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facts
· Mumbai has just 1.1 square metres of open space per person.
· Mumbai's largest slum, called Dharavi, exports goods worth USD650 million annually to countries all around the world.
· The Mumbai trains transport more than 7.2 million commuters every day.
· The trains carry nearly 200,000 lunch boxes (Dabbawalas) daily for corporate workers and students.
· Mumbai's largest slum, called Dharavi, exports goods worth USD650 million annually to countries all around the world.
· The Mumbai trains transport more than 7.2 million commuters every day.
· The trains carry nearly 200,000 lunch boxes (Dabbawalas) daily for corporate workers and students.
did you know?
· Mumbai was called Bombay which means ‘Good Bay’, in Portuguese
· Mumbai means ‘Mother’ and comes from the name of an ancient fishing Goddess.
· Mumbai was created on a group of seven islands.
· Over sixty years the seven islands were merged into one land circa 1784 AD
· Mumbai means ‘Mother’ and comes from the name of an ancient fishing Goddess.
· Mumbai was created on a group of seven islands.
· Over sixty years the seven islands were merged into one land circa 1784 AD