Issues With Dharavi Flashcards

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Safety

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Residents who are new end up living in self-constructed homes that are vulnerable to damage by weather or fire due to materials used
Created beside railway tracks, rivers and rubbish dumps which creates danger for young children and high levels of air and noise pollution for residents

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Law

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Sites are illegal and residents can be evicted by city authorities at any time
Long term planning improvements cannot be carried out
Residents reliant on black market to make money. This is often unregulated and involves dangerous jobs in drugs, crime and prostitution
Young children forced to work at the expense of their education

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Services

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Schools and hospitals are unable to keep pace with the rapid growth in population
Quality of life is therefore poor and many residents struggle to break out of this

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Pollution

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Rising levels of vehicle emissions in Mumbai have led to higher rates of respiratory illness among residents

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Developments

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Authorities in Mumbai have offered secure long term legal ownership of some land to encourage residents to improve their housing
Eviction remains high and most shanty towns have been cleared for modern housing or for commercial purposes
Most shanty town residents end up on marginal land

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Community

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Broken by clearing of shanty towns

Industries such as the recycling district may be redeveloped resulting in a high loss of jobs

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Funding

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The world bank funded a clean water supply within shanty towns
Struggled to meet the rapid population growth in population of Mumbai

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Overcrowding

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New residents arrive daily and this results in the city being unable to cope and housing is short
One Million people live in an area one mile by one mile that is without facilities such as water, sanitation and electricity
Disease spreads rapidly

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