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Mumbai BMC Headquarters

The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (formerly Bombay Municipal Corporation) or the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (Marathi: बृहन्मुंबई महानगर पालिका) is India's richest municipal organisation. Established under the Bombay Municipal Corporation Act, 1888, it is responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of the city of Mumbai (Bombay). Its motto, यतो धर्मस्ततो जय (Sanskrit: Yato Dharmastato Jaya or, Where there is Righteousness, there shall be Victory) is inscribed on the banner of its Coat of Arms. The BMC, as it is more popularly known, is the largest civic organisation in the country, and administers an area of 434 sq km.

spacejuncky 09:49, 16 February 2007 (UTC)