Panchpakhadi

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Pachpakhadi पाचपाखडी
Locality
District		Thane

Pachpakhadiपाचपाखडी is an upmarket and affluent locality of Thane city of Maharashtra state in India. It is known for Kachrali lake, the head office of Thane Municipal Corporation, S.E.S. High School and Junior College, few temples and several food outlets.

Etymology

The word Pachpakhadiपाचपाखडी literally stands for five fields. The area originally consisted of five massive fields owned by various landlords. However, the current scenario depicts an urbanized area with dense residential complexes and commercial shops.

Location

It lies adjoining to Naupada area and the Teen Hath Naka, within walking distance from Thane railway station.^[1] It is one of the prime locations of Thane city. The head office of Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) is next to Kachrali Lake.

Places

A

Maharaj temple lies nearby.

The area is popular for the renowned school of Thane, namely, S.E.S. High School and Junior College. It also has numerous outlets of food brands.

Kachrali Lake

"Kachrali Talao" is a picturesque lake with a small 'one tree island' on it. This lake has a circumference of 500m. It attracts many people for its jogging tracks, children play area, exercise area. There is a temple of Lord

inside the lake premises. Once a slum area, major cleansing & beautification has transformed it to a jogger's paradise. The government has brought Ducks on the lake, these ducks can be seen in the lake especially on the one tree island.

Events

Every year, the

celebrations, that are carried out in a pompous and grand manner. However, since 2015, the Krushna Janmashtami celebration has not been held.

Food Localities

The area has a lot of eateries and restaurants, most of them being located on the Gen. Arun Kumar Vaidya Road and Meenatai Thackeray Marg. Some of the popular eateries here are-

• Prashant Corner
• Fruitfrenzy icecream
• Domino's Pizza
• Shivsagar Hotel
• Krishna Sweets
• Ribbons & Balloons
• Monginis
• Durga Vihar
• Café Coffee Day
• Malwan Hotel
• Celebration Hotel
• Natural's Ice Cream
• Gelato Italiano
• Baskin-Robbins
• Thambi
• Santosh Vada Pav
• Wok Express

References

• Kopri Pachpakhadi Election 2009

External links

• Thane Municipality Site Archived 14 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine