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Chandanwadi — village — Coordinates Country India State Maharashtra District(s) Thane Time zone IST (UTC+05:30) Codes-
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Chandanwadi is a neighbourhood in Thane city, Maharashtra, India.
There are 3 lakes in close vincity namely Kachrali, Makhmali and Siddeshwar Talao's, giving the neighbourhood the nickname of the City of the Lakes.[1]
These lakes have been beautified as part of the cleansing and beautification of lakes in Thane city. Kachrali talao has been developed the most as it overlooks the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) building.
The suffix "wadi" means a cluster of houses in the Marathi language.
In January 2007, Major Manish H Pitambare from Chandanwadi (a paratrooper from the Special Forces) was awarded the Kirti Chakra, India's second-highest Peace-Time Gallantry Award, after he lost his life fighting militants in Bijbehara District of Jammu & Kashmir in November 2006.[2]
References
- ^ "Thane civic body votes, chooses brick over lake" (in English). Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. 21 July 2004. http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=92204. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
- ^ "Western Command GOC-in-C to receive award" (in English). Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. 26 January 2007. http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=219436. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
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