Calcutta, India - Brown Agenda Flashcards
1
Q
Where is it?
A
Lies in Ganges delta
2
Q
What’s the pop like?
A
Overcrowded rural pop
3
Q
What does it suffer from?
A
Often flooded by monsoon rains or cyclones
4
Q
What are the issues?
A
Low-lying land = many squatter settlements flood easily
Floods bring disease
Rep = some of the worst slums
5
Q
What are some of the solutions?
A
Replacing mud tracks between the shacks with concrete roads
Installing street lighting in slums = improve safety
Widening roads + improving pub transport
Improving water supply + sewage disposal
Reinforcing banks of River Hooghly + stopping people squating on lowest lying land
