Tanks

Mumbai at one point of time had many tanks within the city which were a major source of water for drinking and other purposes for the inhabitants. Some of them were Dhobi Talao, Bhuleshwar, Cowasji Patel Tank, Khara Talao, Two Tanks, Gowalia Tank, Babula Tank, Parel Tank, Mumba Devi Tank, Mazgaon Tank, Bandra Tank, Banganga. With passage of time, most of these tanks were filled up and presently only Bandra and Banganga remain intact.

The Municipality,from 1866 onwards; towards the provision of new land, started filling up old tanks and quarries. Among these were a tank at Upper Colaba near Pilot Bandar, filled in 1866, four Foras tanks near the DeLisle and Arthur roads were filled in 1884, the Sankli tank at Haines road got filled in 1893, the Gilder street tank was filled in 1905, and the Matharpakhadi tank, Babula tank, Khara tank, Naigaum tank and Nanglia tank filled in 1907.

For Further Reading:

Gazetteer of Bombay Town and Island, 1909