Vithalwadi
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Vithalwadi
Coordinates: 19°13′43″N 73°8′54″E / 19.22861°N 73.14833°E / 19.22861; 73.14833Coordinates: 19°13′43″N 73°8′54″E / 19.22861°N 73.14833°E / 19.22861; 73.14833
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Thane
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Nearest city	Kalyan, India

Vithalwadi is a town in Thane district. It is a railway station on the Central line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network.

Vithal wadi the name given by the people or farmer living there decades ago as there was wadi (farm land) and a temple of Vithal (God). People there are now more literate as compared to years ago.

The area is like Hanuman Mandir Chawl (2 minutes from Vithalwadi station) which was settled in the mid 1970s by the people residing there at present. The temple of Hanumanji is a nice place for idols.

Development of Vithalwadi is going very rapidly. Recently lots of area in Vithalwadi is divided in Wards for fast development and for Municipal Corporation Elections. There are many Projects for building towers some are completed and some are in process. One 13 floor tower is built in east of Vithalwadi which is highest building in Vithalwadi. Flats are for sale on rate of Rs.2400-2500 per square feet.

Dr. Tarun Mandal is an Indian politician, belonging to the Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) and the MP representing Joynagar (Lok Sabha constituency) of West Bengal in the 15th Lok Sabha. He contested as an independent candidate and defeated his nearest rival Nimai Barman of RSP by 53676 votes, receiving 48.72% of the total votes polled.^[1] He is a medical doctor and a member of the Medical Service Centre. He served as the Chief Medical Officer in Kolkata and Nasik

Books Published[link]

All in Bengali

• Maranphande Janswasthya
• Swasthya Bikshan
• Aamar Katha-on quotations of Saratchandra
• Saratchandra-Anupam Sailite Bhaswar Manisa
• Saratchandra-Manisa Saili Uttaradhikar
• Swasthya Aamar Adhikar
• Dr. Nani Guha - Manane Smarane.

Literary Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments[link]

Written articles on educational and cultural problems, public health awareness, diseases, disaster management program related to health hazards, problems of health care delivery system of India and poetry published in journals

Social And Cultural Activities[link]

Recitation, mass songs, participation in drama as actor, speech on socio-political-cultural issues and on life, works of renaissance personalities, freedom fighters, medical scientists and organised and participated in language, health and education movements.

Special Interests[link]

1. Eradication of poverty, illiteracy, ill health, food crisis, housing problems, drinking water crisis of Indian population;
2. Facilitate people's movement towards change over of present society to an exploitation free socialist society; and (iii) listening to music

Favourite Pastime and Recreation[link]

Medical social work to provide free medical services, especially at times of disaster for distressed and deprived people, watch good games/sports items, good films, dramas, listening music/song and study literature, history and journals and adda with close friends

Sports and Clubs[link]

Participated and represented college football and cricket teams, physical exercise.

Other information[link]

Junior Medical Officer (Er.) at Medical College, Hospital, Kolkatta, 1985–86; Medical Officer, CHS, 1986–90; Sr. Medical Officer, CHS, 1991–1995; Chief Medical Officers, CHS, 1996–2002; Chief Medical Officer (Selection Grade), ISPH, Nashik, 2002–07; Participated in disaster management works like rendered free medical services as member and leader of medical service centre, a socio-medical voluntary organisation different places for last 32 years i.e. West Bengal floods, Assam floods, Supercyclone Orissa, Kosi flood Bihar, Mumbai flood (2005), Baroda and Surat floods (2005–06), Tsumani, Andaman Nicobar Islands, Earthquake, Gujarat, Aila Cyclone, Sunderbans, West Bengal, Kolkata and Mumbai slums: Health movements organised for improvement of medical education, health care delivery system of West Bengal and India; participated in the people's resistance movement of Singur and Nandigram; and working for protection and upliftment of medical ethics and for propeople scientific health policies; Co-Chairman, Vigilance and Monitoring Committee, South 24 PGS district.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7]}

References[link]

1. ^ CNN-IBN Lok Sabha Results
2. ^ At Joynagar, SUCI banks on a doctor
3. ^ india.gov.in
4. ^ bharat.gov.in
5. ^ telegraphindia.com
6. ^ beta.thehindu.com
7. ^ governancenow.com