Dharavi

Dharavi

location
1. Dharavi is in central Bombay between two railway lines.
2. big port on the Arabian sea.
3. in the state of Maharashtra.
4. Mumbai is a city on the west coast of India
5. population of almost 13 million people.
push/pull factors
1. sometimes problems like droughts lead to famines in country areas
2. there is lots of poverty in the countryside with no job opportunities
3. many country dwellers have had to sell their land and are paid low wages by the rich farmers
4. people think there is a better chance of finding paid employment in a big city.
5. there are better health care and educational opportunities in the city.
6. Mumbai has a massive textile industry which offers jobs.
housing types
1. pavement dwellers
  1. the new migrants have nowhere to live, they make a shanty on the pavement.
  2. the orphan children may earn some small change by recycling waste materials like paper. But they are often exploited and abused.
  3. they are unlikely to have electricity supplies and there is a risk of fire from oil lamps.
  4. some live on top of drains that flood in the rainy season increasing risk of diseases.
2. dharavi dwellers
  1. over one million people live in Dharavi, the biggest slum in Asia.
  2. many people work for themselves as potters or clothes makers etc.
3. rich people
  1. Bombay has some very wealthy inhabitants like diamond dealers. Land is in very short supply and houses can be as expensive as in Chelsea or Manhatten.
  2. affluent families have more servants than children.
  3. they live in high rise apartments, with all the necessities.
assistance to the poorest people.
1. the rail companies allow homes to be built on spare land beside railways.
2. the orphan street children get meals cooked for them by the women of the Mahila Milan. they may get help with basic schooling by charities.
3. Mahila Milan puts pressure on the city authorities to release land for housing.
4. postal services deliver mail to the illegal pavement dwellers even though they don't have a proper address.
5. pavement dwelling women formed a self help group called the Mahila Milan. they form a credit union so people can save and borrow small amounts of money. they save to built houses.
6. the city authorities give site and service schemes where they supply water and electricity to a site but the people have to build their own home.
7. city authorities help by turning a blind eye to illegal pavement dwellings.

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