why was expansion of bombay very difficult
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(i) Expansion of the city of Bombay has always posed a problem because of scarcity of land.
(ii) Originally Bombay consisted of seven islands which were joined into one land mass over a period of time.
(iii) The earliest project started in 1784 and a plan to build a great sea wall was approved to prevent flooding of the lowlying areas of Bombay.
(iv) In 1864, the Back Bay Reclamation Company got the right to reclaim the western foreshore from the tip of Malabar Hills to the end of Colaba.
(ii) Originally Bombay consisted of seven islands which were joined into one land mass over a period of time.
(iii) The earliest project started in 1784 and a plan to build a great sea wall was approved to prevent flooding of the lowlying areas of Bombay.
(iv) In 1864, the Back Bay Reclamation Company got the right to reclaim the western foreshore from the tip of Malabar Hills to the end of Colaba.
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