Balewadi

Balewadi
Balewadi
suburb
	Balewadi Stadium
	Balewadi Location in Maharashtra, India
	Coordinates: 18°35′1.89″N 73°46′5.83″E / 18.5838583°N 73.7682861°ECoordinates: 18°35′1.89″N 73°46′5.83″E / 18.5838583°N 73.7682861°E
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Pune
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	411 045
Vehicle registration	MH12-
Coastline	0 kilometres (0 mi)

Balewadi is a residential suburban town of Pune, located in the city’s Western Metropolitan Corridor. It is famous for the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex which had hosted both the National Games in 1994 and the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games. The complex had also hosted the second edition of Khelo India Youth Games,^[1] which kicked off on 9 January 2019.

Infrastructure[edit]

Balewadi was a village at the edge of the city of Pune until 1997, when it was integrated into the limits of the Pune Municipal Corporation along with 22 other villages in various parts of the city.

Balewadi, along with neighbouring areas of Aundh and Baner are planned for development as part of the broader Smart Cities Mission initiated by the Government of India in 2015. The selected area will be developed as a model to be replicated in other parts of the city.^[2]

Transport[edit]

Balewadi is linked to Pune Municipal Corporation, Pune Cantonment, Chinchwad and Alandi by Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) buses. The Katraj - Dehu Road corridor passes through Balewadi. Balewadi is connected to Pune via Baner Road. There are PMPML buses going to Hinjewadi via Balewadi.

Bus rapid transit is planned from Airport to Balewadi from Pune Municipal Corporation. And Third metro route of shivaji nagar to hinjewadi is going to via balewadi.^[3]

Very soon, the Pune Metro will also run through Balewadi with metro stations planned near NICMAR Institute and Balewadi High Street.

Education[edit]

There are several educational institutions located around Balewadi. Some of these are:

National Institute of Construction Management and Research (NICMAR)
National Insurance Academy (NIA)
MITCON institute of Management
G. S. Moze College of Engineering
Bharati Vidyapeeth Primary and Secondary School
CM international school School Website
MTB secondary and higher secondary school
VIBGYOR High School^[4]
Bharati Vidhyapeeth's Rabindranath Tagore School of Excellence

Sports[edit]

Balewadi is home to the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, which hosts various major sporting events and can hold roughly 20,000 spectators in its athletics stadium.

A museum dedicated to Sachin Tendulkar is also planned in Balewadi.^[5]

When the Elite Football League of India was introduced in August 2011, Pune was noted as one of eight cities to be awarded a team for the inaugural season, although the team's games will be played in Balewadi.^[6]^[7]

Health[edit]

Nearest Hospitals include:

Aditya Birla Hospital
Medipoint Hospital
Jupiter Hospital

Entertainment[edit]

A recent attraction in this location is the High Street Area, which has many upscale restaurants and pubs setting up here, which has seen influx of party goers.

References[edit]

↑ Srinivasan, Kamesh (9 January 2019). "Khelo India Youth Games off to a colourful start". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
↑ [1]
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ "ICSE & CBSE School in Balewadi, Pune - VIBGYOR High". www.vibgyorhigh.com. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
↑ "PMC moots museum for Sachin at Baner-Balewadi". Retrieved 26 December 2020. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help)
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/08/04/they-need-tv-product-why-american-football-is-coming-to-india/

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[the_hindu_jan_9-1] Srinivasan, Kamesh (9 January 2019). "Khelo India Youth Games off to a colourful start". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 January 2019.

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[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] "ICSE & CBSE School in Balewadi, Pune - VIBGYOR High". www.vibgyorhigh.com. Retrieved 5 July 2018.

[5] "PMC moots museum for Sachin at Baner-Balewadi". Retrieved 26 December 2020. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help)

[6] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[7] ttp://newsfeed.time.com/2011/08/04/they-need-tv-product-why-american-football-is-coming-to-india/

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