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Why was the City Improvement Trust created in Bombay?
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Entrance to Mumbai Harbour, marked by the Gateway of India (right foreground).
The City Improvement Trust was established in Bombay (now Mumbai) to address the city's deteriorating living conditions during the late 19th century. As the population grew, the city faced widespread issues with overcrowding, unkempt environments, and unsanitary conditions, which were highlighted by a plague outbreak in 1896.
In response to these public health and urban crises, the trust was tasked with opening new localities for settlement and constructing housing specifically for the artisan classes.1