About the Venue

This WATER EXPO 2010 is taking shape at Mumbai, the financial capital for Water Market in India in a sprawling 8000 Sq. m fully equipped air-conditioned complex.

Quick Mumbai Water Facts

  • There is great demand for a good water management system due to the increasing water scarcity in Mumbai
  • Increasing interest in the water sector from the private companies
  • The water industry business in Mumbai alone is at a staggering INR 10 billion
  • About 20% of the water and wastewater management companies is in Mumbai alone when compare to the whole of India
  • The urban population of Mumbai has access to 80% of the water supply it needs.
  • The water supply to Bombay from various sources is about 563 million gallons per day (MGD).
  • Mumbai is India's largest city, and is called the financial capital of the country.
  • Economic hub of the India, contributing 10% of all factory employment, 40% of all income tax collections, 60% of all customs duty collections, 20% of all central excise tax collections and 40% of India's foreign trade and Rs. 40 billion (US$ 800 million) in corporate taxes.
  • Many of India's numerous conglomerates (including State Bank of India, LIC, Tata Group, Godrej and Reliance) and five of the Fortune Global 500 companies are based in Mumbai.
  • Home to India's specialized, technical industries, having a modern industrial infrastructure and vast, skilled human resources Ranked 48 on the Worldwide Centres of Commerce Index 2008
  • The water distribution system in Mumbai is about 100 years old.