What is now recognized as Mumbai (formerly Bombay) originally consisted of seven discrete coastal islands. Over a span of five centuries, the seven islands were gradually physically united through land reclamation projects to form the city of Mumbai as it is today and part of the historic Old Bombay. The original archipelago was composed of the following islands:
- Isle of Bombay
- Colaba
- Old Woman's Island (Little Colaba)
- Mahim
- Mazagaon
- Parel
- Worli
The nearby islands of Trombay and Salsette were also merged to form the Greater Bombay.
The remaining islands are:
In the 1970s the Supreme Court instituted a series of injunctions protecting the shoreline and access to it for fishermen. These injunctions, along with the creation of Coastal Regulatory Zones in the 1990s and growing environmental concerns, have significantly decreased the number and scale of land reclamation projects pursued in Mumbai.[1]
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- ^ Gupta, Sourendu (1997-11-17). "History of Land Reclamation in Mumbai". http://theory.tifr.res.in/bombay/history/reclamation.html. Retrieved 2009-10-30.
