Top down - Vision Mumbai (1)

Question 1

What is it?

Answer 1

A top down urban development project, that aims to make mumbai a ‘world-class city’ , based on public-private partnerships

Question 2

What are the main goals?

Answer 2

Improve housing, infrastructure, transport, and public services

Question 3

What are the planned improvements? (positive aims)

Answer 3

• Slum clearance: replace slums with high-rise flats
• Affordable housing and better sanitation (toilets, clean water, sewage systems)
• Improve transport: new metro lines, better roads, and flyovers
• Create green spaces and reduce air pollution
• Boost investment and air pollution

Question 4

Criticisms and challenges

Answer 4

• High-rise flats often disconnected from jobs and community life
• Many slum dwellers were rehoused: only those who lived there before 2000
• Loss of informal economy: many lost small businesses and workshops
• Little public consultation
• Project fell short: deadline missed