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is mumbai indias main commercial city

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yes

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which state is mumbai in

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maharashtra - mumbai’s richest state

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population of mumbai

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22 million

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it developed from a small fishing village into a

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port city

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what percentage of indias international trade is mumbai

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25%

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how is mumbai connected to the rest of india

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by railways and road

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being indias 2nd largest port means mumbai can

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be accessed by large container ships

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location of mumbai

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west coast of india - faces important markets in middle east and europe

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how is mumbai connected to europe

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via the suez canal

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how many passengers in 2014

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32 million

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how long of a flight is it to singapore and the middle east

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3/4 hours

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where is the cbd

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near the island tip

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where are the wealthy suburbs

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coastal waterfronts and near the cbd

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what have old textile mills been developed into

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expensive housing and retail/shopping

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15
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where are the middle low income areas

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further from the city and older parts of the island

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what type of housing for low income groups

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chawls which are low quality, multi storey buildings and single room homes

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17
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where are the oldest parts of the city

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the southern peninsula

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18
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what have the suburbs developed into

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houses but also has slums

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the suburbs developed into a railway because

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it is an easy way to commute to the cbd

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20
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new mumbai

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  • suburb
  • low density
  • low land prices so better quality of life
  • more industries due to this
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21
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rural areas are usually found in

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places that is hard to build eg marshlands

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22
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how long does it take for the city to double in population

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23 years

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why is it harder to farm in rural areas

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difficult conditions (marsh)
new farming technology
population increase means lower wages

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what is healthcare like in rural india

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education and healthcare is basic and there are few healthcare

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what companies manufacture cars in india
toyota , volvo and hyundai
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which companies have call centres in india
asda, bt and virgin
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mumbai gdp
416 billion dollars
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gdp growth rate
12.15%
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what are the majority of projects in india
residential (apartments)
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where do rich people live
southern india (property prices are high)
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where do middle class people usually live
in the suburbs (easy transport to cbd)
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what kind of area would low income people live
navi mumbai where the max house price is £70,000
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where are slum dwellers most likely to live
dharavi second largest slum in india 700,000 people in 2.1km2
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what percentage of people are in the informal sector
68%
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examples of informal jobs
vegetable vendor shoe seller tea stall owner barber
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formal sector jobs
office workers police airport staff taxi drivers
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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
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access to food
india has the largest percentage of world hunger
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what percentage of india lives in poverty
25%
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example of an airport in mumbai
chatrapati shivaji international airport
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examples of public transport in mumbai
buses, taxi and rickshaw
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what is the majority of housing in mumbai
flats and apartments
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where is dharavi
in the middle of mumbai
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what is dharavi like
it has narrow dirty lanes, open sewers and cramped hits
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dharavi rent
£2.20 a month and it’s located between railways so easy to go to work
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lack of water in slums means
not the right equipment to cook vulnerability to malaria low sanitation
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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
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why are engineering graduates struggling to find employment
engineering colleges multiply so standards of education decline there is a worry of mounting debt
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how do students parents repay loans
retirement funds , selling land, repawning jewellery
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consequences of traffic
noise pollution disturbs residents and increases country’s carbon footprint
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most wealthy people like where
bandra | access to seaside and coastal views
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how many families in dharavi are eligible for the new houses that are being developed
55000
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how much does dharavi redevelopment cost
25000 crore
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what is SPARC (bottom down)
non government org that builds toilet blocks connected to city sewage
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how much is the monthly permit for a sparc toilet
25 rupees
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disadvantage of sparc
it should be the governments responsibilty to provide toilets, not local comunities
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how many street children dropped out
200,000
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(bottom down) what does hamara foundation do
provide social work service for street children
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how many children has hamara foundation helped
327
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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
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top down - vision mumbai
investing $40 billion to improve mumbai | one million low cost homes
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how people were moved in vision mumbai
45000
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disadvantages of vision mumbai
believed to only benefit rich higher rent costs many prefer slum improvement rather than demolition

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