30 July,2009 03:31 PM IST | | Specials Team
VASHI
SCHOOLS
Fr Agnel Multipurpose School
St. Mary's High School
Sacred Heart High School
Navi Mumbai High School
St Lawrence High School
COLLEGES
Motilal Jhunjhunwala's ICL College of Arts, Science and Commerce
Modern College
Western College of Commerce and Management
HOSPITALS
Wockhardt Hospital
Mahatma Gandhi Mission's Hospital
Punjab Kesari's Charitable Hospital
Laksh-deep Hospital
NMMC Hospital
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RESTAURANTS
Chenab
Navratna
Yo!China
Golden Punjab
Dimpy's family restaurant
CINEMAS
Meghraj & Multiplex
Cinemax
Fame cinemas
MALLS
Centre One
Palm Beach Galleria
InOrbit
Hypercity
City Centre
Raghuleela Mall
REAL ESTATE (Residential rates)
Rs 4,000- Rs 7,000 per sq ft
RENTALS
1BHK Rs 8,500- Rs 13,000
2BHK Rs 12,000- Rs 25,000
ADVANTAGES
Vashi is well-connected by road and rail. Trains and buses ply from Vashi to different parts of Mumbai. It has BEST as well as NMMT bus services.
It has a number of schools, colleges and hospitals. Besides, it has a number of malls, multiplexes, restaurants, fitness clubs and other lifestyle options.
Commuting is not a problem in Vashi. You get rickshaws to take you to the different sectors. BEST and NMMT buses also halt at the various stops in Vashi.
It's a very safe and cosmopolitan locality. The crime rate in Vashi is very low. Almost all communities have their associations in Vashi.
Vashi is a very clean and green locality. Every sector has a park for the residents and trees are planted on all the main roads.
DISADVANTAGES
Vashi has a load-shedding problem. In summers, there are power cuts of one-two hours.
The main roads of Vashi are very congested in the evenings.u00a0 It is very difficult to get car parking near the main shopping zones.
Travelling within Vashi is pretty expensive as the minimum charge is Rs 11