Bhiwandi
Bhiwandi is a commercial city and a major trade center that connects Mumbai and the rest of India through the Mumbai–Agra highway. It is known for its textile industry, though in recent years, economic downturn has forced the closure of a large portion of the sector.
Bhiwandi lies in the Konkani coastal lowland, a region known geographically for its hills and streams. The city houses the tehsil headquarters of Bhiwandi, and it is administered by the Bhiwandi-Nizampur Municipal Corporation.
Business and employment
The city of Bhiwandi has the largest number of power looms and handlooms in the country. The majority of the population is employed in the power loom sector. The second-largest power loom, after the one in Surat, Gujarat, is located in Bhiwandi. Since 2012, the city's textile industry has been in decline, partly caused by the sudden enactment of new goods and services taxes. Another concern facing textile producers is a lack of contact with buyers, leading many to sell primarily to middlemen, mostly from Gujarat, who charge significant markup prices.
Bhiwandi initially developed as an industrial hub for the textile industry, but more recently has hosted other industries and logistics sectors. Bhiwandi is among Asia's biggest warehousing hubs; its godowns are considered Asia's largest. It is a major contributor to the logistic landscape of Mumbai and India due to its close proximity to the Nhava Seva port of Mumbai, India's financial capital. Many e-commerce companies like Delhivery, Amazon, Flipkart, Reliance Industries, Snapdeal, and FedEx have branches in the city. The city is the next developed region for MMRDA, which has developed other regions such as the Bandra–Kurla Complex, Mumbai Metro, Monorail Project, and Eastern Freeway.
Bhiwandi's economy is divided into three sectors: textiles, groceries, and service (supplying, logging, and food delivery). During the COVID-19 pandemic, small hotels faced significant challenges.
Infrastructure
Bhiwandi has a large water treatment plant at Panjrapur with 455 MLD capacity, making it one of the largest water treatment plants in Asia.
Bhiwandi has a central railway station at Anjur Phata. The train station has a link with the central railways and the local train of Mumbai as well. Bhiwandi Metro Project (Mumbai Metro line 5) is proposed to be completed in 2025.
Demographics
Climate
| Climate data for Bhiwandi | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 36.3 (97.3) |
35.3 (95.5) |
37.6 (99.7) |
39.5 (103.1) |
42.8 (109.0) |
39.6 (103.3) |
33.5 (92.3) |
33.2 (91.8) |
34.5 (94.1) |
37.6 (99.7) |
36.7 (98.1) |
34.5 (94.1) |
42.8 (109.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.2 (84.6) |
30.5 (86.9) |
32.4 (90.3) |
34.2 (93.6) |
34.4 (93.9) |
31.2 (88.2) |
29.1 (84.4) |
28.6 (83.5) |
29.4 (84.9) |
33.3 (91.9) |
32.4 (90.3) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.3 (88.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 15.1 (59.2) |
16.5 (61.7) |
19.5 (67.1) |
22.7 (72.9) |
25.2 (77.4) |
25.1 (77.2) |
24.2 (75.6) |
23.7 (74.7) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.3 (72.1) |
19.4 (66.9) |
16.3 (61.3) |
19.2 (66.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 6.7 (44.1) |
8.3 (46.9) |
16.5 (61.7) |
18.6 (65.5) |
20.2 (68.4) |
21.1 (70.0) |
19.6 (67.3) |
18.9 (66.0) |
19.2 (66.6) |
18.6 (65.5) |
16.5 (61.7) |
12.4 (54.3) |
6.7 (44.1) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 3.6 (0.14) |
1.0 (0.04) |
1.3 (0.05) |
2.0 (0.08) |
21.3 (0.84) |
502.4 (19.78) |
1,015.7 (39.99) |
584.2 (23.00) |
336.3 (13.24) |
95.3 (3.75) |
12.9 (0.51) |
2.0 (0.08) |
2,578 (101.5) |
| Average rainy days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 31 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 92 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 269.4 | 259.3 | 272.9 | 286.4 | 295.6 | 143.3 | 73.2 | 71.2 | 157.5 | 234.5 | 245.6 | 254.2 | 2,563.1 |
| Source: Government of Maharashtra | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ Shantha, Sukanya (14 October 2019). "Bhiwandi's Textile Industry Is Struggling, and Political Apathy at Polltime Isn't Helping". The Wire. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ Katakam, Anupama (28 February – 12 March 2004). "Victims of 'new economy'". Frontline. 21 (5). The Hindu. Archived from the original on 12 October 2007.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Subbu, Ramnath (8 August 2005). "Deluge takes heavy toll of industry". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2006.
- ^ "The City Of No Joy". The Times of India. 10 July 2006.
- ^ "Redefining Industrial, Warehousing Spaces - Mahavir Complex". Mahavir Dev Group.
- ^ "Small Businesses Worst Hit By GST, Demonetisation, Says Marico's Mariwala". BloombergQuint. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- ^ Basu, B (19 June 2020). "Crisis in Bhiwandi powerloom sector". Itj Indian Textile Journal.
- ^ Bhatt, Shephali. "Inside Indian Ecommerce sector's favourite logistics hub: Bhiwandi". The Economic Times.
- ^ "Amazon.in to open second warehouse in India". intoday.in. 20 January 2014.
- ^ "From boom to bust: Bhiwandi's textile industry woes |". Citizen Matters. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- ^ "BMC to upgrade Panjrapur water treatment plant". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- ^ "Mumbai: Metro Line 5 Phase 1 deadline revised to 2024". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- ^ "Bhiwandi Population 2011". Census 2011.
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