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Vapi
Vapi (IAST
: vāpī, Gujarati
: , is a city and a municipality
in Valsad district
in the India
n state
of Gujarat. It is situated on the banks of Damanganga River
in southern Gujarat, India
. Vapi falls under the taluka administration of Pardi
. It is the largest city in the Valsad district
.
Around 28 km south of the district headquarter city of Valsad
, it is surrounded by Union Territories
of Daman
on the west and by Dadra and Nagar Haveli on the east. Economic and industrial growth of the recent decades has, however, blurred the physical boundaries, and the small stretch of roughly 21 km of Daman-Vapi-Silvassa
has almost become a monolith.
The town originally belonged to Desai(Anavil Bramhins) Community and is now a very important industrial town. Vapi holds its place of importance on the "industrial" map and it is the largest industrial area in Asia
in terms of small-scale industries, dominated by chemical industry
plants, along with their unfortunate hazards. It has been ranked as the 4th most polluted place in the world.
is about 180 km to the south and the city of Surat
is about 125 km to the north.
The Arabian Sea
is about 7 km to the west, where the Daman Ganga River
creates its delta
. The city has tropical weather and enjoys three distinct seasons of mild winter, moderate summer and heavy monsoon
, with rainfall ranging from 100 inches to 120 inches per annum.
In addition to the old town, some of the other main residential areas and suburbs that make Vapi a city are Geeta Nagar, Gunjan, Chanod Colony, Vapi Town, Dungra, Hariya Park, Chala and also up coming Balitha and Salvav with many other small areas.
To cater to the industry, the city handles a huge amount of what is called a "floating population" and the Vapi railway station on the Mumbai-Vadodara
rail link of Western Railway (India)
has become the direct beneficiary in terms of revenues due to daily commuters. Most of the trains (along with Rajdhani express) passing through Vapi have a stop here.
and Surat
, coupled with liberal Government policy, has helped Vapi and surrounding areas in attaining their current level of industrial growth. The "Vapi Industrial Estate" was started by GIDC
in 1967, and has spread to 11.4 km² and houses over 10000 industries, the majority of which are small-scale units (SSIs).
Today, about 70% of the total industries in the township are chemical plants, mainly for chemical distillation
and the production of pesticides, dyes, dye intermediaries
and paints. Other major industries include paper
, packaging, pharmaceuticals, plastics, rubber
, textiles, wood
, Computer Hardware & Software, Engineering Workshop, glass
, and food products. Another striking feature of Vapi is the Common Effluent Treatment Plant (or CETP). This is the largest of its kind in Asia, treating the pollutants from these industries before the effluent is released in the Daman Ganga River. The CETP is run by Vapi Waste & Effluent Management Company, promoted by the Vapi Industries Association, CETP is one of the India's biggest plant in term of capacity.
found Vapi to be one of the ten worst polluted places in the world. There has been progress since then on cleaning up the area.
This claim has been vehemently opposed by the Vapi Industries Association and Vapi Waste & Effluent Management Company Ltd. As a result they have dragged the Blacksmith Institute to the courts by filing a law suit for Rs. 40 Crores. The Blacksmith Institute have reported the pollution levels based on the Gujarat Pollution Control Board of 1998. But since then not much has changed and the pollution is getting worse day after day. The Common Effluent treatment plant does not meet all the parameters set by both state and central pollution control boards.
Daman & Diu,
Dadra & Nagar Haveli,
Umbergaon,
Sarigam,
Bhilad,
Udavada,
Sanjan,
Pardi,
Silvassa.
Premises of Vapi are rich in all sorts, i.e. both the Union territories as well as Sarigam, Bhilad, Umbergaon & Pardi are good residential cum commercial areas, which are situated near Vapi with a mere distance of 12-40 km. Daman and Silvassa (capital of D&NH) have proved magnificent attraction for tourist not only in India but they have been successful enough to attract people from other countries even. Vapi has recorded a very important note in Gujarat's and India's success story.
Boon max high school
Desai NDN Sarvajanik High School
Eurokids nursery,
Fellowship Mission School,
Kelkar Vaze Marathi Vidyalaya.
L.G. Haria Multipurpose School,
Modern English High School,
Municipality primary school and high school.
Raichand Gulabchand Achchariwala sarvajanik High School,
Sanskardham school(nursery)
Saraswat International Academy
Shivang high school
Shree Swaminarayan High School,
Shree Swaminarayn Gurukul,
Ashadham (Mother of Hope) High School,
St Mary's School,
St.Francis' high school,
St.Xavier's high school,
Upasana High School,
Vapi Public School.
Many other small n big schools
Many other small n big colleges
also many other places are there for hangout
Cafe and Eateries
Hotels: (Vapi)
Many other small n big Hotels n Resturants
Hotels: (Daman)
Hotels: (Silvassa)
Vapi (IAST
IAST
The International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration is a transliteration scheme that allows a lossless romanization of Indic scripts as employed by the Sanskrit language.-Popularity:...
: vāpī, Gujarati
Gujarati language
Gujarati is an Indo-Aryan language, and part of the greater Indo-European language family. It is derived from a language called Old Gujarati which is the ancestor language of the modern Gujarati and Rajasthani languages...
: , is a city and a municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in Valsad district
Valsad district
Valsad district is one of the 26 districts in the Western Indian state of Gujarat. It is bound by Navsari district to the north, Dang district to the east and the State of Maharashtra to the south. The Arabian Sea lies west of the district...
in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state
States and territories of India
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...
of Gujarat. It is situated on the banks of Damanganga River
Daman Ganga River
The Daman Ganga is a river in western India. The river's headwaters are on the western slope of the Western Ghats range, and it flows west into the Arabian Sea. The river flows through Maharashtra and Gujarat states, as well as the Union territories of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli...
in southern Gujarat, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. Vapi falls under the taluka administration of Pardi
Pardi
Pardi is a town and a municipality in Valsad district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Roughly 14 km south of the district headquarters city of Valsad, Pardi has a rail station on the Mumbai-Vadodara line of Western Railway . National Highway 8 bisects the town in east and west regions...
. It is the largest city in the Valsad district
Valsad district
Valsad district is one of the 26 districts in the Western Indian state of Gujarat. It is bound by Navsari district to the north, Dang district to the east and the State of Maharashtra to the south. The Arabian Sea lies west of the district...
.
Around 28 km south of the district headquarter city of Valsad
Valsad
Valsad , formerly known as Bulsar, is a city and a municipality in the Valsad district of the Indian state of Gujarat. The city has a collectorate, a district court, and a police headquarters with a historic prison...
, it is surrounded by Union Territories
States and territories of India
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...
of Daman
Daman District, India
Daman district is one of the two districts of the union territory of Daman and Diu on the western coast of India, surrounded by Valsad District of Gujarat state on the north, east and south and the Arabian Sea to the west. The district has an area of , and a population of 113,949 , which increased...
on the west and by Dadra and Nagar Haveli on the east. Economic and industrial growth of the recent decades has, however, blurred the physical boundaries, and the small stretch of roughly 21 km of Daman-Vapi-Silvassa
Silvassa
Silvassa is the capital of the Indian Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli.The city has a large number of factories and industries providing significant government revenue, which allows the city to maintain a low level of taxation.-Geography:Silvassa is located at...
has almost become a monolith.
The town originally belonged to Desai(Anavil Bramhins) Community and is now a very important industrial town. Vapi holds its place of importance on the "industrial" map and it is the largest industrial area in Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
in terms of small-scale industries, dominated by chemical industry
Chemical industry
The chemical industry comprises the companies that produce industrial chemicals. Central to the modern world economy, it converts raw materials into more than 70,000 different products.-Products:...
plants, along with their unfortunate hazards. It has been ranked as the 4th most polluted place in the world.
Geography
National Highway 8 bisects the city, creating east and west parts - the western part being the original old town-place, and the eastern part mainly hosting the industries and the newly constructed residential areas. Via the modernized highway, MumbaiMumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
is about 180 km to the south and the city of Surat
Surat
Surat , also known as Suryapur, is the commercial capital city of the Indian state of Gujarat. Surat is India's Eighth most populous city and Ninth-most populous urban agglomeration. It is also administrative capital of Surat district and one of the fastest growing cities in India. The city proper...
is about 125 km to the north.
The Arabian Sea
Arabian Sea
The Arabian Sea is a region of the Indian Ocean bounded on the east by India, on the north by Pakistan and Iran, on the west by the Arabian Peninsula, on the south, approximately, by a line between Cape Guardafui in northeastern Somalia and Kanyakumari in India...
is about 7 km to the west, where the Daman Ganga River
Daman Ganga River
The Daman Ganga is a river in western India. The river's headwaters are on the western slope of the Western Ghats range, and it flows west into the Arabian Sea. The river flows through Maharashtra and Gujarat states, as well as the Union territories of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli...
creates its delta
River delta
A delta is a landform that is formed at the mouth of a river where that river flows into an ocean, sea, estuary, lake, reservoir, flat arid area, or another river. Deltas are formed from the deposition of the sediment carried by the river as the flow leaves the mouth of the river...
. The city has tropical weather and enjoys three distinct seasons of mild winter, moderate summer and heavy monsoon
Monsoon
Monsoon is traditionally defined as a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation, but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with the asymmetric heating of land and sea...
, with rainfall ranging from 100 inches to 120 inches per annum.
In addition to the old town, some of the other main residential areas and suburbs that make Vapi a city are Geeta Nagar, Gunjan, Chanod Colony, Vapi Town, Dungra, Hariya Park, Chala and also up coming Balitha and Salvav with many other small areas.
Transportation
National Highway 8 passes through vapi. It is connected to all major cities of India. It is the only place from where one can visit Daman & Silvassa. City bus service is available in Vapi.To cater to the industry, the city handles a huge amount of what is called a "floating population" and the Vapi railway station on the Mumbai-Vadodara
Vadodara
Vadodara formerly known as Baroda is the third most populated city in the Indian State of Gujarat . It is one of the four cities with the population of over 1 million...
rail link of Western Railway (India)
Western Railway (India)
The Western Railway is one of the 16 zones of Indian Railways, and is among the busiest railway networks in India. The major railway routes of Indian Railways which come under Western Railways are: Ratlam - Mumbai Central, Surat - Mumbai, Surat - Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad - Vadodara and Palanpur -...
has become the direct beneficiary in terms of revenues due to daily commuters. Most of the trains (along with Rajdhani express) passing through Vapi have a stop here.
Industrial zone
Proximity to the larger cities of MumbaiMumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
and Surat
Surat
Surat , also known as Suryapur, is the commercial capital city of the Indian state of Gujarat. Surat is India's Eighth most populous city and Ninth-most populous urban agglomeration. It is also administrative capital of Surat district and one of the fastest growing cities in India. The city proper...
, coupled with liberal Government policy, has helped Vapi and surrounding areas in attaining their current level of industrial growth. The "Vapi Industrial Estate" was started by GIDC
Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation
The Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation was established under the Gujarat Industrial Development Act of 1962, with a goal of accelerating industrialization in the state of Gujarat, India...
in 1967, and has spread to 11.4 km² and houses over 10000 industries, the majority of which are small-scale units (SSIs).
Today, about 70% of the total industries in the township are chemical plants, mainly for chemical distillation
Distillation
Distillation is a method of separating mixtures based on differences in volatilities of components in a boiling liquid mixture. Distillation is a unit operation, or a physical separation process, and not a chemical reaction....
and the production of pesticides, dyes, dye intermediaries
Intermediary
An intermediary is a third party that offers intermediation services between two trading parties. The intermediary acts as a conduit for goods or services offered by a supplier to a consumer...
and paints. Other major industries include paper
Paper
Paper is a thin material mainly used for writing upon, printing upon, drawing or for packaging. It is produced by pressing together moist fibers, typically cellulose pulp derived from wood, rags or grasses, and drying them into flexible sheets....
, packaging, pharmaceuticals, plastics, rubber
Rubber
Natural rubber, also called India rubber or caoutchouc, is an elastomer that was originally derived from latex, a milky colloid produced by some plants. The plants would be ‘tapped’, that is, an incision made into the bark of the tree and the sticky, milk colored latex sap collected and refined...
, textiles, wood
Wood
Wood is a hard, fibrous tissue found in many trees. It has been used for hundreds of thousands of years for both fuel and as a construction material. It is an organic material, a natural composite of cellulose fibers embedded in a matrix of lignin which resists compression...
, Computer Hardware & Software, Engineering Workshop, glass
Glass
Glass is an amorphous solid material. Glasses are typically brittle and optically transparent.The most familiar type of glass, used for centuries in windows and drinking vessels, is soda-lime glass, composed of about 75% silica plus Na2O, CaO, and several minor additives...
, and food products. Another striking feature of Vapi is the Common Effluent Treatment Plant (or CETP). This is the largest of its kind in Asia, treating the pollutants from these industries before the effluent is released in the Daman Ganga River. The CETP is run by Vapi Waste & Effluent Management Company, promoted by the Vapi Industries Association, CETP is one of the India's biggest plant in term of capacity.
Center of Excellence
Aided by Indian Infrastructure Development Scheme (IIDS) of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and Vapi Industrial Estate, Vapi got an opportunity to host a Center of excellence. The Facility is equipped with almost all the latest analysis equipments and well trained staff. Facility also has Library, Information center as well as Pilot Plant facility for conducting feasibility study for product and process development.Pollution
A study in 2007 by the Blacksmith InstituteBlacksmith Institute
Founded in 1999, Blacksmith Institute is an international non-for-profit organization dedicated to eliminating life-threatening pollution in the developing world. Blacksmith identifies and cleans up the world's worst polluted places, focusing on communities where children are most at risk. Based in...
found Vapi to be one of the ten worst polluted places in the world. There has been progress since then on cleaning up the area.
This claim has been vehemently opposed by the Vapi Industries Association and Vapi Waste & Effluent Management Company Ltd. As a result they have dragged the Blacksmith Institute to the courts by filing a law suit for Rs. 40 Crores. The Blacksmith Institute have reported the pollution levels based on the Gujarat Pollution Control Board of 1998. But since then not much has changed and the pollution is getting worse day after day. The Common Effluent treatment plant does not meet all the parameters set by both state and central pollution control boards.
Geographical importance
Vapi is surrounded by some magnificent location around it namely:Daman & Diu,
Dadra & Nagar Haveli,
Umbergaon,
Sarigam,
Bhilad,
Udavada,
Sanjan,
Pardi,
Silvassa.
Premises of Vapi are rich in all sorts, i.e. both the Union territories as well as Sarigam, Bhilad, Umbergaon & Pardi are good residential cum commercial areas, which are situated near Vapi with a mere distance of 12-40 km. Daman and Silvassa (capital of D&NH) have proved magnificent attraction for tourist not only in India but they have been successful enough to attract people from other countries even. Vapi has recorded a very important note in Gujarat's and India's success story.
Education
Schools
- * Smt. Sandraben Shroff Gnyandham High School, (http://srsgnyandham.org/)
Many other small n big schools
Colleges
- G.I.D.C ROFEL Business School(PGDM)(AICTE approved)-www.grbsvapi.org
- Rofel Arts & Commerce College Vapi,
- G.I.D.C Rajju Shroff Rofel Institute of Management Studies College,
- ROFEL Shri G. M. Bilakhia College of Applied Sciences,
- ROFEL Shri GM Bilakhia College of Pharmacy,
- R.K.Desai College of arts and science,
- KBS College of professional Science & Commerce.
- SSR college(Commerce and Engg.)
Many other small n big colleges
Evening hangouts
- Damanganga Riverbanks: Damanganga river banks comes out to be a good hangout options for visitors. Due to open skies and clear waters (only from incoming stream) this site has become centre for attraction during evening.
- G.I.D.C Garden: the garden is a joggers park surrounded by a lush green environment and open field which is a preferred place for childerens to play especially during summer evenings.
- Daman beaches : Daman being very close to vapi makes it a good destination to visit. Princess Park, Devka Beach and J.T being the favourite destinations.
- Silvassa: Silvassa is dotted with beautiful resorts and spas. Recommended for high profile visits. Dadra Garden d best location 4 bollywood
- Ambe mata temple
also many other places are there for hangout
Enterntainment Options
- Multiplex and theaters.
- Cine Park Multiplex
- Big Cinemas (Earlier known as Gunjan Geet Cinema)
- Shree Jayshree Multiplex
- Empress mall( one of Gujarat's biggest mall)
- Empress multiplex
- Fortune mall
- Platinum mall
- Vaishali multiplex
- also many of the small theaters
Cafe and Eateries
- Soda Pub(Soft Drinks Shop)
- Monjinis Cake Shop
- Famous Vada Pav
- Cad- B vapi (coffee shop)
- Raja-Rani Vada pav
- sulekha resturent
- Friends bakers, Mohid tower
- Pizza Hut
- McDonald
- Cafe Coffee Day
- Domino's
- U.S.Pizza
- Happinezz - etc, etc
Hotels: (Vapi)
- Hotel I.T.C. Fortune Galaxy
- Hotel Grenn View
- Hotel Sarvoday
- Amiras Restaurant
- Hotel Papilon
- Hotel Woodland
- Hotel Sarvottam
- Hotel La-Carta
- Hotel Rajwadi
Many other small n big Hotels n Resturants
Hotels: (Daman)
- Hotel Miramar
- Hotel Sea Rock
- Hotel Gurukripa, etc
Hotels: (Silvassa)
- Ras Resorts, etc