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Thane Smart City Report A Part of Smart Cities in Maharashtra Coalition

Year : 2016-2018

Team : Co-authors: Mayuresh Bhadsavale and Smita Waingankar under the guidance of Prof. Amita Bhide.

Thane Smart City Report A Part of Smart Cities in Maharashtra Coalition

Lake City to Smart City: Historical Overview of Thane City Thane is known to be the immediate neighbour of Metropolitan City of Mumbai though its socio-political and cultural history precedes that of Mumbai by many centuries. With hilly terrain of dense forest stretches of Sanjay Gandhi National Park on west and Thane Creek/Ulhas River on East, Thane was known for its strategic location for sea-borne trade since Portuguese and Maratha Rule. However, Thane in modern History came to prominence after the first railway in Asia that ran between Mumbai to Thane in 1853. Koli/ Fisherfolks and Aagri or coastal cultivators and salt makers are one of the earliest settlers of Thane. The traditional settlements of Koli people like Chendani Koliwada, Mahagiri or Rabodi Koliwada and settlements of Aagri people like Majivada, Balkum, Kasarvadavali were situated mainly along the creek and today are known to be the ‘Gaothans’ or urban villages in Thane. By the time of British Rule Thane had acquired a multi-faith, multi-religion cosmopolitan social fabric. The distinction of Thane to be a lake city dates back to 12th century when ‘Temple-Lake Complexes’ were built across many locations and the tradition continued till 19th century though the spatial form of ‘Temple-Lake Complex’ was lost in the process…(Continue Reading Full Report)

 

 

Thane Smart City Final Presentation

 

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