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The wharf is serviced by [[Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport|BEST]] buses and till the late 1980s also used to be the port of call for the Mumbai-Goa ferry services. The nearest railway station is Dockyard Road on Harbour Line services of Central Railway. Local trains towards Bandra, Andheri, Vashi, Belapur, Panvel halt at this station. These trains originate from CSMT that is [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus]]. |
The wharf is serviced by [[Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport|BEST]] buses and till the late 1980s also used to be the port of call for the Mumbai-Goa ferry services. The nearest railway station is Dockyard Road on Harbour Line services of Central Railway. Local trains towards Bandra, Andheri, Vashi, Belapur, Panvel halt at this station. These trains originate from CSMT that is [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus]]. |
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== History == |
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Ferry Wharf aka Bhaucha Dhakka was built by Lakshman Hari Chandarjee Ajinkya(1789-1858).<ref>[http://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/other/Citys-quay-feature-gets-a-glassy-new-look-for-Rs-2-cr/amp_articleshow/53607762.cms Citys quay feature gets a glassy new-look, Mumbai Mirror]</ref> He belonged to the Pathare Prabhu community (one of the original inhabitants of Mumbai). He was affectionately addressed as Bhau or big brother by the local people. His family had estates at Naigaum and Parel and he worked as Chief Clerk in the Gun Carriage Factory in Colaba. Information given in the Govt. Archives and in the Marathi book ‘Pathare Prabhuncha Itihaas’ by Pratap Velkar reveal that Mumbai did not have a regular pier or wharf till 1835 for either goods or passengers. The government started leasing out land on the Bombay frontage to private individuals to build wet docks and basins. Laksman Hari Chandarjee Ajinkya alias ‘Bhau’ was the first local to take this opportunity. He thus constructed Mumbai's first wet dock in 1841 for the convenience of the passengers and incoming ships to load, embark and berth. These included Carnac and Claire bunders. Today, the passenger terminal at the Bhau-Cha-Dhakka is still used to ferry people to Mora and Rewas for their onward journeys to Uran and Alibag.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} old bhaucha dhakka was at Alexzandra dock. It was shifted to princess dock in 1969.ie at present site. |
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Information given in the Govt. Archives and in the Marathi book ‘Pathare Prabhuncha Itihaas’ by Pratap Velkar reveal that Mumbai did not have a regular pier or wharf till 1835 for either goods or passengers. The government started leasing out land on the Bombay frontage to private individuals to build wet docks and basins. Lakshman Harishchandrajee Ajinkya (1789–1858)<ref>[http://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/other/Citys-quay-feature-gets-a-glassy-new-look-for-Rs-2-cr/amp_articleshow/53607762.cms Citys quay feature gets a glassy new-look, Mumbai Mirror]</ref> alias ‘Bhau’ was the first local to take this opportunity. He constructed Mumbai's first wet dock in 1841 for the convenience of the passengers and incoming ships to load, embark and berth.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mumbai Diary |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2018/oct/23/mumbai-diary-1888785.html |access-date=10 July 2023 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> Ild bhaucha dhakka was at Alexzandra dock. it was It was shifted to current location at princess dock in 1969. Today, the passenger terminal at the Bhau-Cha-Dhakka is still used to ferry people to Mora and Rewas for their onward journeys to Uran and Alibag.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} |
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=== Lakshman Harishchandraji Ajinkya "Bhau" === |
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He belonged to the Pathare Prabhu community (one of the original inhabitants of Mumbai).<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2 September 2019 |title=This Mumbai family’s hosting Ganpati since 1843 |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/this-familys-hosting-ganpati-since-1843/articleshow/70940628.cms?frmapp=yes&from=mdr |access-date=10 July 2023 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> He started as Chief Clerk in the Gun Carriage Factory in Colaba and raised himself to be a major contractor building docks with help of one Captain Russel.<ref name=":0" /> His family had estates at Naigaum and Parel.He also built Carnac and Claire bunders.<ref name="Māḍagã̄vakara Ranganathan 2009 p. 94">{{cite book | last=Māḍagã̄vakara | first=G.N. | last2=Ranganathan | first2=M. | title=Govind Narayan's Mumbai: An Urban Biography from 1863 | publisher=Anthem Press | series=Anthem South Asian Studies,Anthem Nineteenth-Century Series | year=2009 | isbn=978-1-84331-305-2 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=50Hmdwd_bigC&pg=PA94 | access-date=10 July 2023 | page=94}}</ref> |
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== References == |
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18°57′23″N 72°50′57″E / 18.956382°N 72.849261°E
Bhaucha Dhakka (also called as Ferry Wharf) is a wharf along the Thane Creek, along the coast of Dockyard Road on the Eastern seafront of Mumbai, the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. The wharf serves as the port for numerous fishermen who bring in their daily catch. Ferry services link up JNPT, Uran to the east, and Rewas and Mandwa to the south. The wharf is used by the students of the Training Ship Rahaman which is an institute for maritime studies on the island of Nhava.
The wharf is serviced by BEST buses and till the late 1980s also used to be the port of call for the Mumbai-Goa ferry services. The nearest railway station is Dockyard Road on Harbour Line services of Central Railway. Local trains towards Bandra, Andheri, Vashi, Belapur, Panvel halt at this station. These trains originate from CSMT that is Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus.
History
[edit]Information given in the Govt. Archives and in the Marathi book ‘Pathare Prabhuncha Itihaas’ by Pratap Velkar reveal that Mumbai did not have a regular pier or wharf till 1835 for either goods or passengers. The government started leasing out land on the Bombay frontage to private individuals to build wet docks and basins. Lakshman Harishchandrajee Ajinkya (1789–1858)[1] alias ‘Bhau’ was the first local to take this opportunity. He constructed Mumbai's first wet dock in 1841 for the convenience of the passengers and incoming ships to load, embark and berth.[2] Ild bhaucha dhakka was at Alexzandra dock. it was It was shifted to current location at princess dock in 1969. Today, the passenger terminal at the Bhau-Cha-Dhakka is still used to ferry people to Mora and Rewas for their onward journeys to Uran and Alibag.[citation needed]
Lakshman Harishchandraji Ajinkya "Bhau"
[edit]He belonged to the Pathare Prabhu community (one of the original inhabitants of Mumbai).[3] He started as Chief Clerk in the Gun Carriage Factory in Colaba and raised himself to be a major contractor building docks with help of one Captain Russel.[3] His family had estates at Naigaum and Parel.He also built Carnac and Claire bunders.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Citys quay feature gets a glassy new-look, Mumbai Mirror
- ^ "Mumbai Diary". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ a b "This Mumbai family's hosting Ganpati since 1843". The Times of India. 2 September 2019. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ Māḍagã̄vakara, G.N.; Ranganathan, M. (2009). Govind Narayan's Mumbai: An Urban Biography from 1863. Anthem South Asian Studies,Anthem Nineteenth-Century Series. Anthem Press. p. 94. ISBN 978-1-84331-305-2. Retrieved 10 July 2023.