Trombay

Trombay
Suburb
Trombay is located in Mumbai
Trombay
Trombay
Location in Mumbai, India
Coordinates: 19°00′N 72°54′E / 19.0°N 72.9°E / 19.0; 72.9
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictMumbai Suburban
CityMumbai
Government
 • TypeMunicipal corporation
 • BodyBrihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (MCGM)
Languages
 • OfficialMarathi
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)

Trombay is an eastern suburb of Mumbai (Bombay), India. The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) is located there.

History

Atomic Reactor Trombay on 1965 stamp of India.

In 1548, Trombay and Chembur were given to Dom Roque Tello de Menezes.[1] The area contains several ruins of Portuguese churches from the 1620s and 1630s.[2]

1893 map showing Trombay

In 1928, the Great Indian Peninsular Railway opened the Trombay-Andheri line called the Salsette Trombay Railway or Central Salsette Tramway.[3]

The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), originally called the Atomic Energy Establishment, Trombay, was established in Trombay in January 1954.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Cunha, J. Gerson Da (1900). Origin Of Bombay. p. 96.
  2. ^ Gazetteers of the Bombay Presidency - Thana - http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/pdf/gazeetter_reprint/Thane-III/places_Trombay.html - Retrieved on 3 December 2010.
  3. ^ Times of India - Chembur-Ghatkopar Plus - "Untitled Document". Archived from the original on 15 May 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2010. - Retrieved on 3 December 2010
  4. ^ "Bhabha Atomic Research Centre ( BARC ): About us". barc.gov.in. Retrieved 29 November 2024.