Tag: Mumbai
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The City of Imbalance: The Burden of Population and Ecological Crisis in Mumbai
Mumbai’s urban population is fast growing and problems of water availability, waste management and congestion are going to get more complex in future. Real estate development, Airport development project, Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project, to name a few, are all meant to elevate the standard of life for an average citizen, however, their individual and collective…
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Real Estate Development in Mumbai: The Environmental Cost of Urbanisation
By Naresh Babu Kunche, Prime Minister’s Rural Development Fellow. Mumbai witnessed thriving industrialization in the 1900s followed by rapid urbanisation in the post-independence period. What started of as a conglomeration of seven islands, gradually kept undergoing land reclamation, and transformed into the financial capital of India.
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Train Commute in Mumbai: Issues Galore
By Nayanika Tiwari, NMIMS School of Law. Local trains form the most essential part of travel for millions. However, the train commuters in Mumbai have to face a lot of problems on a daily basis. This study attempts to understand two of these problems along with cases in detail. Overcrowding: Currently the Mumbai Suburban Railway is suffering…