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C.G.S. colony consists of seven sectors, I through VII and the buildings are graded according to the number of rooms each apartment (or flat) of the building contains. In C.G.S Colony Sector 7 is larger than the other Sectors. There is also a [[Kendriya Vidyalaya]] school in Sector 1 for the employees and staff of any central government body/organisation And there is also a ground for playing which is in Sector-6 Called Cement Ground. The allocation of the apartment type to an individual is based on his/her ranking within the central government body/organisation. Lately, many of the buildings in the colony have been marked as unsafe and the task of rebuilding them is under way. |
C.G.S. colony consists of seven sectors, I through VII and the buildings are graded according to the number of rooms each apartment (or flat) of the building contains. In C.G.S Colony Sector 7 is larger than the other Sectors. There is also a [[Kendriya Vidyalaya]] school in Sector 1 for the employees and staff of any central government body/organisation And there is also a ground for playing which is in Sector-6 Called Cement Ground. The allocation of the apartment type to an individual is based on his/her ranking within the central government body/organisation. Lately, many of the buildings in the colony have been marked as unsafe and the task of rebuilding them is under way. |
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In November 2014 it was reported that 50 residents of the Colony contracted [[dengue fever]] from mosquito bites. A spokesperson for the [[Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation]] blamed water leakages forming stagnant pools, encouraging mosquito breeding at five sites and said the affected areas were being [[Fogging (insect control)|fogged]] and promised a clean-up.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-11-20 |title=Mumbai: Dengue bites 50 CISF men residing in govt colony |url=https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/Mumbai--Dengue-bites-50-CISF-men-residing-in-govt-colony-15779198 |access-date=2024-02-11 |website=Mid-day |language=en}}</ref> |
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19°00′59″N 72°51′24″E / 19.016378°N 72.856629°E C.G.S. colony (Antop Hill, Mumbai) is Asia's largest[citation needed] housing colony to provide housing to employees and staff of any central government body/organisation. C.G.S. is derived from Central Government Employees Society - the "E" is not used usually because saying "CGS" is much easier and faster than saying "CGES", but C.G.E.S. is the official short-form. The colony is located approximately mid-way of the King's Circle and Koliwada or Guru Tegh Bahadur Nagar railway stations. Walking time between C.G.S. and both stations is an average of 20 minutes.
C.G.S. colony consists of seven sectors, I through VII and the buildings are graded according to the number of rooms each apartment (or flat) of the building contains. In C.G.S Colony Sector 7 is larger than the other Sectors. There is also a Kendriya Vidyalaya school in Sector 1 for the employees and staff of any central government body/organisation And there is also a ground for playing which is in Sector-6 Called Cement Ground. The allocation of the apartment type to an individual is based on his/her ranking within the central government body/organisation. Lately, many of the buildings in the colony have been marked as unsafe and the task of rebuilding them is under way.
In November 2014 it was reported that 50 residents of the Colony contracted dengue fever from mosquito bites. A spokesperson for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation blamed water leakages forming stagnant pools, encouraging mosquito breeding at five sites and said the affected areas were being fogged and promised a clean-up.[1]
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- ^ "Mumbai: Dengue bites 50 CISF men residing in govt colony". Mid-day. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2024.