page_title: Mira Road
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Mira Road / History
caption_attribution_description: English: High-rise residential apartments in Mira Road (East), Thane district, Maharashtra state, India.
context_page_description: Mira Road is an area of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region situated in the north-western portion of the Salsette Island, Maharashtra state, India. It is part of Thane district and lies within the jurisdiction of Mira-Bhayandar city. It is governed by Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation.
context_section_description: The rise of Mumbai's real estate prices has been instrumental in the development of the Mira-Bhayandar region. From 1947 onwards, primarily developed by Bharat Shah the rise in real estate prices prompted several largely lower and  middle-income families to migrate to the suburbs of Mumbai like Virar, Vasai and Nalasopara. At that time, the Mira-Bhayandar area was part of a Gram Panchayat and was consisted primarily of agricultural land, majorly rice. This delayed and deterred builders from starting development projects. By 1980, builders began to buy agricultural land and start developing townships. The Mira Bhayandar Municipal Council was set up on June 12, 1985, by integrating five Gram Panchayats which included the Mira Gram Panchayat, which is from where Mira Road got its name.
  By 1990, the council was extended and it held the first election. Gilbert Mendonca was elected as the first president of the Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Council. 
  As it is located very close to the city, with easy accessibility by road as well as railway, and facilities for the city also extending to this town, have resulted in an increase in population and Mira Bhayandar as a whole, developed further. 
  The Municipal Council later on 28 February 2002, was changed to a Municipal Corporation due to its large population and had its first elected mayor Smt. Maira Mendonca on 11 August. Mira Road and its neighbouring suburb Bhayandar began emerging as a fast developing suburb and experienced economic development mainly due to its manufacturing sector. Most of the development has occurred only on the east side whereas the west side of the railway line is covered with salt pans and mangroves.
caption: An apartment in Mira Road (East)
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