Mumbai suffocates in garbage as city struggles with overcrowding problems

Q: Half of Mumbai's population live in slums without basic sanitation and safe drinking water which can be a great threats for Narendra Modi's goal of building everyone a home by 2022.

Samrat,

28th July 2015

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Do you know that Mumbai has its two dumping sites, Asia's biggest and arguably oldest that opened in 1927. It spread over 326 acres in eastern Mumbai and takes half of the city's daily refuse. While a smaller landfill in Mulund occupies about 62 acres while a 353-acre one is further north in Kanjurmarg.

Rajiv,

28th July 2015

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Yes, according to land prices provided by an annual state government estimate, these sites could be worth as much as US$4.4 billion combined. And Its trash mountain is so high that it could bury the White House twice over.

Anuj Gupta, Mumbai

28th July 2015

But it will take a lot of time if redeveloped and land preparation before anything could be built on it. Rustomjee Group has got the opportunity in Mulund and Deonar but skipped, in spite of that the areas' connectivity to the downtown area by rail and highway. They though that living close to that will cause nothing but pain and heartache for the people.

Deepankar Godbole, Mumbai

28th July 2015

Right Deepankar,
We all aware of the dump yards pollute air and drain into the water table, making life hard for those who live close by. A state-run primary school across the road from Deonar dump resorted to having municipal water tankers bring in drinking water a few months ago. The tap water became yellow and smelly.

Rajiv,

28th July 2015

Right Samrat,
The land starved Mumbai currently disposes of 11000 metric tons of refuse every day in three dump yards that together occupy more than 740 acres. In the current market rates that land would be cost as much as US$4.4 billion if it were sold and used for housing.

Anuj Gupta, Mumbai

28th July 2015

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I think you are right Anuj,
If Prime Minister Narendra Modi is going to succeed in his goal of building everyone a home by 2022 then he has to extend usable land which need to put short resources to best use as he aims to create 100 smart cities while tidying up the country under his Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan.

Deepankar Godbole, Mumbai

28th July 2015

True Deepankar,
Dump yard redevelopment in Mumbai is very crucial. It is the only way to check prices in Mumbai is by increasing supply. There is no other magic to it. An average Indian would need to work for 3 centuries to pay for a luxury home in Mumbai.

Anuj Gupta, Mumbai

28th July 2015

Not only this, as per report by the non-profit Praja Foundation, half of the Mumbai households earn less than Rs. 20000 a month. The state agency is so slow in building homes for the poor that it would take 140 yrs. to provide for all.

Deepankar Godbole, Mumbai

28th July 2015