MUMBAI ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES Click to edit Master subtitle style

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About Mumbai

Mumbai is India's largest city and is considered the financial capital of the country as it generates 5% of the total GDP. However, sheer numbers of people and rapid population growth have contributed to some serious social and environmental problems. Mumbai attracts immigrants from rural areas seeking employment and 4/28/12 a better life.

Environmental Issues

The key environmental issues of Mumbai are as follows

Immediate Problems Medium Term Problems Pollution Long Term Problems

Transport

Migration Control

Water Management

Global Warming

Poverty

Population

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Immigration

Immigration should be controlled with an immediate effect because without controlling migration, other measures will not be effective. According to the estimates based NSS survey, migrants constitute about 37 per cent of Mumbai population.
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Causes

The economic factors have been the major reasons for migration to Mumbai among males About 69 per cent of males stated that employment was the main motive behind their migration

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Issues

Congestion Traffic increase More pollution ( Water , Air, Noise, Carbon emissions) Water scarcity Solid waste management Power scarcity Sewage and drainage disposal problem

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Solutions & Impacts

The increased population of both migrants and non-migrants can only be managed with the expansion of industrial, regional and rural development. Developing a organized city - well planned (Transport, electricity, water, parking) Requesting Govt to provide more SEZ Shifting chemical, steel, leather and other industries giving rise to pollution to SEZ areas
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Pollution

Breathing Mumbai's air has been likened to smoking more than 20 cigarettes a day The 'Environment Monitor' says that 99 per cent of sewage generated by municipal councils and over 50 per cent sewage generated by municipal corporations go untreated. Mismanagement of waste other than domestic is also a major source of pollution The pressures created by demands of building infrastructure for a growing 4/28/12

Causes

Industries in the eastern suburbs and New Bombay Garbage burning by the BMC Insufficient control over emission levels from vehicles Lack of awareness 4/28/12

Solutions

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WATER MANAGEMENT

Floods in Mumbai:

After torrential monsoon rains in Mumbai, the city had been much affected by the flooding and aftermath of flooding

Urbanisation effects on Groundwater Hydrology

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The amount that goes unaccounted for About 20 to 25 per cent is lost in leakage and pilferage.

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Issues

Increase in water demand More dependence on ground water use Over exploitation of ground water Reduction in open soil surface area Reduction in infiltration deterioration in water quality
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Solutions

Rain water harvesting: It is essential because surface water is inadequate to meet our demand and we have to depend on ground water. Due to rapid urbanization, infiltration of rain water into the sub-soil has decreased drastically and recharging of ground water has diminished. Diversion of run-off surface water bodies
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into

existing

Artificial recharge to ground water: Artificial recharge to ground water is a process by which the ground water reservoir is augmented at a rate exceeding that obtaining under natural conditions or replenishment Recharge to ground water is a new concept of rain water harvesting and the structures generally used are :Pits Trenches Dug wells Recharge wells

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Role of the people..

None of this will work unless.

The citizens make rainwater harvesting their own business

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