Case study *tncs* (MUMBAI, INDIA)

• Mumbai


  A megacity in Western India, along the coast of the Arabian Sea
• Mumbai has a population of 22 million and is the second largest city in India
• Mumbai


  • Has a large deep-water port that is critical for international trade
  • Mumbai International Airport sees 32 million passengers traveling through and into India
  • Located in India's richest province, due to the high business connections and fast-growing economy
• Up to 62% of Mumbai's population live in slums
• Malabar Hill


  Richest residential area in Mumbai
• Malabar Hill


  • Wakeshwar Temple
  • Chowpatty Beach
• Dharavi


  • Asia's largest slum with a population of approximately 1 million
  • Residents work in recycling and rag-picking, processing the waste from the rest of Mumbai
• Slumdog Millionaire, an Oscar-winning film, was filmed in Dharavi
• Some tourists visit Dharavi as part of walking tours to view the industry and living conditions of locals
• By 2030, Mumbai's population is expected to increase to 25 million
• Rural-to-Urban Migration


  Thousands of young people migrate to Mumbai to improve their quality of life and opportunities
• Natural Increase


  The fertility rate in Mumbai is 2.2 births per woman, which means that there are many families in the city
• Challenges to Mumbai


  • Shanty Towns & Slums
  • Traffic Congestion
  • Sweatshops & Informal Work
  • Polluted Water
• Electricity cabling: some houses tap legally into other houses' electricity, which is dangerous and can lead to power cuts
• High risk of fire and disease: houses are built close to each other, so the spread of disease and fires can be rapid
• Far from help: Residents live on the outskirts of the city, far from emergency services, education and employment opportunities
• Public transport can't run through the slums since the streets are too narrow, so residents must walk across the slums, which can be dangerous at night
• In Mumbai, 800 million litres of sewage flows into the Mithi River, leading to water pollution and water-borne diseases such as Diarrhoea, Salmonella and Typhoid Fever
• In Dharavi, there are 20,000 small factories and sweatshops, some of which employ children and don't follow building regulations
• 10 people die each day on Mumbai's train lines due to overcrowding, electrocution on cables, falling out of the train or crossing the tracks at the wrong time