Challenges Facing Mumbai

Question 1

Name 2 tax problems

Answer 1

City has set up tax free zones for companies
Without income tax Mumbai can’t provide services

Question 2

Name 2 housing shortage/slum development problems

Answer 2

• City authorities have no money to build housing
• many residents are forced into slums

Question 3

Name 2 water supply/waste disposal problems

Answer 3

• 60% of Mumbais population uses communal taps
• 800 million litres of untreated sewage goes into rivers everyday

Question 4

Name 2 air pollution/traffic problems

Answer 4

• 3500 people die on Mumbais railway each year
• traffic congestion is legendary with not enough money being spent on roads