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Coordinates: 19.021632°N 72.86459°E

Wadala
Wadala (also spelled Vadala, formerly spelt Wuddala) is a locality in Mumbai. Wadala Road is a station on
the Harbour Line of Mumbai's railway network. Wadala
Locality

Contents
Overview
History
Prehistoric
Dosti Acres, Wadala East
19th century
20th century
Geography
Landmarks and architecture
Utilities
List of schools
List of colleges
List of hospitals
Gallery
See also
References
Wadala
External links

Overview
Wadala has sev eral schools and some renowned institutions like Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute
Coordinates: 19.021632°N 72.86459°E
(VJTI), The Univ ersity Institute of Chemical Technology (formerly The Univ ersity Department of Chemical
Technology (UDCT)), Vidy alankar Institute of Technology (VIT), South India Welfare Society (S.I.W.S), Country India
State Maharashtra

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Auxilium Conv ent High School and Khalsa College, located near one another. SNDT Women's Univ ersity , Dr. District Mumbai City
Ambedkar Commerce & Law College also has a campus in Wadala West. The local college of Wadala is SIWS Metro Mumbai
near the Wadala station. The largest bus depot in Mumbai, BEST's Wadala depot, is located here. Zone 4
Ward F North
It also houses one of India's most renowned ey e hospitals, Adity a Jy ot Ey e Hospital along with the BPT Languages
Hospital and the Ackworth Leprosy Hospital. The Ackworth Leprosy Hospital was established during British • Official Marathi
rule, and part of its complex is now giv en to an AIDS awareness organisation as well. The world's first
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
methane generation plant was set up in the Ackworth hospital complex. [1 ]
PIN 400 031
400 037
History Vehicle MH-03
registration
Lok Sabha Mumbai South
Prehistoric constituency Central
Vidhan Sabha Naigaon
Wadala v illage lay on one of the Sev en Islands of Bombay that were joined together to form the modern day constituency
Mumbai. The island was prev iously called by different names: Parel, Matunga, Dharav i or Sion. [2 ][3 ]

19th century
The Dadar-Matunga-Wadala-Sion scheme of 1899-1900 was the first planned suburban scheme in Bombay . The Bombay City Improvement Trust which was
set after a bill was passed in the British parliament, formulated this plan in order to reliev e congestion in the centre of the town, following the plague
epidemics of the 1890s. According to the surv ey plan, 85,000 people were to be accommodated in the dev elopments in Wadala. [4 ]

The plans regulated constructions with emphasis on proper sanitation. Buildings were to be three storey s high, and were to hav e open spaces between
them. The land-use was planned to be a mix of residential, commercial and institutional constructions. Parks and gardens were planned, and the streets
were well laid out.

440 acres (1.8 km2 ) of land was procured and leased to the Gov ernment for selling. For the first time housing cooperativ es were formed to take adv antage
of newly dev eloped land. The Parsi (Zoroastrian) and Hindu colonies in Dadar-Wadala were dev eloped in this way . [4 ]

20th century
In 1915 the Port Trust Railway opened the Wadala Ballard Pier railway line. Petrol and kerosene installations also came up in Wadala. [5 ] The Veermata
Jijabai Technological Institute (formerly the Victoria Jubilee Technological Institute) mov ed to its present campus at Wadala in 1923. [6 ] The Institute of
Chemical Technology (formerly the Univ ersity Department of Chemical Technology ) was established in Wadala in 1934. [7 ]

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During the Civ il Disobedience Mov ement, the Wadala Salt Works was raided by around 1,500 v olunteers of the Congress party on 1 June 1930. The incident
occurred after an appeal was made in the Congress Bulletin of 31 May , to challenge the 'British anarchy '. The gov ernment reacted quickly and 11 women
were detained.

Geography
Wadala was once considered a central suburb of the city of Mumbai, but it is now well within the city limits. The area is bordered by Dadar on the West,
Matunga on the Northwest, and Sewri on the South. The western areas of Wadala are cov ered by salt pans, which are on the shores of the Thane creek. On
the Eastern border of Wadala, MMRDA has planned to construct a truck terminus, spread ov er 115 hectares (1.15 km2 ). Mumbai will hav e for the first time a
centralized facility for the transport of goods by road. [8 ][9 ]

Landmarks and architecture

Wadala has a large number of old temples, univ ersity campuses and is also home to a former world's largest IMAX
dome theater. It is also home to the Vidy alankar Educational Campus, whose building design has won an
international award v iz. Designshare's Honour award. [1 0 ][1 1 ][1 2 ] The BEST Transport Museum is also located at
Wadala’s Anik bus depot. It features amateur mini models of BEST buses and the ancient trams. [1 3 ]

Wadala is also known for churches, temples and dargas. Near the station is the 400-y ear-old Vitthal Temple built
by Sant Tukaram who brought the idol from Pandharpur, home of the original temple of Lord Vithal. The temple is
known as Prati Pandharpur (Pandharpur temple’s replica). One of the many one-day festiv als in Mumbai has been
held in this temple to dev ote Lord Vitthal on Ashadhi Ekadashi (According to Hindu Calendar) in
June/July . [1 4 ][1 5 ][1 6 ] Near this temple is the 15th-century Lord Ram temple and the Hanuman temple on the IMAX Wadala, the world's largest
opposite side of the road. The Ram Temple also houses a marriage hall. Located on Dav id S. Baretto Road is a IMAX dome theater
Krishna Temple which also houses an orphanage. Wadala also has a Balaji Temple, that celebrates the Jatra festiv al
each y ear in the month of January . Apart from these, there is also a Shiv Temple, a Dev i Mandir and a small
Gurudwara near the station.

The St. Joseph Church (Our Lady of Dolours Church) is situated on the D. S. Barretto Road, between Fiv e Gardens
and Wadala station. This also houses the St. Joseph's High School. Opposite is the Don Bosco Shelter which is a
centre for the rehabilitation and education of underpriv ileged children. The Barkat Ali Dargah is located on a hill
where the bridge connecting Wadala East to Wadala West ends. It is another of Wadala's landmarks.

The St. Dominic Sav io Church is located in Wadala East. This church, built in 1981, was the first of Mumbai
Vidyalankar Institute of Technology
churches to be situated on the first floor.

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Wadala (East) houses two cemeteries, the Bahá'í Cemetery and the Chinese Cemetery . These cemeteries were laid
out in Wadala a long time ago, for the same reason that the Ackworth Leprosy Home was built at Wadala v iz.
Wadala was considered a distant suburb of the city .

A number of housing colonies exist in Wadala. Some of them are Bhakti Park, Dosti Acres, Eucress and Lloy d's
Estate. Wadala East also has the BPT (now MbPT housing colony ), a large sprawling colony for the port workers
complete with a hospital. Near Antop Hill, the gov ernment of India established the Intellectual Property Office
responsible for Controlling General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks in India.

About 2 kilometers from Wadala Station East, past the truck terminus, is Flamingo Bay . From 1994, lesser
flamingos hav e been wintering here. [1 7 ] From December to March, thousands of flamingos descend on the
mudflats, a mile from the shore, to feed on the nutrient-rich marshes. The proposed Nhav a Shev a bridge that will Our Lady of Dolours Church Wadala,
connect the island to the mainland has faced criticism from env ironmentalists, who allege that the habitat of these situated inside the campus of St.
Joseph's High School, Wadala
birds would be destroy ed if the project is approv ed and completed. [1 8 ]

Ov er the y ears, slum dev elopment had started in Wadala adjacent to the railway tracks and a large colony began to
form. In 2006, the state gov ernment took action and cleared the area of slums. [1 9 ]

Utilities
Wadala receiv es electricity supplied by the BEST undertaking. Wadala experiences v ery few electricity cuts in a y ear, if at all. [2 0 ] There are a number of
schools, colleges and hospitals. There are police stations in both Wadala West and East. The Voice of Wadala is the neighbourhood newsletter, in print since
1988. [2 1 ] One of the concerns for residents of Wadala is that it does not hav e any malls or supermarkets. For shopping, one has to use local shops, or trav el
to Matunga or Dadar. [2 0 ]

List of schools
A. E. S. High School Knowledge center (Mumbai School)
Amulakh Amichand School Korba Mithagar Municipal School
Auxilium Convent High School N. K. E. S. High School
Bansidhar Agarwal School Nadkarni Park Municipal School
C. G. E. E. S. High School Nirmal Vidyalaya School, Ganesh Nagar
Dadar Parsee Youths Assembly High School S. I. W. S. School
Dnyaneshwar Vidyalaya Sitaram Prakash High School
Don Bosco High School St. Joseph's High School
J. B. Vachha High School

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List of colleges
A. E. S. Junior College of Science & Commerce
Dr. Ambedkar college of Commerce & Economics
Kala Saadhna (Classical Dance Music Academy)
G. N. Khalsa College
Mumbai College of science and commerce
Mumbai Institute of Management and Research
S. I. W. S. School College
The Institute of Chemical Technology (formerly UDCT)
Vidyalankar Campus (Engineering (UG & PG), Science and Management
Colleges)
Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (V.J.T.I)

List of hospitals
Ackworth Leprosy Hospital Mumbai Port Trust Hospital
Aditya Eye hospital Shobha Maternity Hospital
BPT Hospital Rotunda Nursing Home

Gallery

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Vithhal Mandir, Wadala Our Lady of Dolours Rocket Garden, Wadala Don Bosco Church, Indian Patent Office, UDCT, Wadala West
West Church, Wadala West West Wadala West Wadala East

Five Garden Area, Ram Mandir, Wadala Wadala Bridge Barkat Ali Dargah, Nageshwar Mandir, Vidyalankar Educational
Wadala West West Wadala East Wadala East Campus, Wadala East

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Hanuman Mandir, Dosti Acres, Wadala Shaikh Mistry Dargah, Mumbai Port Trust Bhakti Park, Wadala Mangrove Garden,
Wadala East East Wadala East Railway Yard East Wadala East

Salt Pan, Wadala East

See also
Wadala Road

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