet residential, commercial, socio-cultural and industrial needs of population at present and in the years to
come.”
What makes Navi Mumbai a
'Super City'?
Navi Mumbai's global reputation can be attributed to its
magnitude, as well as its pattern of infrastructure
development, method of finance, and its judicious and
prudent planning.
● Spread over 344 sq. km. of land, including a 150 km.
creek line
● 14 small townships, known as nodes, strung along mass
transport corridors that effectively serve civic needs
● Well-balanced and landscaped city, designed and
planned for life and commerce in 21st century India
● Direct access to all parts of India through road and rail
● Close to the most modern seaport, Jawaharlal Nehru Port
● World-class infrastructure to match current and future needs
● Quick-access Central Business District located in the
heart of the city
● 45% land reserved for green zones and open-to-sky
activities
● Reasonably priced commercial and residential real estate
with scope for healthy appreciation on investments
● Excellent healthcare facilities in every node
● Housing for every stratum of society
● Quality education in every node
● International airport and Special Economic Zone in
the offing

Navi Mumbai fact file

The city has the capacity to
accomodate 4 million people. A
socio-economic survey conducted
by the Corporation in 2005
revealed that
● Number of people that have
made Navi Mumbai their home:
over 1.8 million
● People happy with infrastructure
amenities: 80%
● Literacy rate in the city: over 98%
● Families that migrated from
Mumbai: 48%
● Average family monthly income:
Rs. 12,700
● Average age of population: 28 years
● Population density: 4167
persons/sq.km.
● Education up to secondary level:
22.8%
● Graduates: 19%
● Families living in houses of their
own:74%
● Average family size: 3.8
● Working population: 32%
● People working and residing in
Navi Mumbai: 60%
● Population working in offices:
68%
● Families owning vehicles: 49%
● Car density: 125 cars per sq. km.
● 54% trips made by walk
● Population below 25 years: 45%.
● Average travel time of a one-way
trip: 28 minutes
● 50% of dwelling units constructed
for EWS / LIG.
● Average built-up area of house:
45 sq. mtr.
● Average year of stay in Navi
Mumbai: 9.81 years
● Decadal growth rate of population:
74%
● English medium school-going
students: 62%
● 40% of the population is
professionals
● Female literacy rate: 96%

Nourishing the sons of the soil

CIDCO has made a remarkable contribution in the
development and welfare of local human resources while
setting up the new city of Navi Mumbai. Notable among
this is the 12.5% Scheme that came into effect from 1994.
It provides for 12.5% of the land acquired from the
villages to be earmarked as a layout of developed plots to
be returned to PAP
● These plots have 1.5 FSI with permission to use up to
15% of the FSI for commercial purpose
● Minimum plot size: 40 sq. mtr.

Rehabilitation
With a view to provide PAP's source for their livelihood,
CIDCO is making immense contribution in their
rehabilitation process.
● Allotment of 12.5% developed plots to the PAPs
● Vocational training, computer training & stipend to
PAP students
● Allotment of social facility plots on moderate rates
within GES area
● Civil contracts and quarry licenses provided to PAPs,
as per their eligibility
Educational Capital
What would you think of a city where students living
outside it jump at the opportunity to study there? A
premier educational hub? Yes, that's Navi Mumbai for
you. Today, Navi Mumbai boasts of enviable and
unmatchable educational facilities that include preparatory
schools, and professional and vocational centres. Each of
its nodes is self-sufficient with educational infrastructure
to impart quality education. And all this because of
CIDCO.
● More than 3 lac population is school going
● Students have access to State Education Board, CBSE
and ICSE patterns
Schools
● Primary: 247, Secondary: 131, Higher Secondary: 68
Colleges
● Degree College:12, Education (B.ed, D.ed): 4,
Engineering College: 18, Polytechnic: 5, Shipping
Institute: 7, ITI: 3, Fashion Technology: 2, Architect:
3, Medical College: 3, Dental College: 5, Ayurvedic
College: 2, Homeopathic College: 1, Nursing: 2,
Pharmacy: 3, Management College: 22, Hotel
Management:4, Law College:3, Computer technology:
3, Research Institute : 2 General College: 7
Industries
CIDCO had under taken an exhaustive survey of
indusrtial scenario in Navi Mumbai with the support of a
prominentNGO Yuva consulting. The Finding are given
below:

● There are more than 5000 manufacturing units

(TTC, Taloja Jawahar and Panvel industrial estate)
● Employment in industries: 2.48 lac and ultimate is
about 5 lac
● Total turnover (2007): Rs. 2829 billion
● Total assets (2007): Rs. 47.48 billion
● Major industries are: Engineering, Chemical, Food
Processing, Electronics, Garment, Packaging, etc.
Tree Plantation
● Afforestation: 400 Ha.
● Nursery developed: 6 nos.
● Tree plantation: 18 lacs
● Gardens developed: 175 nos.
● Play grounds allotted: 80 nos.

Roofs to rave about

Out of all the commercial developers, only CIDCO felt
the need to provide quality housing at affordable prices
for all. Today, it can safely boast of building houses for
every stratum of the society. All its housing projects are
equipped with the latest technologies and are earthquake
resistant. It doesn't come as a surprise then, that CIDCO's
Mass Housing Department has been awarded the
prestigious ISO 9001-2000 certification.
Initiatives
● Creation of a separate department for mass housing
● Inall 1.20 lakh houses built by CIDCO for all income
groups
● EWS/ LIG: 60%, MIG: 27% and HIG: 23%
Housing Schemes under construction
● Housing Schemes at Kharghar - 2144
● Seawoods Phase-II- 688
Schemes on the drawing board
● Housing Schemes at Ulwe
● Housing Schemes at Taloja
Landmarks
● Seawoods Estate, with its magical blend for landscape,
seascape and escape
● Millennium Towers, the intelligent housing complex
● Spaghetti, a project spanning 1,500 houses for the
MIG
● Designed by world-renowned architects
Technologies
● Siporex for Mass Housing Project in Airoli node
● MIVAN for Spaghetti Housing Project in Kharghar
node
● TunnelForm for Millennium Housing Project in
Sanpada node
In good health
To build a healthy city, it's essential that it has superior
medical facilities. Navi Mumbai is fully-equipped with 75
hospitals, 100 nursing homes/ health centres and nearly
1,200 clinics of various medical disciplines like Allopathic,
Homeopathic and Ayurvedic. Through all these, the city
serves more than 6,000 hospital beds everyday. Also, on
the anvil are 5 super specialty hospitals envisaged by
CIDCO. Out of these, the ones at Vashi and Kharghar are
already in the planning stage.
● Each node of the city has a medical facility in its
vicinity
● Emergency medical care service available every 3-5 km.
● Tata Cancer Society Hospital operational
● Asia's biggest National Burns Research Hospitals
operational
Water wonder
Water forms the most important part of any city's
infrastructure. Keeping this in mind, CIDCO has
apportioned 12% of its expenditure on physical
infrastructure towards the provision of water supply in
Navi Mumbai.
● Four lakh metres of pipeline to supply water
● The Hetawane Water Supply Project has a capacity to
provide 100 MLD water - a boon for the people of
Navi Mumbai
● Additional 50 MLD is sanctioned by inigation deptt.
& will be released very soon.
● Other sources: MIDC (100 MLD) and MJP (65 MLD)
● Easy access to water connections

Empower
When Navi Mumbai came to light, it shined like a beacon
for all to see. CIDCO has taken exceptional measures to
keep the mega city powered all the time.
● Collaboration with MSEDCL to facilitate easy access
to power supply connections
● Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)
system installed for uninterrupted power supply in
Kharghar
● Single Window System implemented in Kharghar

Calming the storm

After July 26, 2005 when most of Mumbai was literally
submerged, its twin city remained largely untouched.
Even when a large part of Navi Mumbai is below hightide
level. It was an ideal proof of CIDCO's ingenuity.
CIDCO's development and engineering innovations such
as the Ughadi System in the holding and detention ponds
with Dutch method of Reclamation, and the unique
storm water management and sewerage systems ensured
that Navi Mumbai remains safe during a natural calamity
like this.
Storm Water Management highlights
● 16 detention ponds, 28 holding ponds created in lowlying
areas
● Ponds hold storm water and prevent it from flowing
into the creek
● High-tide flooding avoided

● Spaghetti,
a project spanning 1,500 houses for the
MIG
● Designed by world-renowned architects
Technologies
● Siporex for Mass Housing Project in Airoli node
● MIVAN for Spaghetti Housing Project in Kharghar
node
● Tunnel Form for Millennium Housing Project in
Sanpada node
In good health
To build a healthy city, it's essential that it has superior
medical facilities. Navi Mumbai is fully-equipped with 75
hospitals, 100 nursing homes/ health centres and nearly
1,200 clinics of various medical disciplines like Allopathic,
Homeopathic and Ayurvedic. Through all these, the city
serves more than 6,000 hospital beds everyday. Also, on
the anvil are 5 super specialty hospitals envisaged by
CIDCO. Out of these, the ones at Vashi and Kharghar are
already in the planning stage.
● Each node of the city has a medical facility in its
vicinity
● Emergency medical care service available every 3-5 km.
● Tata Cancer Society Hospital operational
● Asia's biggest National Burns Research Hospitals
operational
Water wonder
Water forms the most important part of any city's
infrastructure. Keeping this in mind, CIDCO has
apportioned 12% of its expenditure on physical
infrastructure towards the provision of water supply in
Navi Mumbai.
● Four lakh metres of pipeline to supply water
● The Hetawane Water Supply Project has a capacity to
provide 100 MLD water - a boon for the people of
Navi Mumbai
● Additional 50 MLD is sanctioned by inigation deptt.
& will be released very soon.
● Other sources: MIDC (100 MLD) and MJP (65 MLD)
● Easy access to water connections

Empower
When Navi Mumbai came to light, it shined like a beacon
for all to see. CIDCO has taken exceptional measures to
keep the mega city powered all the time.
● Collaboration with MSEDCL to facilitate easy access
to power supply connections
http://www.wealthbuilders.in/image/mutual-fund-types.gif ● Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
(SCADA)
system installed for uninterrupted power supply in
Kharghar
● Single Window System implemented in Kharghar

Calming the storm

After July 26, 2005 when most of Mumbai was literally
submerged, its twin city remained largely untouched.
Even when a large part of Navi Mumbai is below hightide
level. It was an ideal proof of CIDCO's ingenuity.
CIDCO's development and engineering innovations such
as the Ughadi System in the holding and detention ponds
with Dutch method of Reclamation, and the unique
storm water management and sewerage systems ensured
that Navi Mumbai remains safe during a natural calamity
like this.
Storm Water Management highlights
● 16 detention ponds, 28 holding ponds created in lowlying
areas
● Ponds hold storm water and prevent it from flowing
into the creek
● High-tide flooding avoided