Dharavi Flashcards

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1
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population in Mumbai in 1971 and in 2011

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5.9 to 12.5 million

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2
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how much of the city live in slums

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over 50%

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3
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what did lack of toilet and sewage facilities lead to

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Quick spreading disease in the slums

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4
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What was the issue with healthcare

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The healthcare services could not cope with the rapidly growing population

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5
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2 facts about housing in dharavi

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  • Cramped and poorly built

- No water supply

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6
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what happened in 2004

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A scheme was launched to redevelop Dharavi and make it an independent township

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7
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What did the slum sanitation project do in 1995

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built 330 new communal toilet blocks in the slum

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what did the scheme in 2004 do to help the water crisis

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install rainwater harvesting systems

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9
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what did the plan in 2004 attempt to do

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build new apartments, water and sewage systems

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10
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Why did the apartment blocks not do well

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They were designated to be given to people who could prove that they had lived in Dharavi for a certain amount of time, however this is very hard to do considering there is no paperwork involved with slums

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