Mumbai Flashcards
Where is Mumbai?
Western India boring the Arabian sea
How big is Mumbai?
169 square miles
What climate is Mumbai?
Monsoon climate
What is the average max temp is July?
29 degree celsius
What is the average min temp in January?
23 degrees celsius
What sort of city is Mumbai?
A world city
What is the most expensive building in Mumbai?
£2 billion 28 story building
What are the slums called in Mumbai?
Dharavi
What is Mumbai’s population?
22 million
What percentage of the population live in slums?
41.3%
What is the majority religion in Mumbai?
Hinduism with 65%
What percentage earn under 150,000 rupees a year?
25%
What percentage earn over 1,000,000 rupees a year?
27%
Overall what is the distribution of economic wealth?
Very poor
What sort of education is on offer?
Schooling, however it is only available for those willing to pay for it
What percentage are hospitals sort of doctors by?
44%
What is the river Mithi like?
Very polluted, rife with disease, unregulated dumping, animal waste in the river
What schemes are in place to restore the river Mithi?
Garbage collection systems are on offer, Legislation on dumping into the river, people hired to clean the river, long term idea of sewers and to dredge the entire river
What is the air quality like in Mumbai?
Very poor due to large pollution emissions
What are the health problems associated with this?
Bronchitis, asthma, cancer
What are the schemes in place to improve the air quality?
National air quality index, Monorail set up, cycling is encouraged. chimneys must be above a certain height, vegetation on roofs, legislation on burning materials
What happens to derelict land in Mumbai?
It is immediately taken up by slums, existing infrastructure is poorly constructed, lack of government funding for restoring
What are the schemes in place to solve dereliction?
Investments, training unemployed to build structures soundly, more legislation on building qualities
What percentage of people use no irrigation for their agricultural practises?
60%
What was the scheme to ballers the unsustainibilty of Mumbai?
Build New Bombay, which would include 20 residential hubs and house 200,000 people close to Mumbai
How many monorails are being planned?
78
What is the estimated cost to make Mumbai sustainable?
$40 trillion
How many languages are spoken in Mumbai?
15
What is the largest ethnic group?
Maharashtrians
What is the perception of Mumbai?
Very dirty, underdeveloped and overcrowded
