CBD Belapur
CBD Belapur (Marathi:सी.बी.डी. बेलापूर) is the third most developed node of Navi Mumbai after Vashi and Nerul. CBD Belapur has a fairly vibrant Central Business District that is moving some of the economy out of congested central Mumbai into the hinterland. Belapur is also one of the largest assembly constituencies from this region. CBD Belapur has been growing since the 1990s, and is now home to colleges as well as a number of technology businesses.
CBD Belapur is an acronym of Central Business District, Belapur. It was designed and developed in order to promote businesses. The Reserve Bank of India maintains a branch office at CBD Belapur. This area is one of the fastest developing region in Navi Mumbai in terms of new residential and commercial construction projects. CBD Belapur is well connected to Mumbai through train and BEST buses. It had Sea Link for traveling to Elephanta Caves from Sector 11.
Economy
CBD Belapur houses several economic and government administrative and private companies' offices (mostly govt. offices like banks). Konkan Bhavan building houses important state government office like Director of Town Planning, Public Works Department etc. The CGO Complex (Central government office) has offices of Chief Commissioner of central exice, Special Crime Branch, MTNL and court. Other government offices include Cotton Corporation of India Ltd and headquarters of Konkan Railway.
The Reserve Bank of India, State Bank of India. SBI has its main servers here, Punjab National Bank, Industrial Development Bank of India Limited and other nationalised banks have their presence here. SBI and PNB have their main server at their respective branches.
Belapur Creek
This creek in the past has been a major site for sand mining, which after a long public and environmentalists' outcry stopped. But all is not well with this creek.CIDCO has allgedly allotted place for loading and unloading of sand for limited use but it is going on in uncontrolled way even being in the knowledge of all public departments whose offcials are visitng the site and trying to find ways to stay away to pretend inaction. this is amajor safety hazard and causing degaradtion of environment for residents staying in the vicinity.resident are raising their voice now and then but no body seems concerned to address the problem for improving the surroundings.
Transport
CBD Belapur is easily accessible from all parts of Navi Mumbai and Mumbai by road, rail and water transport facilities. It lies on the Harbour Line and on the Sion Panvel Highway. Palm Beach road connects CBD Belapur directly with Vashi. Harbour Line Railway service is up to Panvel and have been extended up to Karjat by a new line. The newly opened Thane-Vashi.Nerul rail network, links Thane city with Navi Mumbai, including CBD Belapur.
BEST buses ply between CBD Belapur and Mumbai. [BEST bus numbers for Belapur CBD are 505Ltd & AS505 (AC). 504Ltd and C55 (to Kharghar). 503Ltd, AS-503 & C52 (to Kalamboli).] Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport buses connect CBD Belapur to other nodes of Navi Mumbai and also to Thane and Dombivali. Kalyan Dombivali Municipal Transport ply between CBD Belapur and Kalyan, Bhayander. State Transport (ST) buses and other| luxury buses have a halt here. State Transport buses also ply between CBD Belapur Railway station andPanvel and Uran.
Auto rickshaw is the primary mode of transport with in the node owing the small area occupied by the node
