Although I am not a Maharashtrian myself, I am surprised by the way non Maharashtrians talk of a sepearte Bombay.
Somehow they think that by doing so all the problems will be solved. I feel it is because of their desire to take over Mumbai and deny Marthis economic rights in their own capital.
While I have no respect for Thakeray, I dont think Mumbai should be seprated.
As for the problems plaguing Mumbai, it is due to the heavy influx of slumdwellers, from Maharashtra itself and also from other states. They have taken up all the open spaces becuase they know that some politician will legalise their slums and then they will get brand new flats
Thakeray himself is to blame. When he promised to give free houses to 40 lakh slum dwellers, and extended the legal date to 1995 , more people started comming to Mumbai and the slum population has doubled in 10 years to 80 lakh
