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The Mumbai High Field, formerly called the Bombay High Field, [1] is an offshore oilfield 176 km (109 mi) off the west coast of Mumbai, in Gulf of Cambay region of India, in about 75 m (246 ft) of water. [2] The oil operations are run by India's Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC).
Mumbai (Bombay) is India's most populous city with a population of 20 Million. It is located on Salsette Island off the coast of Maharashtra . The original Seven Islands of Bombay were merged by the British in the 18th century, to form one large island.
Mumbai (/ m ʊ m ˈ b aɪ / muum-BY; ISO: Muṁbaī, Marathi: ⓘ), also known as Bombay (/ b ɒ m ˈ b eɪ / bom-BAY), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra.Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12.5 million (1.25 crore). [20]
In western India, the Kutch region in Gujarat and Koyna in Maharashtra are classified as a Zone IV region (high risk) for earthquakes. The Kutch city of Bhuj was the epicentre of the 2001 Gujarat earthquake , which claimed the lives of more than 1,337 people and injured 166,836 while destroying or damaging near a million homes. [ 51 ]
Gilbert Hill is a 200 ft (61 m) monolith column of black basalt rock at Andheri, in Mumbai, India.The rock has a sheer vertical face and was formed when molten lava was squeezed out of the Earth's clefts during the Mesozoic Era about 66 million years ago.
The elephant sculpture from the Elephanta Caves is installed at the Jijamata Udyaan. A rainbow ride in EsselWorld Shivaji Park aerial view in Dadar. Adlabs Imagica; Andheri Sports Complex
The economy of Maharashtra is driven by manufacturing, international trade, Mass Media (television, motion pictures, video games, recorded music), aerospace, technology, petroleum, fashion, apparel, and tourism. [199] Maharashtra is the most industrialised state and has maintained the leading position in the industrial sector in India. [200]
The Mumbai High oil field, the largest in India, is located in the Arabian Sea, approximately 170 km (110 mi) west of Mumbai. It is operated by ONGC and produces oil and gas, which are transported via pipeline to a processing plant in Uran . [ 2 ]