Vimannagar
Viman Nagar
Dunkirk Lines | |
|---|---|
Eastern Suburb of Pune | |
    Clockwise from top: Phoenix Marketcity (Pune); Nitesh Hub; Symbiosis International School; Bajaj Finserv Headquarters | |
| Nickname: Airport City | |
  Viman Nagar  Viman Nagar | |
| Coordinates: 18°34′N 73°55′E / 18.56°N 73.91°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Pune |
| Metro | Pune |
| Founded by | Lohegaon |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 411014 |
| Area code | 020 |
| Vehicle registration | MH 12 |
| Civic agency | Pune Municipal Corporation |
Viman Nagar (Marathi: विमान नगर lit. Airport City) is an affluent residential and retail neighborhood in the Eastern Metropolitan Corridor of Pune and is one of the regions in the city. Viman Nagar is in close proximity to the Pune International Airport and constitutes the eastern necklace of the city along with Koregaon Park and Kalyani Nagar.
During the Pre-independence era, the neighborhood was known as Dunkirk Lines. The vibrant Viman Nagar is strewn with plush residential complexes, bustling corporate offices, fine-dining restaurants, and glitzy shopping malls. The locality enjoys easy accessibility to work, leisure as well as high-profile educational institutions like Symbiosis Law School, Pune thus boasting one of the highest property rates in real estate in the entire state of Maharashtra, making it a prestigious and highly sought residential destination.[1]
Location[edit]
Viman Nagar is located 8 kilometers North off the Pune Railway Station and 0.5 kilometers South off the Pune International Airport.
Geography[edit]
- Northbound: Pune International Airport
- Westbound: Yerawada
- Central: Lohagaon
- Southbound: Vadgaon Sheri
- Eastbound: Kharadi, Hadapsar, Wagholi
Demographics[edit]
| Country | India |
| District | Pune |
| Municipal Corporation | Pune Municipal Corporation |
| Pin code | 411014 |
| MLA | Sunil Tingre (Nationalist Congress Party) |
| Ex.MLA | Bapu Pathare (Nationalist Congress Party) |
| MP | Girish Bapat (Bharatiya Janata Party) |
Roads[edit]
The Pune-Ahmednagar Highway (Maharashtra State Highway 27/MH-SH-27) passes through Viman Nagar.
Hotels[edit]
Viman Nagar is home to the following International Chain of Hotels:
- Hyatt Regency
- Novotel
- Ibis
- Four Points by Sheraton
- Lemon Tree Hotels
- The Hotel Hindusthan International
- Bhooj Adda, Bengali restaurant
Educational Institutions[edit]
- Symbiosis Institute of Design
- Symbiosis School of Liberal Arts
- Symbiosis Law School
- Air Force School, Pune
- Symbiosis Institute of Business Management
- Symbiosis School of Media & Communication
- International Institute of Hotel Management (IIHM, Pune)
Nearby landmarks[edit]
- Pune International Airport
- Viman Nagar Joggers' Park, Pune
- Aga Khan Palace
- Fly India Paramotor Club (Paragliding)
- Phoenix Market City
- Udaan Bio-Diversity Park by Zensar[2] has collaborated with the Pune Municipal Corporation[3] for transforming a 2 Acre Barren Area into a Bio-Diversity Park at Vimannagar on Lease Basis. The park is experiential and educative, addressing all senses: the use of colorful plants proximate to the entrance welcomes visitors (sight), followed by a segment comprising medicinally therapeutic herbs (touch and taste), aromatic herbs (smell), the use of bird-friendly trees (sound) and a 500sqft water body (sight). What makes this park different is that it encourages visitors to pluck and taste, rub and smell, extending interaction from the visual to the experiential. Through this experiential interaction, guided by helpful signages, visitors are able to appreciate the therapeutic influence of Tulsi or Neem leaves and also learn about the plants as the source of various household remedies. The park attracts a number of schools on educational excursions. Another unique aspect of the Park is the trail with braille signages which help engage visually-challenged visitors. The park attracts more than 300 visitors a day comprising leisure walkers, picnickers, and students.[4]
- Named after the remarkable starting shooting guard of the SIS inter-school team - Shivansh Dutt Basketball Court is positioned north-east of the campus. The elite sportsman went on to follow his passion in the city of Edmonton, Canada after graduating.
- Viman Nagar Rollerskating Rink
- Ansh Kapadia Football Ground - named after the Symbiosis International School alumnus - is located east of the campus. A skilled and versatile player, he went on to play in Toronto, Canada. The ground was named after him in his honour.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Aditi (13 February 2015). "Viman Nagar-Nagar Road is the belt to bet on in Pune". India Today. Pune. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ "Zensar is a global information digital solutions and technology services company that specializes in partnering with global organizations across industries on their Digital Transformation journey | Zensar". www.zensar.com. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ "Pune Municipal Corporation".
- ^ "Udaan Biodiversity Park | Zensar". www.zensar.com. Retrieved 8 October 2017.