Mankhurd
Mankhurd is a suburb in eastern Mumbai, Maharashtra. Mankhurd railway station is on the Harbour Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway.
Mankhurd | |
|---|---|
Suburb | |
  Mankhurd | |
| Coordinates: 19.05°N 72.93°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Mumbai Suburban |
| City | Mumbai |
| Zone | 5 |
| Ward | M |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (MCGM) |
| • M.L.A | Abu Azmi Samajwadi Party (since 2014) |
| • M.P. | Manoj Kotak BJP (since 2019) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 674,850 |
| Demonym(s) | Mankhurdakar |
| Marathi | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Area code(s) | 022 |
Geography
The Mankhurd suburb is part of and the easternmost boundary of the municipal ward M-East.[1]
Schools
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.[2] 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".[3]
See also
- Lalubhai Compound
- Deonar dumping ground
References
- "BMC Ward Information". Mumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
- Narayan, V (12 September 2012). "Mankhurd home escape shows security lapse". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
- "A Living Hell". DNA Mumbai.