The area within the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation has been ranked third among 73 cities surveyed for cleanliness and hygiene by the Union Ministry of Urban Development and Quality Council of India as a part of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and is being modified with various projects and formation.

In the late 1500s, Siddis of Janjira built the Belapur Killa located atop a small hill near the mouth of the Panvel Creek.

The Marathas ruled the area until 23 June 1817, when it was captured by Captain Charles Gray of the British East India Company.

[3] The planning of Navi Mumbai began in 1971 and involved leading architects and urban planners including Adi Kanga, Charles Correa, Shirish Patel, Pravina Mehta[4] and R. K.

Privately owned land consisting of 86 villages covering within the present limits of Navi Mumbai were acquired by the government of Maharashtra.

These nodes were named Airoli, Ghansoli, Kopar Khairane, Vashi, Turbhe, Sanpada, Juinagar, Nerul, Seawoods, CBD Belapur, Kharghar, Kamothe, New Panvel, Kalamboli, Ulwe, Dronagiri and Taloja.

[7] CIDCO planned and constructed railway stations, roads, and public spaces in Navi Mumbai and developed nearby areas commercially.

Major changes took place only after 1990, with the commissioning of a wholesale agricultural produce market at Turbhe and the construction of a commuter railway line from Mankhurd to Vashi in May 1992.

However, according to the 2001 census, a fifth[9][10] to a third[11] of the population of municipalized Navi Mumbai live in slums [12] and gaothans (urban villages),[6] with thousands of buildings violating planning norms.

[13] By the end of the 1990s, the planning authority of Navi Mumbai sought to attract private developers to the city.

[14] Southern Navi Mumbai is developing rapidly in the modern nodes of Kharghar, Kamothe, Panvel, and Kalamboli.

These nodes are experiencing major infrastructural developments due to their proximity to the proposed Navi Mumbai International Airport.

CIDCO initially developed areas like Juhu Nagar (Vashi), Nerul, and CBD Belapur with homes, schools, and roads.

Later, due to a growing population with the railway extension in the 1990s, CIDCO shifted focus to Kharghar, Kamothe, New Panvel and Kopar Khairane.

[22] The NMMC area is planned into seven nodes (zones) - Belapur, Nerul, Sanpada, Vashi, Kopar Khairane, Ghansoli and Airoli.

The Palm Beach Marg, a 10-kilometre (6.2 mi) long six lane road connects Vashi to CBD Belapur running parallel to the Thane Creek.

Taxis charge a fixed rate approved by the R. T. O., details of which can be found on popular local transit apps of the city.

[34] The foundation stone for the project was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 18 February 2018, and construction was started in August 2021[35] It is expected to be completed and become operational by March 2025.

[38] The first line of the metro system was completed by CIDCO and was opened to the public on 17 November 2023, after several delays spanning for around a decade due to various construction and land acquisition issues.

In the first phase, the line joins the CBD Belapur station on the Mumbai suburban railway and Pendhar village.

[39][40] In the second phase, the line will join Taloja MIDC and Khandeshwar node (which will be extended to the under-construction Navi Mumbai International Airport in Ulwe node of the city), and in the third phase, the line will link the Pendhar and Taloja MIDC metro stations.

[38] The city boasts a reliable supply of electricity from various sources, and excellent motoring conditions, with numerous flyovers, broad roads, and parking lots.

CIDCO is planning to relaunch its hovercraft service from Vashi, Belapur, Nerul and Airoli to Gateway of India.

[citation needed] There are adequate utility services, banks, restaurants, malls, multiplexes and other shops in Navi Mumbai.

The Navi Mumbai Special Economic Zone (SEZ), located in the nodes of Dronagiri, Ulwe and Kalamboli, are planned to provide commercial growth and employment to the city.

Positioned en route to the proposed Navi Mumbai Airport, this megaproject has attracted investments of close to 60,000 crores.

Students are given access to various syllabi, including the State Education Board, CBSE, IGCSE, IB and ICSE patterns.