User:Mehulsg/Redevelopment of Mumbai mills
Redevelopment of Mumbai mills is a process that commenced nearly two decades ago in 1992, wherein the numerous mills that once dotted the landscape of Mumbai were demolished and replaced by swanky new residential and commercial buildings as part of the modernization of Mumbai.
The Cotton Mill era and its Decline
[edit]These mills once served as the well-oiled engines that drove Mumbai's economy, particularly during the colonial period when Mumbai was often referred to as the "Manchester of the East".[1] However, with the passing of time and the development of alternatives to cotton, these mills ceased to be profitable, and fell into a state of disrepair.
Before the middle of the nineteenth century, India used to export cotton to Britain, and then reimport the textile. In 1820 the total textile import cost only Rs. 350,000. However, these costs escalated tremendously until in 1860 textile imports stood at Rs. 19.3 million. The impetus towards the founding of a cotton industry came from Indian entrepreneurs. The first Indian cotton mill, "The Bombay Spinning Mill", was opened in 1854 in Bombay by Cowasji Nanabhai Davar. Opposition from the Lancashire mill owners was eventually offset by the support of the British manufacturers of textile machinery.
The cotton mills of Bombay, and the rest of India, were owned and managed mainly by Indians. The initial investments came from families of the mill-owners, mainly obtained from trading. Later, when shares became available to the public, much of the ownership still remained Indian. As an example, of the 53 mills in the city in 1925, only 14 were British owned. The management and directorships of these mills were also mainly Indian. Of the 386 directorships recorded in 1925, only 44 were English.
By 1870 there were 13 mills in Bombay. Cotton exports grew during the American Civil War, when supplies from the USA were interrupted. At the end of 1895 there were 70 mills; growing to 83 in 1915. A period of stagnation set in during the recession of the 1920's. In 1925 there were 81 mills in the city. After World War II, under strong competition from Japan, the mills declined. In 1953 there remained only 53 mills in the city.[2]
Gradually, the government relaxed its norms that once restricted mill lands from being redeveloped, and as a result, numerous high profile builders jumped at the opportunity of grabbing hold of these land parcels. Between the period from 1990 to 2010, majority of these mill lands were acquired and redeveloped. The list below shows the names of the former mills that once existed, and the structure that currently stands on the land today.
List of Mills in Mumbai
[edit]Please note that this list is not exhaustive.
| Name of former mill | Location | New Development |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kohinoor Mills No.3 (North) | Dadar(W) | Kohinoor Mill Mall |
| 2. India United Dye Works no.6 (North) | Prabhadevi | India International Trade Centre |
| 3. Elphinstone Mills (South) | Elphinstone | Elphinstone Tower |
| 4. Jupiter Mills (South) | Lower Parel | Indiabulls Sky |
| 5. Shree Madhusudan Mills (South) | ||
| 6. Jam Mills | Lalbaug | MHADA |
| 7. Sitaram Mills | Mahalaxmi | MCGM |
| 8. New Hind Textile Mills | Byculla | MHADA |
| 9. Kohinoor Mills no.1 (North) | Dadar (E) | No development |
| 10. Kohinoor Mills no.2 (North) | Dadar (E) | No development |
| 11. Tata Mills (North) | Dadar (E) | No development |
| 12. Mumbai Textile Mills (Sakseria Mills) | Lower Parel | DLF Place |
| 13. Sun Mills Compound | Lower Parel | Zenzi Mills Club / Lokhandwala Victoria |
| 14. Digvijay Mills | Kalachowkie | No development |
| 15. Apollo Mills (South) | Mahalaxmi | Lodha Bellissimo/Primero |
| 16. India United Mills no.4 | Kalachowkie | MHADA |
| 17. India United Mills no.2 | Kalachowkie | MCGM |
| 18. India United Mills no.3 | Kalachowkie | MCGM |
| 19. India United Mills no.5 | Byculla | No development |
| 20. Gold Mohur Mills | Dadar | No development |
| 21. Poddar Processors (Edward Mills) | Lower Parel | Indiabulls Bleu |
| 22. India United Mills no.1 (North) | Parel/Currey Road | No development |
| 23. Finlay Mills | Parel | Lodha |
| 24. Poddar Mills | Mahalaxmi | No development |
| 25. New City of Bombay Mfg Mills | Kalachowkie | No development |
| 26. Western India Spinning & Weaving Mill | Kalachowkie | No development |
| 27. Swadeshi Mills | Kurla | Swadeshi Garden |
| 28. Standard Mills | Prabhadevi | Sheth Beaumonde and Chaitanya Towers |
| 29. Matulya Mills | Lower Parel | Sun Palazzo |
| 30. Phoenix Mills | Lower Parel | High Street Phoenix |
| 31. Modern Mills | Jacob Circle | Belvedere Court |
| 32. Hindoostan Spinning & Weaving Mills No.1 | Jacob Circle | Raheja Vivarea |
| 33. Hindoostan Spinning & Weaving Mills no.2 | Jacob Circle | Kalpataru Heights |
| 34. Ruby Mills | Dadar | Ruby Corporate Park |
| 35. Hindoostan Spinning & Weaving Mills no.3 (Crown Mills) | Prabhadevi | Orchid Crown |
| 36. Bombay Dyeing (Spring Mills) | Dadar | Spring Mills tower |
| 37. Victoria Mills | Lower Parel | Victoria House (Commercial) & Car park |
| 38. Gokuldas Morarjee Mills no.1 | Parel | Ashok Towers |
| 39. Swan Mills | Sewri | Ashok Gardens |
| 40. Mafatlal Mills no.3 | Lower Parel | Marathon Futurex |
| 41. Khatau Makanji Spinning & Weaving Mills | Jacob Circle | No development |
| 42. Century Spinning & Weaving Mills | Worli | Century Bazaar |
| 43. Bombay Dyeing & Manufacturing Company | Worli | Hard Rock Café / ICC Bombay Realty |
| 44. Prakash Cotton Mills | Worli | No development |
| 45. Shriniwas Mills | Lower Parel | World One |
| 46. Kamala Mills | Lower Parel | Kamala City |
| 47. Shree Ram Mills | Worli | Palais Royale |
| 48. Gokuldas Morarjee Mills no.2 | Lower Parel | Peninsula Corporate park |
| 49. Dawn Mills | Lower Parel | Peninsula/Piramal Project |
| 50. China Mill compound | Sewri | Dosti Flamingos |
| 51. Piramal Spinning & Weaving Mills | Lower Parel | Marathon Nextgen |
| 52. Raghuvanshi Mills | Lower Parel | K-lifestyle |
| 53. New Great Eastern Spinning & Weaving Mills | Byculla | No development |
| 54. Simplex Mills | Jacob Circle | Planet Godrej |
| 55. Bradbury Mills | Jacob Circle | No development |
| 56. Mafatlal Mills no.1 | Byculla | Behind Jeejamata Udyan |
| 57. Mafatlal Mills no.2 | Byculla | |
| 58. Mukesh Textile Mills | Colaba | Venue for Bollywood filming |
| 59. Bharat Mills | Lower Parel | Indiabulls Bleu |
| 60. Ambika Mills | Worli | Namaste Tower |
| 61. New Islam Mills | Lower Parel | One Avighna Park |
External links
[edit]