Mumbai Flashcards
Population
14 million
Population by 2025
26 million
What is it known as?
Indian Financial Centre + centre of Bollywood
Growth problems facing Mumbai
Massive overcrowding
New migrants are coming in everyday wanting a share of new wealth
Most migrants are uneducated + not neede in modern city
Caused urban sprawl
Development of squatter settlements like Dharavi
Dharavi
Biggest slum in Asia
Home to more than 600,000 people spread over 175 hectares
What is the City of Mumbai?
A megacity + World city
Urbanisation
Over the past 60yrs from its origins as a fishing village
Port
Access to sea on two sides
Sheltered inlet was developed into a major port = the area around the post became industrialised
Causes of urbanisation
High level of natural increase within Mumbai + in-migration from surrounding area
Mumbai’s booming economy = migrants come for jobs in expanding industries
Positives of Dharavi slum
Informal shopping areas
Large sense of community
Negatives of Dharavi slum
People go to loo in street
Disease spreads easily
No planning for houses or fire regulations
85% of people have job in the slum and work LOCALLY, some have even managed to become millionaires
Recycling in Dharavi
23% of plastic waste gets recycled in the UK, in Mumbai it is 80%
Women + children work on dangerous tips for only £1 a day
People work in dangerous conditions e.g. toxic substances without protective clothing = could affect people’s life expectancy
Dharavi redevelopment
Mumbai gov. planning whole sale development of slum
As each section is cleared some of the pop will be rehoused in temp accommodation
All 1 or 2-story houses will be replaced with 7- story tenements
Any fam that can prove they have been living in Dharavi since 95 will receive free housing in new blocks
Rest of housing will be sold or let on the open market
