Question

Compare the growth of urbanisation in cities of london and bombay

Answer 1

(i) Both the cities laced the problem of high density of population due to migrant population.

(ii) Both the cities faced housing crisis, growth of slums and increasing pressure on health and sanitation issues.

(iii) Both these cities were marked by contrasts of affluence and extreme poverty.

(iv) For housing the migrant population, both saw the

’ growth of tenements, which were largely owned by private landlords. In Bombay, these multi-storeyed structures were known as chawls. In both Bombay and London, houses were small, and streets aild neighbourhood were used for a variety of activities like cooking, washing and leisure by the poor.