Aarey Colony
Aarey Colony | |
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Neighbourhood | |
Coordinates: 19°9′27″N 72°52′28″E / 19.15750°N 72.87444°E | |
Country | India |
State | Maharashtra |
Region | Konkan |
City | Mumbai |
District | Mumbai Suburban |
Locality | Goregaon (East) |
Established | 1949 |
Founded by | Govt. Of India |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal Corporation |
• Body | Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (MCGM) |
Area | |
• Total | 16 km2 (6 sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Marathi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 400 065[1] |
Area code | 022 |
Website | Aarey Dairy |
Aarey Milk Colony is within Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP).[2][3] Of which 25.6% (812 acres) are classified as mixed moist deciduous type forest.[4][5] It acts as a buffer between SGNP and the city, being one of the few green spaces (spread over 2000 acres) left in Mumbai.[6] On 3 September 2020, the Maharashtra government declared one fifth of the Aarey Colony, an area of approximately 600 acres, as a reserved forest.[7]
The Colony is a neighbourhood situated in Goregaon (East), a suburb of the city of Mumbai, India. It was established in 1949 to revolutionize the processing and marketing of dairy products in the city.