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| Forbes magazine names Mumbai |
| Many cities from Asia and Africa figure prominently in the list, which is headed by Baku in Azerbaijan.
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| INDIA
, 6-March-2008
4:18:39 AM |
| From being listed as the world's rudest city to among its filthiest, the country's financial capital, Mumbai, has recently been branded seventh in a list of the world's dirtiest cities.
The list compiled by Forbes magazine is based on the Mercer Human Resource Consulting's 2007 Health and Sanitation rankings, which is part of a larger quality of living study.
Many cities from Asia and Africa figure prominently in the list, which is headed by Baku in Azerbaijan.
Mumbai, a bustling metro with a population of about 16 million, ranks higher than war-torn Baghdad.
On their part, authorities say the city is cleaner than before. ''The benchmark used was not appropriate, comparing Mumbai to other developed cities. We are doing a lot of things, we have started a plan and most have said that the city is better in cleanliness than before,'' said R A Rajeev, Additional Commissioner, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
Just two years ago, Readers Digest magazine had listed Mumbai as the world's rudest city. While many agree that Mumbaikars lack civic sense, others blame civic authorities instead for their lack of initiative in keeping the city clean.
The Mumbai Makeover Project recently unveiled its plans to brand the city in which consultants will be invited from across the world for ideas.
The project now seems necessary to help add shine to the city's fading image, tainted with the stamp of being among the world's rudest and dirtiest cities.
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