Case Study - Dharavi Slum

Question 1

Where is Dharavi located?

Answer 1

• Mumbai, India

Question 2

What is Dharavi like?

Answer 2

• 1 million people are crammed into one square mile.

- Homes have been set up illegally amongst on land that is not suitable for habitation

Question 3

Describe what it is like for adults and children

Answer 3

• People have to go to the toilet in the street and there
  are open sewers
• Children play amongst sewage waste and doctors deal with 4,000 cases a day of diptheria

Question 4

What is leading Dharavi towards being sustainable?

Answer 4

• It has a recycling zone, which it is claimed is the way forward to a sustainable future
• Everything is recycled from cosmetics and plastics to keyboards. 23% of plastic waste gets recycled in the UK, 80% in Mumbai.

Question 5

What are the self help schemes in Dharavi?

Answer 5

• There is an alternative to large scale redevelopment and that is allow local people to design self help schemes
• Ideas generated from local people supported by this charity include adding an extra floor to the building

Question 6

What is business like in Dharavi?

Answer 6

• The annual turnover of business here is estimated to be more than $650m per year

Question 7

What have the state goverment planned to do?

Answer 7

• To redevelop Dharavi and transform it into a modern township, compete with proper housing and shopping complexes, hospitals and schools