Mumbai

• where is mumbai found?

  Western India, along the coast of the Arabian Sea
• Mumbai's importance internationally


  • Large number of international companies have branches in Mumbai
  • Home to India's film industry, Bollywood, which is the largest film market in the world
  • Has air transport links to many world cities
  • 29th largest city in the world by GDP
  • Popular with international tourists, earning $3.3 billion from visitors in 2015
• Mumbai's importance nationally


  • Accounts for 6% of India's GDP
  • Financial capital of India, home to the Mumbai Stock Exchange
  • Main port on the Arabian Sea, handling 60% of India's sea trade
  • Diverse manufacturing sector, accounting for 25% of India's industrial production
  • Strong and growing IT sector
  • Transport hub with links to major industrial cities
  • Home to Indian companies like the Tata Group
  • Includes a national park, the Sanjay Gandhi National Park
• whats caused the population of mumbai to grow?

  fertility rate of around two children per woman. This has led to the population of Mumbai growing by approximately 5 per cent year on year – this equates to over 1 million extra people being born every year
• what are the social opportunities in mumbai?

  • health care
  • water supply
  • energy
  • education
  • greater social support
• economic opportunities in mumbai?

  • local services available
  • able to work locally
  • income higher than rural area
  • employment in formal and informal economy ( extensuve manufacturing industry)
• challenges created by urban growth in mumbai?

  • squatter settlements/slums
  • unemployment and poor quality jobs
  • water pollution
  • air pollution
  • dumping of waste
  • traffic congestions
• urban planning is improving the quality of life in mumbai...

  • incremental housing
  • slum resettlement scheme
  • slum sanitation project
  • slum electrification project