Mumbai

Question 1

Name some issues with Mumbai

Answer 1

• Water pollution
• Air pollution
• problems with waste disposal

Question 2

Water pollution

Answer 2

• water pollution due to citizens illegally dumping raw sewage into the river
• industrial waste and municipal waste dumped into river which could contain lethal suspense such as Mercury
• cholera
• 800 million litres of sewage per day in the river mithi

Question 3

Air pollution

Answer 3

• caused by industries, rubbish incineration and car Emissions
• causes cancer,asthma and bronchitis
• Chlorine gas leak led to 76 people in hospital
• Carbon monoxide levels rises, causing poisoning

Question 4

Problems with waste disposal

Answer 4

• can’t afford to dispose of waste properly
• waste dumped on vacant plots in fields and forests
• exposed to toxic chemicals
• people break down electronic waste and sell the valuable metals
• can lead to brain damage and lead in blood

Question 5

How have they tried to reduce the air pollution?

Answer 5

• Encouraged hybrid cars
• Increase taxes for car owners
• plans to build a monorail (fits 500 people)
• encouraging bikes
• adopted the green roof scheme-plants filter out pollution and co2

Question 6

How have they managed water pollution?

Answer 6

•2010- cleaned up the river mithi