Mumbai- Rapid Urbanisation Flashcards
Air: There is little control over emission levels of…
Vehicles
Air: Name an example of a common respiratory illness
Asthma
Air: Why is there more air pollution from cars?
More people are wealthier, so there are more cars
Air: In 2010, where was there a chlorine gas leak?
Near New Bombay
Air: How many people had to be treated in hospital because of the chlorine leak?
76
Air: Where is there nightly burning of rubbish?
Brihan Mumbai Muncipal Corporation
Air: How high do particulate levels rise because of the nightly burning of rubbish? What’s the safe limit?
2000 micrograms per m3, it should be 150
Air Strategy: Where has a monorail been installed to lower traffic?
Between Jacob Circle and Chembur
Air Strategy: How many passengers does each of the 4 monorail coaches hold?
500
Air Strategy: What’s good about the monorail?
Air pollution free- reducing carbon emissions
Air Strategy: Why are chimney heights being increased?
So that smoke particles are more easily dispersed by the wind
Air Strategy: Where are industries with large amounts of toxic chemicals located? Why?
Out of town, to avoid serious accidents
Water: How much sewage flows through the River Mithi a day?
800 million litres
Water: What are the 2 problems with the sewage illegally dumped in the river?
It causes disease, and it a threat to marine life
Water: Besides sewage, what else is dumped in the Mithi?
Industrial waste
Water Strategy: Who have been hired to clear rivers?
Unemployed people
Water Strategy: What has been done to prevent people dumping rubbish in the river?
Rubbish collections have been started
Water Strategy: Authorities have closed all…
Unauthorised activities
Electronic: How many tonnes of electronic waste are produced annually?
19,000 tonnes
Electronic: What’s the problem with the scrap men breaking down electronic waste?
They’re exposing themselves to toxic chemicals
Electronic Strategy: When was Ecoreco set up?
2008
Electronic Strategy: How much does Ecoreco pay those who give them e-waste? What is they have to collect it?
10 rupees, 5 rupees if they collect it
Electronic Strategy: What’s good about Ecoreco?
They reduce the need for extraction as the materials are reused
Rubbish: How many metric tonnes of rubbish does Mumbai produce a day?
8,500
Rubbish: Where does most the rubbish go?
Deonar Landfill
Rubbish: Where is rubbish dumped?
In rivers and forests
Rubbish: Who sells any items of value (metal and plastic) found in landfill?
Scavengers
Rubbish Strategy: How many member areas are there in the Advanced Locality Management Scheme?
578
Rubbish Strategy: How does the Advanced Locality Management Scheme work?
Rag pickers collect rubbish at the door, which the household has separated
Rubbish Strategy: What’s vermiculture?
Worms break down waste at community vermi-composting units
Rubbish Strategy: By what percentage has vermiculture reduced rubbish at landfill sites?
25%
