3.7a - Other top-down strategies Flashcards
How many tonnes of Mumbais waste was deposited at the Gorai landfill site every day from 1992 to 2007?
1200
How deep was the waste in the Gorai site by 2007?
27m deep
What did the Gorai site emit?
Very unpleasant smelling methane and toxic run-off
What was the Gorai Garbage Site Closure Project?
A project that improved the Gorai Garbage Site
They reshaped the waste into a gentle hill, covered with layers of lining material to prevent leaching, and planted with grasses to create a 19 hectare park
What did methane capture technology do in the Gorai site?
it used the gas created by decomposing waste within the hill to generate power
What is the Mumbai monorail?
A monorail that was meant to be a solution to Mumbai’s public transport problems in areas with only buses
How much was the cost of the first section of the monorail equivalent in £?
£310 million
How costly are tickets for the monorail?
11 rupees per person - cheap
How many people use the monorail?
Why is it low?
15000 - mostly tourists
Not much for how much it costed - unsuccessful (perhaps because the route currently goes through industrial sectors rather than the old city)
