Tanks of Bombay

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Although the tanks have long vanished, the city of Bombay (now Mumbai) once had many water tanks within its city limits. They were once the only source of water to the city. The only testimony to their existence is the names of the roads in their vicinity, which befuddles many citizens as to the original location to these mystifying relics of the past.

The oldest tank was the Cowasjee Patel Tank built in 1775. A total of ten tanks were built between the eighteenth and nineteenth century. The tanks were named after philanthropic citizens who donated money to fund the building of these tanks so that the citizens of the city would get a fresh source of drinking water. The tanks were:

1. Cowasji Rustamji Patel Tank (CP Tank)
2. Gowalia Tank
3. Khara Tank
4. Two Tanks
5. Babula Tank
6. Nawab Tank
7. Framjee Cowasji Tank
8. Mumbadevi Tank
9. Banganga Tank
10. Bandra Tank

Out of the list only the Banganga Tank and the Bandra Tank are still in existence today.