Mumbai - Megacity Growth

• Mumbai is India's largest city.
• It has a population of about 22 million as of 2024
• Originally, it was a collection of fishing villages situated on seven islands
• Mumbai is the financial, commercial, and entertainment centre of India.
• It accounts for 25% of India's industrial output
• Mumbai is home to Bollywood, which produces around 360 films annually
• Many TNCs are based in Mumbai
• Mumbai has more millionaires and billionaires than any other Indian city, but it is also home to millions of impoverished people.
• The 2011 Census stated that Mumbai's population was over 12 million people, of which about 9 million lived in slums
• Mumbai experiences many of the problems resulting from rapid city growth - poverty, underemployment, limit access to health care and education, and poor sanitation and access to electricity.
• Access to water is limited