Sion is a reputed locality in Mumbai and was the boundary between Salsette Island and Mumbai back in the 17th century. Some of the famous landmarks in the area include the Sion Fort. The area is governed by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), lying in the Mumbai City District of Maharashtra. Marathi, Hindi and English are spoken here along with several other languages. The total area of the locality is 34.86 square kilometres. Another landmark here is the Maharashtra Nature Park, which is an urban forest. The Dharavi Leather Market is another nearby attraction for shopping. The coordinates of the area are 19.0390° N, 72.8619° E.
Infrastructure and Details
The area is 3.7 km away from Wadala along with 2.8 km away from Dadar. Other areas like Chembur (6.2 km), Bandra (7.4 km), Prabhadevi (6 km) and Worli (8 km) are also accessible. The Eastern Express Highway is a major connectivity lifeline in the area, along with the Santacruz-Chembur Link Road (SCLR). Lower Parel lies 7 km away while the Ghatkopar Metro Station is 11.6 km away. The Asalpha Metro Station lies 10.6 km away while the Sion Railway Station lies 2.1 km away from the locality while the CST Terminus lies 11.8 km away from the area. Orchids The International School is 4.2 km away while the Sion Hospital lies 1.1 km away from the area.
Property in Sion
You will find several 1, 2, 3, and 4 BHK apartments in Sion. Average sizes hover between 600 and 1200 sq ft and going upwards. There are several leading Real Estate developers coming up with projects in the area including Runwal Group, Lodha Developers, Dosti Group, Siddha, Sheth, and Ahuja.
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Widening and increasing strength of the existing roads is under action
New connectivity approaches are being thought of to increase prospects
Several new ideas of developing commercial spaces are ongoing, these can help in further improvement of the place more
Many projects for developing the area are ongoing, most of which are residual apartment constructions, besides some housing societies more
Development is necessary to the existing residuals, for maintaining them
What is good here
Affordable bus services, cab services , auto rickshaw services are prevailant throughout the cityread more
The place has good connectivity via roads, that help the local residents travel to neighbouring areasread more
The roads are moderate, with some irregular maintenance procedures being done
It is very safe and being part of a ever growing working class community the harmony among inhabitants is well maintainedread more
Streets lights are present in most places, they are maintained and repaired if damagedread more
Local police commences patrolling regularly based on the schedules of the police stations to make sure the people are safe enough and prevent the occurance of criminal activities as much as possibleread more
Many recreational spots like parks and nature friendly areas are present throughout the place, they are maintained and cleaned to provide effective services to the public for exercising, roaming, entertainment and other purposesread more
The standards of hygiene are maintained accurately by the locals, sewage disposal and wastage dumps are monitored and positioned accordinglyread more
The levels of pollution is high, there is immediate awareness and actions required to bring the pollution rates downread more
With massive demands, property projects have multiplied alongside the increasing sale prices, which can go up to almost a 7% increaseread more
Many reputed workplaces and business hubs can be located nearby the area, which are easily accessible from the placeread more
The Sion Panvel Expressway is the closest highway to the area
What can be better
Public transport is easily available and pretty affordable
There are roads being constructed to enlarge the connectivity systems of the area, although no specific new projects have been announcedread more
Potholes are not often visible and the minicipal corporation does a handsome job maintaining itread more
No signs of unsafe actions in the area, nights can be deserted
Most places have properly working street lights, few areas need the lights to be maintained regularly and repaired on damageread more
Daily patroling is present and the local police is practicing measures to tighten and improve public safetyread more
With many parks around, maintenance is effectively needed to let the public use these areasread more
Overall the place is hygienic other than occasional wastage dumpings from temples, which are immensely prevalent hereread more
High rates of pollution has been noticed, breathing issues can occur on heavy traffic daysread more
High rates of sale have directly affected the affordability of the people, with annual increase rates rapidly risingread more
Dotted with commercial high rises , business parks and tech parks to cater to increasing demandsread more
The nearest highway that connects this area is the The Sion Panvel Expressway
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