Urban Mumbai

Question 1

Issues in Shanty towns include (7)

Answer 1

–Lack of sanitation, Not many toilest and not much clean water allowing diseases such as cholera can spread easily
–Houses are made from scrap material
Residents have no legal right to build on land
–Overcrowding, usually 6-8 people living in a shack (12ft by 12 ft)
–Lack of clean water, people have to walk for a long time just for clean water
–Lack of electricity, people illegally tap into electricity lines which is unsafe and a fire hazard
–Lack of jobs, high rates of unemployment
–Narrow streets makes it harder for waste collection encouraging large rats

Question 2

Solutions to issues for shanty towns include (6)

Answer 2

–Self-help schemes, charities or government provide tools and training to improve their homes
–Dharavi redevelopment project, Slums being bulldozed and move into high-rise flats
–Navi Mumbai, new town reducing number of people living in Mumbai
–Giving the people the right to use the land, people take more care if they own it
–Authorities improve the housing, providing better toilets and upgrading sewage to reduce diseases like cholera and create access to services like water
–Roads have been built/improved, allowing better rubbish collection