Poor Amenities, water shortage, electricity problems and unclean areas of slums in mumbai.

1. Slums in MumbaiSlums in Mumbai

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

4. Types of Slums in Mumbai

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

6. Dharavi

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

9. Basic Amenities

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

11. Epidemics & Other Disasters

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

13. Reformation Plans

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

16. References
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dharavi
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slum

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