Mumbai- contrasting urban area to London ✅

what are the months of heavy rainfall?

June-sept

how much rainfall did Mumbai receive in one day + what year?

2019- 250mm

how many people did the impact of the monsoon kill and how many homes lost?

over 400 killed + 10,000 homes lost

why was there so much flooding?

partly due to urban growth because the water had no where to go in the built up area, the public parks were replaced due to rapid, uncontrolled development

what % of mumbaikers live in slums?

60%

how much of India’s GDP does Mumbai account for?

6%

how many commuters use local trains per day?

7.5 million

what have NGOs been doing in Mumbai?

trying to improve the lives of slum dwellers

what did the housing projects try to address?

the housing shortages however as a megacity, it is struggling to cope with the rapid growth

what is mumbai’s population estimate for 2024?

21.6 million

what was created in response to the 2005 flooding?

Greater Mumbai Disaster Management Action Plan

what did the Greater Mumbai Disaster Management Plan do?

coordinated relief + rescue efforts

widened the Mithi River which drained into the Arabian Sea

what did the IPCC predict?

that the increased rainfall, heat and sea levels associated with climate change will make Mumbai the 2nd most risky city in the world