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Powai is a northern suburb of Mumbai, that shares its name with a lake in the same locality. It is reachable from the western suburbs by the Saki Vihar Road, the Jogeshwari Vikhroli Link Road or the Aarey Colony Road. Also, Adi Shankaracharya Road connects Powai to the Lal Bahadur Shastri Road and the Eastern Express Highway, which are the gateways to eastern suburbs. The nearest Mumbai Suburban Railway station is Kanjurmarg on the Central line. , Bombay redirects here. ... Powai Lake Powai Lake is a large artificial lake, situated in a northern suburb of (Mumbai). ... Aarey Milk Colony (established in 1949) is situated in Goregaon East, a suburb of Mumbai. ... The Mumbai Suburban Railway (Marathi: मुंबई उपनगरीय रेल्) system, part of the public transportation system of Mumbai, is provided for by the state-run Indian Railways two zonal Western Railways and Central Railways. ... Kanjurmarg is the name of a railway station on the Mumbai suburban railway on the Central Railway line. ...

Powai, historically, has been the home to five temples. A small locality called Panchakutir (meaning five abodes) is still present in Powai. One of these temples is devoted to Goddess Padmavati. It is believed that the word Powai came from the temple. Its etimology is drawn from Padma Aai, which means mother Padma, in the local language Marathi. The goddess Padmavati is a popular Jain goddess. ... Marathi is one of the widely spoken languages of India, and has a long literary history. ...

Besides the Powai Lake, Powai is host to some important landmarks of Mumbai, such as: Powai Lake Powai Lake is a large artificial lake, situated in a northern suburb of (Mumbai). ...

• the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT Bombay),
• the Hiranandani Gardens township,
• the Construction, engineering and manufacturing conglomerate Larsen & Toubro group of companies
• the National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), and
• the various Government colonies of Income Tax Dept,Customs, Coast guard etc.
• Gopal Sharma Group of Schools
• Powai plaza.
• Prathamesh galaxy.
• Raheja Vihar

The Powai area has grown tremendously in the past decade and it is presently a residential, commercial and retail hub for the eastern suburbs of Bombay - in news more for traffic snarls than anything else. A local weekly newspaper Planet Powai regularly reports on the latest news and development of this area. The Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, popularly known as IIT Bombay, or simply IIT-B, is an autonomous, co-educational university located in Powai, in north central Mumbai. ... View of the skyline from one of the residential buildings Hiranandani Gardens is a township located in Powai, a northern suburb of Mumbai. ... Larsen & Toubro Limited is Indias largest engineering and construction conglomerate, with diverse interests such as construction, hydraulic equipment, electrical and electronic power services, fertilizer projects, medical electronics and information technology. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

• Community Newspaper of Powai

Residential Complexes

• Jal Vayu Vihar Complex, Adi Shankaracharya Marg.
• Shiv Srishti Complex , Behind SM Shetty School
• IIT Mumbai Staff CHS Ltd. Behind SM Shetty School. Hiranandani Powai
• Raheja Vihar. Off Chandivali Farm Road
• Panchratna Housing Society, Adi Shankaracharya Marg.[Includes SBI and NTPC Officers' Quarters]
• Hiranandani Gardens

See also