Introduction

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), also known as the Municipal

Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) or the Bruhanmumbai Mahanagar Palika,
is the civic body that governs the city of Mumbai and is India's richest municipal
organization.
The BMC was created in 1865 and Arthur Crawford was its first Municipal
Commissioner.
The BMC's annual budget is more than that of some of the small states of India.
Established under the Bombay Municipal Corporation Act 1888, it is responsible for
the civic infrastructure and administration of the city and some suburbs of Mumbai.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation is headed by a Municipal commissioner
Mr.Sitaram Kunte,IAS Officer (Batch 1985)

Water Supply in BMC
The water supply to Mumbai from various sources is about 563 million gallons per
day (MGD).
The monsoon percipitation is collected in six lakes and supplied to the city through
the year.
460 MGD are treated at the Bhandup Water Treatment Plant, the largest in Asia.
The BMC manages to supply between 70 and 75% of the city's water needs.
The water distribution system in Bombay is about 100 years old. Water is brought
into the city from the lakes after treatment, and stored in 23 service reservoirs. Since
two of the major sources, Tansa and Lower Vaitarna, are at a higher level than the
city, not much power is required to pump the water.