Slums in India - Dharavi, Yamuna Pushta, Mahila Milan, Pavement Dwellers, Kathputhli Slum, Slum Jagathu, Slum Rehabilitation ACT 1995 (Paperback)

Chapters: Dharavi, Yamuna Pushta, Mahila Milan, Pavement Dwellers, Kathputhli Slum, Slum Jagathu, Slum Rehabilitation Act 1995, National Slum Dwellers Federation. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 31. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Dharavi (Portuguese spelling Daravi British Anglicised spelling Darravy, Dorrovy) is a slum and administrative ward, over parts of Sion, Bandra, Kurla and Kalina suburbs of Mumbai, India. It is sandwiched between Mahim in the west and Sion in the east, and spread over an area of 175 hectares, or 0.67 square miles. In 1986, the population was estimated at 530,225, but modern Dharavi has a population of between 600,000 and over 1 million people, Dharavi is one of the largest slums in Asia, In expensive Mumbai, Dharavi provides a cheap, but illegal, alternative where rents were as low as 4 US dollars per month in 2006. Dharavi exports goods around the world. The total turnover is estimated to be between 500 million US dollars and over 650 million US dollars per year. Dharavi is located between Mumbai's two main suburban railway lines, the Western and Central Railways. To its west are Mahim and Bandra, and to the north lies the Mithi River, which empties into the Arabian Sea through the Mahim Creek. To its south and east are Sion and Matunga. Both its location and poor drainage systems make Dharavi particularly vulnerable to floods during the wet season. One of the entrances to Dharavi Pottery on sale in DharaviIn the 18th century, Dharavi was an island. In February 1739, Chimnaji Appa attacked Bassein. Before that, he took possession of Dharavi. The area of present-day Dharavi was predominantly mangrove swamp prior to the late 19th century, inhabited by Koli fishermen. However, the fishing industry disappeared when the swamp areas filled in. A dam at Sion, ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=8821