MUMBAI

• Mumbai


  City on the West Coast of India, next to the Arabian Sea
• Mumbai has a population of 22 million
• Megacity


  City with a population over 10 million
• Reasons why Mumbai is important to India


  • Very large population
  • International trade port
  • 32 million international passengers through Mumbai airport
  • Part of India's richest province
• Malabar Hill


  Richest residential area in Mumbai
• Dharavi


  Asia's largest slum in Mumbai
• Mumbai's population is rising and will grow by 5 million more people in the next 10 years (2030)
• Processes causing Mumbai's population growth


  • Natural increase, due to high fertility rate
  • Rural to urban migration, for better quality of life and job opportunities
• Slums in Mumbai


  • Advantage: Large working population who can process Mumbai's waste and recycling
  • Disadvantage: Dangerous living conditions - spread of fire and disease, illegal electricity connections, etc.
• 800 million litres of sewage is emptied into the Mithi River in Mumbai
• Water pollution in Mumbai


  Residents can get water-borne diseases like diarrhoea, salmonella, typhoid fever if they drink polluted water
• 10 people die each day due to the overcrowded train system in Mumbai
• There are 20,000 sweatshops and mini factories in Dharavi, Mumbai