 In 1945, a Post-war development committee suggested that areas should be developed on the mainland on the opposite side of the harbour to contain the future growth of the city.In 1947, N. V. Modak and Albert Mayer published their plan, stressing on controlled development of the city, suburbs, and its satellite towns like Thane, Bassein, and Uran.In March 1964, the Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay submitted its development plan for Greater Bombay, which was criticized for various reasons, but approved in 1967.