Development of Marine Drive


 
 
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Development of Marine Drive

Development of Marine Drive: In 1864, the Back Bay Reclamation Company got the right to reclaim the Western foreshore from the tip of Malabar Hill to the end of Colaba. Reclamation meant the levelling of the hills around Bombay. By the 1870s, the city had expanded to about 22 square miles. Between 1914 to 1918, Bombay Port Trust built a dry dock. The excavated Earth was used to create a 22 acre Ballard Estate. Subsequently, the famous Marine Drive of Bombay was developed.

 
 


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