09 January,2009 07:35 AM IST | | Vipasha Pillai
Infrastructure, good amenities and serene locales are some of the factors that make Dombivli a fine place to live in. This central suburb has today become the latest hub of real estate development. Here's taking you there to find out how it has progressed in the last two years:
Lifestyle on the go
Dombivli has caught home-buyers' attention slowly but surely. "Lifestyle has truly changed in Dombivli. This area has turned into a popular residential choice a suburb well connected by trains and buses. And what's better, you get a break from the maddening city traffic. Another good thing is that it's quiet and peaceful, making it an attractive home-buying option," says Rakesh Sanghvi, director, Sanghvi Group.u00a0
Deep Menon, resident of Dombivli says, "The area has drastically improved over the last two years. The water problem has been solved, now we get water throughout the day. Power cuts have been reduced from eight hours to three hours." Developers like Regency Group, Sanghvi Group, Siddharth Group, etc, are coming up with huge lifestyle projects in the suburb.
Entertain yourself
The entertainment scene is also steadily improving in Dombivli. Even though there are no malls in the area, except for one Gopi Cine Mall, there are a few smaller shopping destinations, mostly concentrated on the station roads.
Aditya Shinde, resident of Dombivli says, "Since big malls are yet to come up in Dombivli, we hangout in Metro Junction, Kalyan. No doubt, the suburb looks totally different and nice as compared to what it was two years ago, but I feel developers should also plan to come up with some nice hangout places in the area."
However what makes up for the lack of cool hangout places are several multi-cuisine restaurants and cafes, buzzing with people at all hours of the day.
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Meet your needs
Dombivli has several hospitals like Icon, Om, Mamta and Sanjeevani. Some of these structures are new with multi-disciplinary wards. The suburb also has many schools and colleges like Model English School, Don Bosco School, Abhinav Vidhyala, Pandurang Vidyalaya, Omkar International School, Adarsh English School, S H Jondhale College of Engineering, K V Pendharkar College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Shankarrao Collge of Pharmacy and so on.
Stay easy
The industrial development at MIDC, Dombivli and Kalyan-Shilphata Road has attracted a number of people to this area.
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It has some good residential projects at affordable rates, which makes it ideal for middle and upper middle class groups.
Eco-friendly projects like Siddharth Group's River Woods Park and Lodha Heaven by Lodha Group are attracting young professional crowd. This new influx of population is bound to generate further growth in this suburb.
So if you are thinking of relocating in the central suburbs, make a recce of Dombivli and you might just stumble upon your dream home.
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