Why does Mumbai have so many slums?

It is important to first understand how slums are formed, and why a lot of urban areas (not restricted to Mumbai) across the world have slums. read more

While slum-dwellers need access to such utilities just like anyone else, they do not have any incentive to leave slums and look for better accommodations. In conclusion, as long as Mumbai's need for manual labor continues to increase, so will the slums. read more

Many slums have been rehabilitated but that population rents those and bounces back again to live in slums. Moving on in mumbai and all-over maharashtra there is an authority to improve the condition of people living in slums it is known as SRA which stands for Slum Rehabilitation Authority. read more

Rapid urbanization drives economic growth and causes people to seek working and investment opportunities in urban areas.Local governments are unable to manage urbanization,and migrant workers without an affordable place to live in, dwell in slums.The UN-Habitat reports that 43% of urban population in developing countries and 78% of those in the least developed countries are slum dwellers. read more