Dharavi Residents Rally For Equitable Housing Rights
Dharavi, one of Asia’s largest informal settlements, is an economic powerhouse with diverse industries — ranging from pottery and leatherwork to recycling and garment manufacturing — generating an estimated annual turnover of Rs 10,000 crore. This intricate web of informal and formal enterprises has woven Dharavi deeply into Mumbai’s economic fabric. However, ongoing redevelopment plans […]
Dharavi Redevelopment:The Ambitious Vision To Rebuild Asia’s Largest Slum
Kiran Dighavkar described Dharavi as the Malabar Hill of Indian slums. He was extensively praised for his management of the lockdown in the third-largest and densest slum in the world while serving as the assistant commissioner of G-north ward, which includes Dharavi, for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) during COVID-19. “Anyone in an Indian slum […]