Housing in Mumbai

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Housing in Mumbai





Squatter camps



Squatter camps

• People (often immigrants from rural areas)settle on land which they do not own,building makeshift shelters

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There are no amenities (toilet, cleanwater, electricity etc.)• Because they are illegal the authorities do

not provide any services (schools, rubbishcollection, health centres etc.)

• The conditions result in a high level ofdisease



Shanty towns



Shanty towns

• Squatter areas can grow until they arelarge enough to be called shanty towns

• Shanty towns have slightly better living

conditions – Some dwellings now have brick walls and tin

roofs –

There is a water supply (usually sharedstandpipes) and sometimes electricity – Some shanty towns have even developed

small industries and workshops



Shanty towns

• However open gutters take sewageaway

• No organised refuse collection – rubbish

dumped in any available space• The roads are not paved• The living conditions are very poor –

high crime rate, disease iscommonplace, built on dangerous land• This presents a bad image of the city



1. Describe 5 ways in which shanty townsare superior to squatter settlements(5)

2. Describe the environmental quality inshanty towns

(4)3. Why do so many people live in shanty

towns in Mumbai? (5)





Solutions to the problems ofshanty towns

• People evicted and houses bulldozed – thishas failed because people just buildelsewhere in the city

• People relocated to safer areas with basicamenities – but people often resist thismove as they will be too far from work

• Authorities improve the housing, providetoilets, water supply, schools and givingpeople legal rights to the land – but someareas are so overcrowded it is difficult toimprove them

• The residents form cooperatives and

organise improvements themselves



High-cost housing



High-cost housing

• High-cost, luxury housing is found in the centreand suburbs of Mumbai.

• Due to the huge contrast in living standards,the crime rate is high. This has led to thegrowth of high-security residential areas.

• These gated communities are protected by – Entry through gates patrolled by security guards –

Electric fences surround the complexes andsecurity cameras are everywhere

• Many of the complexes have their ownswimming pools, tennis courts, gyms and schools



1. Describe the characteristics of a high-security residential area.

(6)

2. Why do wealthy people in Mumbai wishto live in these gated communities?

(4)

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