Bombay Improvement Trust

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The Bombay Improvement Trust was a colonial-era urban planning and development authority in Bombay (now Mumbai) responsible for major city improvements, housing schemes, and infrastructure projects in the early 20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial-era institution
development authority
urban planning authority
appliesToJurisdiction Bombay NERFINISHED
Mumbai NERFINISHED
continent Asia
country British India
fieldOfWork housing development
public health-related urban reforms
transport infrastructure
urban infrastructure
follows Bombay plague of 1896
hasActivity creation of new roads
development of residential layouts
land acquisition
public housing schemes
reclamation projects
road widening
slum clearance
town planning schemes
hasEffect creation of new residential districts in Bombay
displacement of existing residents in improvement areas
reshaping of Bombay’s urban form
hasPurpose creation of planned suburbs
decongestion of inner-city areas
improvement of sanitary conditions
modernization of urban infrastructure
influenced later development authorities in Bombay
subsequent urban planning in Mumbai
influencedBy British urban planning ideas
public health concerns in colonial cities
languageOfWorkOrName English
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Bombay Presidency NERFINISHED
Maharashtra NERFINISHED
locatedInTime British colonial period in India NERFINISHED
mainSubject city improvement
housing schemes
infrastructure development
urban planning
operatingPeriod early 20th century
partOf colonial administration of Bombay
replacedBy Bombay Housing Board NERFINISHED
Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay planning departments NERFINISHED
significantEvent implementation of housing schemes for different income groups
implementation of large-scale road schemes in Bombay
replanning of congested neighbourhoods

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George Wittet employer Bombay Improvement Trust