Over half of Mumbai's population lives in slums, with different types including chawls (small rooms with shared facilities), zopadpattis (squatter settlements), and pavement dwellings. Dharavi is one of the largest slums in the world, founded in 1880, and now home to many pottery and textile industries as well as large recycling operations. Slums in Mumbai generally lack adequate sanitation, water supply, and waste management, leading to frequent epidemics, though the government has initiated some redevelopment plans to address issues.

1. Slums in MumbaiSlums in Mumbai

2. Content
• Overview
• Types of Slums in Mumbai
• Dharavi
• Basic Amenities in Slums
• Epidemics & Other Disasters
• Reformation Plans
• Conclusion
• Reference Links

3. Overview
 Though Mumbai is a “City of Dreams”, it is also a major hub
for slums in the city
 According to a recent research, it has been noted that half of
Mumbai’s population lives in slums

4. Types of Slums in Mumbai

5. Introduction to Types of
Slums
 Chawls – Chawls are basically one room structures with small
cooking spaces and common sanitation areas
 Zopadpattis – Zopadpattis are typical squatters in vernacular.
They are the most predominant categories which fall under
slum
 Pavement Dwellings – Pavement Dwellings are shanties built
on footpaths alongside roads or pavements. Majority of the
pavement dwellers dwell from different regions of the
country

6. Dharavi

7. Overview
 Dharavi is one of the largest slum dwelling region in the world
 Founded in the year 1880 during British regiment, the Dharavi
region has only expanded in the number of residents in its
slum

8. Economy in Dharavi
 There are many pottery, textile industries located in Dharavi
 Over the recent years, large recycling industries have also
formed their base in Dharavi

9. Basic Amenities

10.  Sanitation – Sanitation in slums is extremely poor. There are
limited community toilets to take care of basic utilities of the
residents in slums. Hence, many prefer defecating in the open
 Water Supply – On comparing with sanitation facilities in
slums, the water supply coverage is still decent
 Waste Management – There are inadequate bins, lack of
awareness among slum dwellers

11. Epidemics & Other Disasters

12.  Due to lack of sanitation facilities, cleanliness, etc, the slum
residents have always witnessed significant loss of lives
 Plagues, malaria, cholera, typhoid, jaundice, etc have always
targeted the local residents

13. Reformation Plans

14.  There are many redevelopment plans initiated by the
Government since a long time
 Still for the slum to completely demolish and see the growth
of new life in these regions, it is still a huge pending task in
front of Government

15. Conclusion
 Mumbai is a blend of luxurious residential properties and
slums
 Dwelled with Bollywood celebrities, entrepreneurs, etc. the
elite people have high class bungalows,
residential properties in Mumbai to live in
 Slums have a large gap to improve on every daily basis

16. References
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dharavi
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slum

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