Navi Mumbai formerly known as New Bombay is a twin city of Mumbai. It was developed in 1972, and is the largest planned city of the world, with a total area of 344 km². Navi Mumbai lies on the mainland on the eastern seaboard of the Thane Creek. The city limits stretch from Airoli near Thane in the north, to Uran in the south. The length of the city is almost the same as that of Mumbai. The Vashi and the Airoli Bridges connect Navi Mumbai to Mumbai. There is a railway link from Vashi/Nerul to Thane via Airoli, Ghansoli, and Kopar Khairane and another between Panvel and Karjat. The costliest and the most developed areas of Navi Mumbai are Vashi and Nerul. Navi Mumbai is a part of the Mumbai Conurbation. NMMC is also rated amongst the richest corporations in Asia.
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