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.

India United Mill, Parel- one of the larger mills and also one of the few to be owned by the government

The Cotton Mill era and its Decline

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". 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.

Abandoned machinery at Madhusudan mills, Lower Parel

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.

Phoenix mills, Parel which is now a shopping mall

List of Mills in Mumbai

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

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