Anushakti Nagar
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Anushakti Nagar अनुशक्ती नगर |
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 Anushakti Nagar
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| Coordinates: 19°2′11″N 72°55′21″E / 19.03639°N 72.92250°ECoordinates: 19°2′11″N 72°55′21″E / 19.03639°N 72.92250°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Mumbai Suburban district |
| Metro | Mumbai |
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| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 400094 |
| Area code(s) | 022 |
| Vehicle registration | MH 03 |
| Civic agency | BMC |
Anushakti Nagar is the residential township of the Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Nuclear Power Corporation of India, Directorate of Construction Services and Estate Management, Atomic Energy Education Society in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Anu Shakti means atomic power in Marathi. Spread over more than 940 acres, this residential complex for the employees of Department of Atomic Energy of the Government of India in Mumbai, is situated in North-east Mumbai. Anushaktinagar claims to be the largest scientific community (in a single area) in the world. It has the largest central library in the continent in Nuclear science and technology.
In the early 1960s the government decided to expand the nuclear research (see BARC) facility in (what was then) a distant suburb of Mumbai. The township is about 3 km north of the research centre.
Anushakti Nagar is a well planned self-contained community with a population of about 45,000. It has residential flats, local grocery shops, sports and recreation facilities, schools, medical clinics, a large hospital, bank, post office and transport links to many parts of Mumbai. Both the atomic research centre and the town maintenance is funded by the central (federal) government. The complex is sprawling and lies stretched out alongside four suburbs - Govandi, Mankhurd, New Mandala and Trombay. The other facilities include, two community Centres for social occasions and gatherings, various departmental and co-operative stores, 2 restaurants and 2 creches. The electricity to the colony is provided by TATA Power, and the cable (and more recently, cablenet) by ANUSAT club.
Anushakti Nagar has 17 high-rises and numerous buildings, that have grades, depending on flat-size, and are allotted on the basis of seniority to DAE employees (promotions are arbitrary and political). The nomenclature of these buildings is unique and one of the best apects of the colony, with names taken from - Indian Heritage names (Nalanda, Hastinapur, Pataliputra, Indraprastha, Takshashila, Kapilvastu)
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