Mumbai Summary - by 11C (Mr Mace's class), 2023

Question 1

What technology did the Gorai Garbage Site project introduce?

Answer 1

Methane capture

Question 2

How long did the Gorai Garbarae project take to build?

Answer 2

2 years

Question 3

How big was the Gorai Garbage project

Answer 3

9 hectares

Question 4

What problems remained after the Gorai Garbage Project?

Answer 4

Houses prices are continue to increase?

Question 5

When did Mumbai decide there should be a monorail project?

Answer 5

2005

Question 6

How much were Monorail tickets

Answer 6

11 rupees (10p)

Question 7

By 2008, what did the Mumbai form to build the monorail

Answer 7

Public Private Partnership

Question 8

Why did the monorail not succeed?

Answer 8

Too expensive (312m)
Not enough ticket sales, or investment into the project.

Question 9

When did the Monorail open?

Answer 9

2014
3 years late.

Question 10

Where did the Monorail go (and not go)

Answer 10

Industrial Areas
NOT: to the Old City.

Question 11

Where are most of the job opportunities created in Mumbai

Answer 11

Old City (City Centre)

Question 12

How much of India’s GDP is made by Mumbai

Answer 12

1/6

Question 13

How many people do not have access to clean water?

Answer 13

1 million (using standpipes, for 2 hours a day)

Question 14

What % of people travel by (general) rail in Mumbai?
(I.e. not monorail)

Answer 14

90%

Question 15

What are the major barriers to the best (IT) jobs in Mumbai?

Answer 15

Poor access to education
Sewage and sanitation

Question 16

How many people used the Mumbai Monorail?

Answer 16

15,000 people per day.
But most are tourists, rather than workers.

Question 17

How many people were helped by the Hamara Foundation?

Answer 17

Only 327 out of 200,000 children

Question 18

How much solid waste has been removed by the Gorai Project?

Answer 18

1200 tonnes

Question 19

What are children involved in the Hamara foundation now NOT doing

Answer 19

Drugs and Theft

Question 20

What qualifications did the Hamara foundation provide?

Answer 20

Vocational training for computing, motor mechanics and hospitality

Question 21

What were the problems with the Bhandra-Kurla projects?

Answer 21

Vertical tower blocks would disrupt the community in Dharavari

Question 22

Which rivers are heavily polluted in Mumbai?

Answer 22

The Mithi River

Dried up
Fish were dying
Spreading diseases

Question 23

What was the problem with the SPARC toilets?

Answer 23

Too expensive.
But a monthly permit was 25 rupees

Question 24

How many community block toilets were provided by SPARC?

Answer 24

850 blocks

Question 25

Were the SPARC toilets enough?

Answer 25

No - too much migration into Mumbai.
Dharavi benefitted the most, though - but they struggled to pay.

Question 26

Who benefitted from Microfinance loans?

Answer 26

More businesses in Dharavi, particularly textiles and pottery - charging good prices for what is essential manual labour.

Question 27

What were the problems with Microfinance loans

Answer 27

Limited space and infrastructure in Dharavi to develop new businesses - which hinders development.

Question 28

Why were toilets inaccessible before the SPARC project?

Answer 28

Government provided toilets were expensive
Individual pricing was too expensive for larger families.

Question 29

How did the SPARC projects make people feel safe?

Answer 29

Separate blocks, based on gender and age.

Question 30

How many people live in Mumbai?

Answer 30

22 million

Question 31

What % of Mumbai’s population used the Monorail

Answer 31

0.00068%

Question 32

Which sustainable development goals are met by the SPARC project?

Answer 32

Glean water and sanitation
Inequalities reduced
Good health and well-being

Question 33

What % of waste could be recycled by the Gorai Garbage project?

Answer 33

14%
(Which isn’t a lot!)

Question 34

What % of waste handled by the Gorai Garbage project was compostable?

Answer 34

42%

Question 35

Who is funding the SPARC project?

Answer 35

Local companies - not government funded.

Question 36

Why did they choose Gorai as the place to build the Garbage Scheme?

Answer 36

From 1972 -2007, Gorai was one the unhealthiest places to live in Mumbai.

Question 37

Are Mumbai workers earning lots of money?

Answer 37

More than 1 million people earn less than equivalent to £10/month

Question 38

How many people live in informal settlement (e.g. Dharavi)

Answer 38

6 million people (over 40% of the population)

Question 39

What is the gender balance in Mumbai

Answer 39

More men than women (having migrated)

Question 40

Where is the quality of life high in Mumbai?

Answer 40

Malabar Hill

Question 41

Where is Malabar Hill?

Answer 41

In Mumbai…
… on the coast, on the southern tip of peninsular
Old City

Question 42

What is the name of the squatter settlements in Mumbai?

Answer 42

ChawLS