Case Study - Mumbai

Question 1

What has taken place in Mumbai?

Answer 1

• Rapid Urbanisation

Question 2

Describe how rapid urbanisation has led to water pollution

Answer 2

• Big industries dump their untreated industrial waste straight into the river.
• The airport uses it to dump its untreated oil

Question 3

How there is a flood risk?

Answer 3

• River Mithi clogs up and blocks drains. Plants then grow on some of the waste - increasing the risk of flooding

Question 4

What were the effects when the Mithi River flooded?

Answer 4

• Happened in July 2005. 1 quarter of Mumbai was flooded.
• Roads and railway lines were under water.
• No airports. No electricity. 400 people died

Question 5

How has the flood risk been managed?

Answer 5

• By setting up Mithi River project with the river channel dreged to make it deeper
• This allows it to hold more water.
• Banks smoothed near bends in river.

Question 6

Describe how air pollution has been caused from factories and industrilisation

Answer 6

• Exhaust gases from vehicles and smoke from burning rubbish and factory chimneys pollute the air

Question 7

How is this air pollution managed?

Answer 7

• New metro systems encourages use of public transport.
• City has banned diesel as a fuel in all taxis.
• Main roads upgraded and 55 new flyovers

Question 8

How is electricity made?

Answer 8

• Through burning fossil fuels.

- As indian economy grows the demand increases on fossil fuels