mumbai Flashcards
is mumbai indias main commercial city
yes
which state is mumbai in
maharashtra - mumbai’s richest state
population of mumbai
22 million
it developed from a small fishing village into a
port city
what percentage of indias international trade is mumbai
25%
how is mumbai connected to the rest of india
by railways and road
being indias 2nd largest port means mumbai can
be accessed by large container ships
location of mumbai
west coast of india - faces important markets in middle east and europe
how is mumbai connected to europe
via the suez canal
how many passengers in 2014
32 million
how long of a flight is it to singapore and the middle east
3/4 hours
where is the cbd
near the island tip
where are the wealthy suburbs
coastal waterfronts and near the cbd
what have old textile mills been developed into
expensive housing and retail/shopping
where are the middle low income areas
further from the city and older parts of the island
what type of housing for low income groups
chawls which are low quality, multi storey buildings and single room homes
where are the oldest parts of the city
the southern peninsula
what have the suburbs developed into
houses but also has slums
the suburbs developed into a railway because
it is an easy way to commute to the cbd
new mumbai
- suburb
- low density
- low land prices so better quality of life
- more industries due to this
rural areas are usually found in
places that is hard to build eg marshlands
how long does it take for the city to double in population
23 years
why is it harder to farm in rural areas
difficult conditions (marsh)
new farming technology
population increase means lower wages
what is healthcare like in rural india
education and healthcare is basic and there are few healthcare
what companies manufacture cars in india
toyota , volvo and hyundai
which companies have call centres in india
asda, bt and virgin
mumbai gdp
416 billion dollars
gdp growth rate
12.15%
what are the majority of projects in india
residential (apartments)
where do rich people live
southern india (property prices are high)
where do middle class people usually live
in the suburbs (easy transport to cbd)
what kind of area would low income people live
navi mumbai where the max house price is £70,000
where are slum dwellers most likely to live
dharavi
second largest slum in india
700,000 people in 2.1km2
what percentage of people are in the informal sector
68%
examples of informal jobs
vegetable vendor
shoe seller
tea stall owner
barber
formal sector jobs
office workers
police
airport staff
taxi drivers
mumbais chlorinated water pipe system cannot be accessed by non notified slum dwellers which means they have to
illegally use these pipes however this contains a lot of bacteria
access to food
india has the largest percentage of world hunger
what percentage of india lives in poverty
25%
example of an airport in mumbai
chatrapati shivaji international airport
examples of public transport in mumbai
buses, taxi and rickshaw
what is the majority of housing in mumbai
flats and apartments
where is dharavi
in the middle of mumbai
what is dharavi like
it has narrow dirty lanes, open sewers and cramped hits
dharavi rent
£2.20 a month and it’s located between railways so easy to go to work
lack of water in slums means
not the right equipment to cook
vulnerability to malaria
low sanitation
why has there been a major surge of unemployment
education is expensive and students can’t afford to pay loans so they are left illiterate
why are engineering graduates struggling to find employment
engineering colleges multiply so standards of education decline
there is a worry of mounting debt
how do students parents repay loans
retirement funds , selling land, repawning jewellery
consequences of traffic
noise pollution disturbs residents and increases country’s carbon footprint
most wealthy people like where
bandra
access to seaside and coastal views
how many families in dharavi are eligible for the new houses that are being developed
55000
how much does dharavi redevelopment cost
25000 crore
what is SPARC (bottom down)
non government org that builds toilet blocks connected to city sewage
how much is the monthly permit for a sparc toilet
25 rupees
disadvantage of sparc
it should be the governments responsibilty to provide toilets, not local comunities
how many street children dropped out
200,000
(bottom down) what does hamara foundation do
provide social work service for street children
how many children has hamara foundation helped
327
top down strategy - gorai garbage site
converted landfill waste into a gentle hill and made a 19 hectare park
methane capture technology used
in 2007
top down - vision mumbai
investing $40 billion to improve mumbai
one million low cost homes
how people were moved in vision mumbai
45000
disadvantages of vision mumbai
believed to only benefit rich
higher rent costs
many prefer slum improvement rather than demolition
