Mumbai Case study

Question 1

What is special about Mumbai? What is its population?

Answer 1

Largest city in India - 20M people

Question 2

What percent of industrial output does Mumbai produce?

Answer 2

25%

Question 3

What percent of foreign trade is Mumbai responsible for?

Answer 3

40%

Question 4

What major industry of India is based in Mumbai?

Answer 4

Bollywood (center of the film industry)

Question 5

What indicator is there to Mumbai’s wealth

Answer 5

Largest number of millionaires and billionaires of all Indian cities

Question 6

How much greater is the per capita income compared to the rest of the country?

Answer 6

3x

Question 7

How many people live in the slums (informal settlements) of Mumbai?

Answer 7

9M

Question 8

What problems are associated with rapid city growth?

Answer 8

poverty, unemployment, limited access to healthcare and education

Question 9

What evidence is there of poor sanitation?

Answer 9

4,000 daily cases of diphtheria and typhoid

Question 10

What is the main slum of Mumbai called?

Answer 10

Dharavi

Question 11

How many people are living in the area of 2km^2?

Answer 11

1M people

Question 12

What industries are major in this settlement?

Answer 12

recycling and pottery industries