Dharavi redevelopment project shall be interesting. I’d hear stories from my grandparents (who’d go there under voluntary projects and speak to locals) that a lot of the people you see living out on the streets/jhopadpatti have rented their houses/chawls and make a lot more money that way. The businesses there (believe it or not) are BOOMING. Asia’s largest slum, but the entrepreneurs there are well and truly thriving. Dharavi ka rasta was the shortcut to our old place and boy did I hate driving past, the stench is one of the worst in the world. And the amount of open defecation is just awful. But the area has huge potential, hope to see some genuine redevelopment that betters lives.
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