Mumbai Flashcards
where is mubai located
west of Indai facing the Indain ocean
name 3 economic challanges of Mumbai
-sanitation
-lack of affordable housing
-acsess to clean water
how does the challenge of sanitation affect Mumbai?-econmic
1000 people share the same toilet in squatter settlements and 75% og the population don’t have acsees to clean water or sanitation=diseases decreasing quality of life
how does the challenge of lack of affordable housing affect mumbai(nee)?-economic
leads to 52.5% of population to live in slums where 1.2 million people live with in 1`square mile=overecrowded and unsanitary = decreases quality of life
how does acsess to clean water affect the NEE of Mumbai?-economic
in Mumbai 60% of population use communal water taps whihc are only open for 2 hours. = affects health and income as water could be needed for buisnesses
name 3 social challenges in Mumbai
-healthcare & education
-unemployment and crime rate
-overcrowding in schools/shortage of teachers
why is the acsess to healthcare a problem?
as becuase of the rapid urban growth=Sion hospital has not been able to match demand=many untreated patients
why is education a challenge?
there are shortage of teachers = more un eductaed kids
&
high rate of school drop outs so the children can help the families make money instead however now they r not educated
why is crime a challenge?
Mumbai is an NEE = quite poor meanin gthat 22.9% of the population have been exposed to bribary
name 3 enviromental challenges
-waste disposal
-traffic conjestion & air poolution
-water pollution
why is waste disposal a challenge?
millions of tones of waste enters the Mithi river (main one into Mumbai) = passes water bourn diseases
&
produce 9,400 metric tonnes of waste a day
why is water pollution a challenge in Mumbai?
unsanitary as water pipes are very close to open sewers=leak can cause deadly diseases to spread
why is traffic conjestion a challenge?
so congestion = on trains 3500 people die each year getting on trains or sitting on top = so overe crowded
-adds to air pollution
7 lines & 6 million passengers a day
what is the name of the project to improve the quality of life for the poor in Mumbai
Vision Mumbai
popualtion of Mumbai?
12.5 millio people
give 2 characteristics of vision mumbai—-
-goverment lead
-project aimed to improved QOL
in Dharavi give 3 things vision Mumbai has done?
- construction of sewage traetment plants and waste disposal=stops pollution and increases sanitation
- street lighting = reduces crime rate
-solar panels=reduces air pollution
give 3 more projects of vision Mumbai-
-better transport
-new homes
-CCTV
how did Mumbai improve transport?
added 72 new train lines
how did they improvie slums
45,000 homes were destroyed - built 14 new apartments
200,000 people been moved, 350 people given permanant residentcy
name the problem with destroying slums?
-there is tension with a split community/diverse
-GENTRIFICATION the rich come and buy these houses so the poor cant afford as the prices would have increased - rents cost more than slums
how have they improved sanitation?
made 300 more public toiltes to improve sanitary
how much was invested into vision Mumbai?
$40 billion deverlopment scheme
name an econimic opp for Mumbai?
80% employment rate in Daravi & 40% of Indias exports form here
transport opps mumbai?
7 main train lines 6 million users daily
health care opp MUmbai?
1400 beds in Sion hospital
waste opp MUmbai?
80% of Mumbais waste is recyled - reduces pollution increasing physical quality of life
