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Why are there still slums in Mumbai?

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While a number of cities in the sub-continent are clearing slum dwelling for better housing following things are holding the rehabilitation of slums in Mumbai. read more

There are Slums (jhopadpatti in Hindi) in Borivali, Kandivali, Malad, Dharavi, Ghatkopar, Deonar, Govandi, Shivaji Nagar etc. Most of slum-dwellers are uneducated and using abusive language. Poverty is the main reason for Mumbai. All the slums needs to be demolish and build an apartment, buildings, hotels, restaurants, theatres, malls etc. read more

The Mumbai airport is handling passenger traffic of 41 million passengers annually . This has doubled in last ten years. The maximum capacity of the airport is to handle 48 million fliers which may be exhausted soon. In the 2007, slums occupied 147 acres of the Airports but by now the encroachment has increased to 308 acres. read more

Dharavi is a slum ward located in the suburbs of India's most populated city of Mumbai. Unlike many urban slums, residents are typically employed and work for extremely small wages in the recycling industry that Dharavi is known for. However, despite a surprising rate of employment, tenement conditions are among the worst of slum living. read more

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