The Current Scenario

Today, the dhobis with better economic viabilities are open to technological advancements as one might find machinery taking over certain hand washed methods practised.

With Dabbawala at the top, the Dhobi Kalyan and Audyogik Vikas Cooperative Society stands as the second most known essential labour organisation in Mumbai to date.

By declaring the precinct as a slum, the development of this region comes under SRA. A community thriving on its occupation, living in and around it, surrounding itself by the processes involved, would be curbed into tall buildings and dark corridors of SRA if not treated differently.

The site has urban relevance because the majority of commercial sectors, hotels and restaurants, and other important occupational sectors still rely on this system for their cleaned clothes or uniforms. However, considering the location’s present status and poor condition, it’s feasible that a building complex will emerge there in a few years. Therefore, for the Dhobi Ghat to maintain its identity, social relevance, and significance, a phase-wise interference at the urban level would be beneficial. Due to the badly maintained service channels, the entire site is always submerged in water to some extent. Waste and garbage have been poured into the reservoirs. Also prohibited were the channels.

The website requires a system that works well. The residents of Dhobi Ghat make enough money to invest in a higher quality of life or to ensure their future. This makes the website even more vulnerable because they have the funds but not the right use for them. Since the system is already in place and only requires sanitization, development, and service administration, housing for the local population takes centre stage in the designing process. The dhobis and their family are also housed in the ghat. Since the residences are where they live and work, they do require upkeep and improved spatial exploration. However, because the location is part of ASI Group II-B, it must maintain and preserve a sizable portion of the property in order to preserve its heritage.

Juhu was a long, thin sand bar that was an island in the nineteenth century. It was located off the west coast of Salsette and rose a few metres above sea level.

It might be accessible by crossing the tidal inlet during low tide.

The Portuguese called Juhu “Juvem”. The village of Juhu, home to Bhandaris (toddy tappers), Agris (salt traders), and Kunbis (cultivators), was located at its northernmost tip, and a tiny community of fishermen and cultivators dwelt opposite Bandra island at its southernmost point (Koliwada).

There were primarily Kolis and a small number of Goans living in Juhu.

The Portuguese constructed the Church of St. Joseph in 1853. Since almost a century, Mumbai’s well-heeled and wealthiest residents have been drawn to the open beaches of Juhu.

Jamsetji Tata bought land on Juhu in the 1890s and erected a home there. In Juhu Tara, he intended to build 1,200 acres (4.9 km2).