Mumbai

Question 1

Where is Mumbai?

Answer 1

In the west of India on the coast of the Arabian Sea, in the state of Maharashtra

Question 2

What is the population of Mumbai

Answer 2

Around 20 million people and has the highest population density at 75,000 people per square mile.

Question 3

Annual population growth of Mumbai

Answer 3

5% or around 1 million people a year

Question 4

How many people commute into Mumbai

Answer 4

3 million

Question 5

How is Mumbai important to India’s economy?

Answer 5

In 2015 33% of national income tax, 25% of industrial output and 40% of foreign trade in India came from Mumbai

Question 6

What industries are located in Mumbai?

Answer 6

banks and stock exchange
Hindi film industry often known as Bollywood
chemical, petrochemical and pharmaceutical industries
smaller businesses like jewellery and fashion.

Question 7

How many people have internet access?

Answer 7

Highest percentage in India - 12 million people in 2013 - around 60%.

Question 8

International Importance

Answer 8

Largest amount of FDI of any Indian city.
Largest number of international companies in Asia.
Large amounts of tourism with people visiting from around the world.

Question 9

Pull factors of Mumbai

Answer 9

Education opportunities
Improved healthcare
access to water, electricity, sewage
job opportunities
higher wages

Question 10

push factors

Answer 10

lower health and education standards
hard to find jobs in agriculture - natural disasters destroy crops, cannot compete with large companies
farming jobs are not attractive for young people

Question 11

How many people live in Slums

Answer 11

Over 50% of the population

Question 12

How big is Dharavi

Answer 12

In the top 10 largest slums in the world
1,000,000 people
400,000 people per km² - highest population density in the world.

Question 13

Quality of life in Dharavi

Answer 13

Inadequate hygiene standards - Toilets shared 1 between 1,000 people, sewage drains into local river.
Spread of disease
Poor housing quality, cramped conditions - around 5 people per room.
Water and electricity are not always available

Question 14

Industries in Dharavi

Answer 14

Home thousands of different micro-industries producing over $650 million annually.

Question 15

What does the Dharavi redevelopment project plan to do?

Answer 15

Provide anyone who can prove residency since 2000 with a free 300 sqft home.

Question 16

What happened in July 2006

Answer 16

A massive flood after large amount of rainfall. Caused massive damage to infrastructure, 400 deaths and 10,000 homes destroyed.
$1.5 billion in damage.
Urban growth was blamed as it meant there was no where for rain to go.