Illustration 18. Accessibility map to Mohone

Accessibility

Illustration 18. Accessibility map to Mohone.

Ambivali popularly known as Mohone by the residents is a small town which falls under

the thane district of Maharashtra. It belongs to the Kalyan-Dombivali municipal

corporation. It is accessible by the Ambivali central Railway station. Mohone is accessible

by road from Kalyan. It also has two alternate routes that lead to Titwala which is famous

for the Siddhivinayak Mahaganapati Temple, wherein lakhs of devotees visit this temple

every year. Mohone falls next to the Ulhas river which is the west flowing originating from

thane creek and flows up to the Vasai creek. The nearest airport is the Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport.

Mohone became a developing town when NRC ltd established its textile unit there. Before

that the pockets of land were inhabited by small villages. Mohone’s economy is largely dependent on National rayon corporation but due to the recent lockout the economic

crisis has increased.

Other than the company's employees, outskirts of Mohone has owned farmers, mostly

early settlers. These farmers mostly earn their income by selling their crop in major cities

like Kalyan and Dombivli.

The suburb is the next probable site for upcoming developments as it is directly connected

to the metropolis of Mumbai.

Upcoming developments in Ambivali (Mohone).

Kalyan-Dombivli is one of the 98 cities shortlisted to be developed as a 'Smart City' under the Smart Cities Mission of the Government of India. MMRDA36 has issued Kalyan and

Ambivali as third Mumbai with probable sites for infrastructure development. Under the

same scheme the Taloja Kalyan metro project is proposed. It is a circular metro loop

proposed and is under feasibility surveillance by Delhi metro rail corporation and the work

has begun in 2018 to connect Ambivali and Kalyan to the regions of thane and Mumbai.

A multi modal corridor has also been proposed connecting Virar to Alibaug which is a 126

km long expressway joining major national highways. The corridor will consist of eight

lane highways and a central metro line. This will enable a connectivity between seven

major MMR regions of Virar, Bhiwandi, Kalyan, Dombivali, Panvel, Taloja and Uran.

The most awaited infrastructure coming up is the Nirmal Lifestyle City in Ambivali West

area. The project is known as “Mumbai beyond Thane”. The project offers 26 towers of 25 floors that has apartments buildings with perfect combination of contemporary

architecture and features to provide comfortable living. The developments come along

with community hall, gymnasiums, club house and grocery shop facilities.

36 Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority is a body of the Government of Maharashtra that is responsible for the infrastructure development of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region