Slum clearance in India
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Slum clearance in India is used as an urban renewal approach to redevelop and transform poor and low income settlements into new developments or housing. Millions of people live in slum dwellings acro
Dharavi slum in Mumbai, pictured in 2008
Dharavi
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Dharavi is a residential area in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It has often been considered one of the world's largest slums. It has an area of just over 2.39 square kilometres and a population of about
Slum clearance in India
…the streets. Shortages of affordable housing resulted in around 25% of the urban population living in informal housing, such as slums. Regions Mumbai 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…
View of Dharavi
Shanty dwellings next to railway tracks in Dharavi (about 2010). A mosque inside the slum is visible. The railway network provides mass transit to slum residents.
A traditional pottery unit in Dharavi
Street vendors and farmers' market along the road passing through Dharavi