Mumbai Flashcards
1
Q
Causes
A
Rapid urbanisation
Lack of infrastructure
Industrialisation
2
Q
Main river
A
Mithi river
3
Q
What do industries dump into the river
A
Industrial waste eg toxic chemicals and heavy metals
4
Q
What do airports dump into the river
A
Untreated oil
5
Q
Amount of sewage put into the river
A
800 million litres per day
6
Q
Other uses of the river
A
Washing oil drums
Dumping toxic materials
7
Q
Flooding causes
A
Dumping of solid waste which clogs up the river channel and drains
8
Q
Examples of solid waste
A
Plastics
Metals
9
Q
Flood date
A
July 2015
10
Q
Rainfall in 24 hours
A
1 metre
11
Q
How much of Mumbai was flooded
A
25%
12
Q
Issues with flooding
A
Airport closed transport links submerged no electricity
13
Q
Death toll from flooding
A
406
14
Q
Cost of flooding
A
100 million usd
15
Q
River channel changes
A
Dredged
Widened obstacles removed
Banks smoothed
