Urbanisation - Mumbai

Question 1

Where is Mumbai located?

Answer 1

Located on the west coast of India and capital of Marharashtra

Question 2

How has Mumbai’s industry developed over time?

Answer 2

The arrival of the East India Company in the early seventeenth century led to the establishment of the British Raj, shipped to England for manufacturing.

Question 3

Mumbai’s economic growth

Answer 3

• Following independence in 1947, high rise architecture increased and along with the Bombay Stock Exchange, there was a boom in manufacturing and services.
• Accounts for 33% of India’s income tax

Question 4

Future development of Mumbai…

Answer 4

• Part of the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor
• Prospects of economic growth look promising
• This will attract more people that want to take advantage of the jobs created and the improved lifestyles.

Question 5

SPARC - Dharavi

Answer 5

SPARC = Society for the Promotion of Area Resource Centres

• Bottom up development
• NGO that works with communities in Mumbai to build better facilities
• Local community helps to construct the toilet block and families from the community can then purchase monthly permits (25p)
• SPARC toilets have electric lights, making them safer to use at night and separate toilets for children
• From 2015-2020, SPARC have provided 800 community toilet blocks (6,400 separate toilets)