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Santacruz Overview

Santacruz or Santa Cruz comes from the Portuguese word which means ‘Holy Cross’. It refers to a 150-year-old cross that is located on the Chapel Lane in a home for destitute women established by Mother Teresa's trust. Santacruz is a part of the H East and West wards of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai. The famous SNDT University campus is also located in Santacruz.

Santacruz area has Vile Parle to its north, Khar towards its south, Juhu area in the west and Bandra and Kurla in the east. The locality is divided in to Santa Cruz East and West and this division is done by the Mumbai Suburban Railway line. It’s a secure locality with well-lit streets and gated communities. A fairly clean place, Santacruz does have some drainage issues. This locality has the Kalina-Kurla Link Road and the Western Express Highway going through it. Many cooperative multi-storey and other apartments house upper and upper-middle class residents.

Educational Institutions in and around Santacruz:

The SNDT Women's University includes about 15 institutions for postgraduate programmes. It also has over 10 colleges like PV Polytechnic, SVT College of Home Science, Usha Mittal Institute of Technology and C U Shah College of Pharmacy. The area has many good playschools and private schools like St. Anthony's Boys School and St. Charles Girls' School. Some other schools in the area are:

• R. N. Podar School
• St. Teresa's Convent High School
• St. Anthony's Church
• Little Angels English High School, Santacruz (West)
• Sacred Heart Church, Santacruz (West)
• St. Charles Girls School
• St. Anthony's School
• Rameshwar vidya Mandir, Santacruz East

Companies in the neighbourhood:

Santacruz has many offices like Asian Paints Ltd. Head Office, Kalptaru Ltd., Kotak Mahindra Asset Management, Smartlink network Systems, Axis Spaces Pvt. Ltd., SRP group of Companies etc. hence, there is no dearth of job opportunities here.

Shopping and Entertainment

The markets in the area have many well-known stores and some high street outlets too. Some famous malls here are Phoenix Mall, the Globe and Jable Noor Mall. There are several eateries and restaurants here like King Chili, Golden Cave and Rite on Coals for example. Other famous places that one can visit in the area are Juhu Garden, Muktanand Park, Willingdon Gymkhana, Rotary Park, Hare Rama Hare Krishna Iskcon Temple, etc.

If you are fond of watching movies, there is Gold Cinemas and many other cinema halls. For fitness enthusiasts, there is The Yoga Institute, which is one of the oldest yoga centres in the world. If you want to experience fine dining, you could visit the famous five-star hotel, Grand Hyatt.

Other Amenities

There are many private and government hospitals and medical centres in the locality like SL Raheja Hospital, Santa Cruz General Hospital, Dr. Rauts, Kasturba Jeevan, the BARC Hospital, Nanavati Hospital, Surya Hospital, etc. Santacruz also has several parks, jogging tracks, and gymnasiums. Various places of worship like temples and an ancient church is also located here.

Connectivity:

The Western Express Highway, Kalina-Kurla Link Road and Nehru Road pass through this area. The locality has Metro connectivity and there are BEST Bus Stations on Swami Vivekanand Road as well as near the station in Santacruz East. The good thing is that the Mumbai International Airport is situated in Santacruz.

Moving to Santacruz? Few things to keep in mind:

• Traffic is a big issue in the locality. There are pressure points almost throughout the day on all the main roads. There is heavy and extremely slow moving traffic in the area so plan ahead and step out accordingly.
• If you want your house move to be smooth, you must take care to do careful planning and execution. That’s where you would need an efficient and professional packing and moving company.