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Bombay Municipal Corporation Conservancy Tramways
Bombay Municipal Corporation
The Corporation was created in 1865 and was responsible for infrastructure improvements in the city - new roads, drainage systems, water supplies, waste disposal and housing projects. In 1888 it was declared the governing administration for the city with the Municipal Commissioner as chief executive.
Bombay City Improvement Trust (see seperate page)
The Trust was created on December 9, 1898, in response to the Bombay plague epidemic of 1896. It was created through an Act of the Parliament. The Municipal Corporation and the government handed over all vacant lands to this body.
Bombay City Rubbish Disposal up to 1876
For some time prior to 1865 the city rubbish was transported by rail to a disposal area at Chembur, 9 miles(15km) north-east of the city centre, this site being east of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway(GIPR) mainline