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Mumbai Tourism
(1) From October to March is the best time to travel Mumbai (2)People all over the world who are keen to see the beauty of IndianCulture come Mumbai (3) Some popular places to visit in Mumbai are:a. Afghan Church b. Chowpatty Beach c. Gateway of India d. Haji AliMosque e. Head of Western Railways f. High Court g. Hutatmas Chowkh. Jain Temple i. Kamla Nehru Park j. Mahlaxmi Temple k. MahatmaJyotiba Phule Market l. Malabar Hill m. Mani Bhavan n. NehruPlanetarium o. Nehru Science Center p. Rajbai Tower q. PherozshaMehta Gardens r. Race Course s. Raudat Tajera

Mumbai Transport
(1) Transport System of Mumbai includes road, sea and airtransport, rail, suburban rail, metro and monorail (2) PublicTransport System is made up of Suburban Railway, BEST buses, metretaxis, auto rickshaws and ferries (3) Mumbai is connected by manyHighways and Expressways with other places (4) BEST busses are themost commonly used public transport (5) Mumbai has two ports-Mumbai Port Trust and Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (6) Mumbai hasNational and International Airports (7) Mumbai is connected byIndian Railways to other parts of the Nation (8) Metro and Monorailare under construction (9) Suburban Railway is most popular mode oftransport

Mumbai Sports
(1) Most popular sport of Mumbai is Cricket (2) The Board ofControl for Cricket in India (BCCI) is situated in Mumbai (3)Football, Hockey, Derby races, Marathon races are the other popularsports (4) There are two international cricket stadiums, theWankhede Stadium and the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai (5) Mumbai hasits own Football and Hockey teams

Mumbai Geography and Climate
(1) Mumbai is located near Konkan (2) There are 3 lakes - Tulsi,Vihar and Powai in Mumbai (3) There are 3 small rivers in Mumbai(4) Mumbai is made up of seven islands - Mazagaon, Colaba, Mahim,Parel, Old Woman's Island, Wadala, Matunga and Sion (5) The weatherof Mumbai is humid and hot because Arabian Sea is nearby (6) Theweather is pleasant during winter from November to March (7) Thetemperature rises from March till June (8) Its Monsoon in Mumbaifrom June till September (9) The temperature in summer remains from40 to 22 Degree Celsius and in winter from 25 to 20 Degree Celsius

Mumbai Infrastructure

(1) Mumbai is the capital of Maharashtra. It is also known asCity of Skyscrapers (2) Mumbai is a coastal area which has aharbour (3) Mumbai is connected by roads, flyovers, railways,airports and ports (4) Govt. of Mumbai is improving theirInfrastructure day by day (5) Suburban railway and BEST busses arethe major mode of transport

Mumbai Economy
(1) Mumbai is the commercial and financial capital of India (2)Mumbai generates a large amount of income tax, excise tax andcustom duty collection (3) Mumbai is a natural harbour and shippingand fish industry generates money (4) Recycling industry of Mumbaiis well established (5) Television and Film industry of Bollywoodis well established (6) IT, export and outsourcing industries arealso well established (7) Many National and foreign banks,financial groups, big companies like Tata Group, LIC, Godrej andReliance etc. are established here

Mumbai Administration

1) Mumbai is administered by the BMC (Brihanmumbai MunicipalCorporation) (2) The Mayor is selected through indirect electionfor two and a half years (3) Municipal Commissioner is the head ofMunicipal Corporation (4) Municipal Commissioner takes care of theexecution of the policies (5) Police Commissioner is the head ofPolice department (6) There are seventeen traffic police zones andseven police zones in Mumbai (7) Deputy Commissioner of Police isthe head of each Zone (8) Chief Fire Officer is the head of FireBrigade Dpt (9) Mumbai has High Court, two lower courts andSessions Court