2. Content
• Overview
• Types of Slums in Mumbai
• Dharavi
• Basic Amenities in Slums
• Epidemics & Other Disasters
• Reformation Plans
• Conclusion
• Reference Links
3. Overview
Though Mumbai is a “City of Dreams”, it is also a major hub
for slums in the city
According to a recent research, it has been noted that half of
Mumbai’s population lives in slums
5. Introduction to Types of
Slums
Chawls – Chawls are basically one room structures with small
cooking spaces and common sanitation areas
Zopadpattis – Zopadpattis are typical squatters in vernacular.
They are the most predominant categories which fall under
slum
Pavement Dwellings – Pavement Dwellings are shanties built
on footpaths alongside roads or pavements. Majority of the
pavement dwellers dwell from different regions of the
country
7. Overview
Dharavi is one of the largest slum dwelling region in the world
Founded in the year 1880 during British regiment, the Dharavi
region has only expanded in the number of residents in its
slum
8. Economy in Dharavi
There are many pottery, textile industries located in Dharavi
Over the recent years, large recycling industries have also
formed their base in Dharavi
10. Sanitation – Sanitation in slums is extremely poor. There are
limited community toilets to take care of basic utilities of the
residents in slums. Hence, many prefer defecating in the open
Water Supply – On comparing with sanitation facilities in
slums, the water supply coverage is still decent
Waste Management – There are inadequate bins, lack of
awareness among slum dwellers
12. Due to lack of sanitation facilities, cleanliness, etc, the slum
residents have always witnessed significant loss of lives
Plagues, malaria, cholera, typhoid, jaundice, etc have always
targeted the local residents
14. There are many redevelopment plans initiated by the
Government since a long time
Still for the slum to completely demolish and see the growth
of new life in these regions, it is still a huge pending task in
front of Government
15. Conclusion
Mumbai is a blend of luxurious residential properties and
slums
Dwelled with Bollywood celebrities, entrepreneurs, etc. the
elite people have high class bungalows,
residential properties in Mumbai to live in
Slums have a large gap to improve on every daily basis