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Dharavi compared to other great slums in the world. Map according to Mike Davis. Dharavi is a residential area in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It has often been considered to be one of the world's largest slums. [1] [2] Dharavi has an area of just over 2.39 square kilometres (0.92 sq mi; 590 acres) [3] and a population of about 1,000,000. [4]
The Dharavi slum, about three-quarters of the size of New York's Central Park, featured in Danny Boyle's Oscar-winning 2008 movie "Slumdog Millionaire". Its open sewers and shared toilets, close ...
Varadarajan was born in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu in 1926 [2] He moved to Mumbai in 1945. Working as a porter at VT Station, he began his criminal life by stealing dock cargo.. Varada, as he was fondly called, was hugely popular among the poor Tamil residents in the Dharavi s
An integrated slum dwelling and informal economy inside Dharavi of Mumbai. Dharavi slum started in 1887 with industrial and segregationist policies of the British colonial era. The slum housing, tanneries, pottery and other economy established inside and around Dharavi during the British rule of India. [2] [3] [4] Prem Sagar
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Her most important social welfare project was the uplift of the poor in Dharavi, [8] which was the largest slum in the world. She documented her experiences in her book, O Dharavi. [10] Bilkees also wrote several books apart from Oh Dharavi. Her first book, Essential Andhra Cookbook, is a study of the cuisine of Andhra Pradesh. [5]
Slum Dwellers International claimed the alliance helped 1 million people in 15,000 slum dwellers-managed saving groups. Further they had secured land rights for 128,000 families, building over 20,000 toilets and 100,000 houses. The National Slum Dwellers Federation stated it had helped 60,000 families improve their housing situation in Mumbai. [7]
Dharavi slum in Mumbai, pictured in 2008. Between 2008 and 2010, the state government gifted over 500 acres (200 ha) of slum areas to six developments on a first-come-first-serve basis, without any checks taking place on developer's credentials and under Section 3K of the Slum Act, which bypasses the usually mandatory requirement to obtain 70% consent of slum dwellers.