Characteristics

• Mega city on the West Coast of India and India's finance centre
• Capital of India with a population of 20 million - grown from 4 million in 1947 and more than 8 million was from international migration
• Population density of 22,000 per square km
• Major centre for out-sourced work
• Economic strength is a problem: to attract companies and investments, India's tax rates are low meaning companies and high income earners pay little tax. This causes low revenue from which to provide public services - water sanitation or public health. Most low income earners cannot afford changes for these services = no private investment = development of slums