- Thakurli
Thakurli is a
suburb of theKalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation inIndia .Thakurli Railway Station is at a distance of 49 km from the Mumbai CST station on the Central Railway line.
In this small village in
1932 , GIP Railway established its firstcoal -basedpower station ,Chola Power Station , for producing the electric power required to run the suburban electric railway. The Chola village and the surrounding areas also form home to the native Agri community known for its pride, culture and warrior like attitude.For the staff of this powerhouse, staff quarters were constructed; for workers, 52 "chawls" (rows of dwelling units), and for British officers, 12 bungalows.
As this area was surrounded by bushy and rocky terrain, British officers established
fox hunting clubs for their weekend pleasures. Officers' wives established a school for children of staff members; this still-renowned school is now known asMahila Samiti English High School. It is still run by the Wives of Officers Of the Electrical Department of Central Railway.The village power station is closed down after a series of explosions occurred in its aging boilers.
In Thakurli only one college is there named D.K.V.C(Devkaben Kalyanji Virji Chedda).The college is also called as "Gujrati college" as it was made by Gujrati people.It offers only one stream i.e.commerce (with IT).
In this small village,a "RIDHI PARK" named building was made,it is the first tower in thakurli,which contains 6 floors in all five wings.But now thakurli is developing very rapidly,the constructions of building are not below 6 floors,and the education level is also growing,more than half of the population are literate.
External links
* [http://www.kdmc.gov.in/kdmc/ Kalyan Dombivali Municipal Corporation]
* [http://www.DombivliForum.com Dombivli Forum]
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