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Why is the Shilphata Region witnessing an exceptional development boom?

Updated: Jun 29, 2023

The Growth Centre at Kalyan Taluka (Shiphata Region) is one of the four Proposed Growth Centres identified as per the Draft Regional Plan of MMR. MMRDA identified an area of approx. 1,089 Hectare to be developed as Growth Centre on the lines of Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) in Mumbai.


Shilphata Developments
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The location that positions itself between Mumbai & Navi Mumbai with a large working population has upcoming developments like Multi Modal Corridor, Bullet Train, Delhi Mumbai Expressway and a host of other major upcoming infrastructure developments.


Amongst the most educated towns

A major portion of the Kalyan Growth Centre is situated within the region of Dombivli. Dombivli is the first fully literate town in Maharashtra and the second in India.


Shilphata Belt positioning

Shilphata is the neck between Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Ambernath, Badlapur, Dombivli, Kalyan and Diva. This positioning has stationed Shilpahat Road to be at a strategic point.


Transportation planning like no other

Multi-Modal Corridor, Metro Line 5, Metro Line 12, Metro Line 14, Delhi Mumbai Expressway, Samruddhi Mahamarg, Mumbai Ahmedabad Bullet Train, Kalyan Ring Road, etc. all passes within or through the proximity of Shilphata Belt.


Other infrastructure developments near or within Shilphata Belt

  1. Multi Modal Corridor (Proposed) (Learn More)

  2. Mumbai Ahmedabad Bullet Train (Under Construction) (Learn More)

  3. Mumbai Nagpur Expressway (Under Construction) (Learn More)

  4. Delhi Mumbai Expressway (Under Construction) (Learn More)

  5. Airoli Katai Freeway (Under Construction) (Learn More)

  6. Kalyan Ring Road (Under Construction) (Learn More)

  7. Metro Line 5 (Under Construction) (Learn More)

  8. Metro Line 14 (Proposed) (Learn More)

  9. Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (Under Construction) (Learn More)

Introduction to Palava City

Spread across 4500 acres, Palava is designed to be among the world's top 50 places to live and offers a myriad of opportunities to live, work, learn, and play. Plava in itself hosts 33,000 families and 1.2 Lacs residents within the Shilphata Belt. Learn More- Click to Visit PALAVA


MMRDA as Special Planning Authority

From the 27 villages selected for the Growth Centre, the government has appointed MMRDA as the special planning authority for 5 villages of Town Planning Scheme No 1 (TPS 1). These regions include Bhopar (Pt), Sandap, Usarghar (Pt), Gharivali (Pt), Mangaon (Pt), Hedutane (Pt), Kole, Katai (Pt), Nilaje (Pt) and Ghesar (Pt) admeasuring approximately 1089 Ha.- Click to Visit Shilphata.com



Mumbai & Navi Mumbai connection

Shilphata Road developed the advantage of being located between two employment-generating locations namely Mumbai and Navi Mumbai via its proximity to Eastern Expres Highway and Thane Belapur Road.


Entry of major developers

Within a short span of 8 years, Shilphata Belt has been introduced by leading developers like Lodha, Provident, Runwal, Paradise Group, and Rustomjee to name a few. Township projects catering to more than 5000 families are the centre of attraction.


Kalyan Growth Centre PDF (The Game Changer)

Introduction to KGC - Learn More

Notification TPS- Download PDF

Draft Development Plan (2008 - 2028) - Download PDF


Locations selected for proposed Kalyan growth Centre


The villages of Bhopar (Pt), Sandap, Usarghar (Pt), Gharivali (Pt), Mangaon (Pt), Hedutane (Pt), Kole, Katai (Pt), Nilaje (Pt), and Ghesar (Pt) have been included under Town Planning Scheme No. 1 (TPS 1), where the MMRDA is appointed as the Special Plannig Authority.


All the above mentioned location are within the Shilphata Belt or in close proximity to outskirts of Dombivli and Ambernath.



For more information about the exact nature of infrastructure development planned near the Shilphata region- Visit SHILPHATA.COM


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