Dharavi in central Mumbai is one of Asia's largest slums. It is enterprise personified. Between 1200 to 1500 small scale industries exist and function within the Dharavi industrial area. It is a place where industry, incorrigibility and a never say die spirit co-exists. Plastic recycling ( perhaps the largest in India ), leather processing, oil drum and tin can reconditioning, dye making, garment and embroidery work, waste paper raw material supplies, pottery making , food processing are some of the major enterprises that operate among other innumerable small scale units exists in Dharavi. It is a shadow city where nearly a million live and work, annually churning out almost 500 million dollar worth of goods. It's a place where new arrivals found their first footing , make business and start their life in the urban metro like Mumbai.
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2102-01: Dharavi Asia's largest slums , The Industrial area in the evening. Dharavi is one of Mumbai's biggest and longest standing slums. Home to somewhere between 600 000 and one million people, it is a beehive of recycling and manufacturing industries. It sits on prime real estate right in the heart of the Mumbai. Currently the major concern is the dharavi redevelopement program, meaning everything in the slum will be demolished for redevelopment including most of the slum housing also make way for new high-rise buildings.
Dharavi: Mumbai's biggest slum / 2102-01: Dharavi Asia's largest slums , The Industrial area in the evening.
Dharavi: Mumbai's biggest slum / 2102-02: Labourers working in Garment making factories. Child Labour is rampant with poor facilities. Dharavi is one of Mumbai's biggest and longest standing slums. Home to
Dharavi: Mumbai's biggest slum / 2102-03: Working in Garment making factories. Child Labour is rampant with poor facilities .Dharavi is one of Mumbai's biggest and longest standing slums. Home to somewhere
Dharavi: Mumbai's biggest slum / 2102-04: Workers putting on wrappers on the soaps in a soap manufacturing industry.
2102-19: An oil tin recycling workshop in the Dharavi slum. Dharavi is one of Mumbai's biggest and longest standing slums. Home to somewhere between 600 000 and one million people, it is a beehive of recycling and manufacturing industries. It sits on prime real estate right in the heart of the Mumbai. Currently the major concern is the dharavi redevelopement program, meaning everything in the slum will be demolished for redevelopment including most of the slum housing also make way for new high-rise buildings.
Dharavi: Mumbai's biggest slum / 2102-05: A narrow residential bylanes in the Dharavi slum, where around a million people are packed into a square mile of low-rise housing. Even Day light does not enter in
Dharavi: Mumbai's biggest slum / 2102-06:A migrant labourer working on a shoe heel. In a shoe heel making factory in Dharavi. Dharavi is one of Mumbai's biggest and longest standing slums. Home to
Dharavi: Mumbai's biggest slum / 2102-07: In the Khumbarwada, the Gujarati potters' area, A lady potter works at his residence cum his workplace, during abusy time of the day. The gujarati potters are one of
Dharavi: Mumbai's biggest slum / 2102-08: A worker working on a shoe heel. In a shoe heel making factory in Dharavi
2102-14: People work in a plastic recycling unit in the Dharavi slum. Dharavi is one of Mumbai's biggest and longest standing slums. Home to somewhere between 600 000 and one million people, it is a beehive of recycling and manufacturing industries. It sits on prime real estate right in the heart of the Mumbai. Currently the major concern is the dharavi redevelopement program, meaning everything in the slum will be demolished for redevelopment including most of the slum housing also make way for new high-rise buildings.
Dharavi: Mumbai's biggest slum / 2102-09: Scenes from around the Khumbarwada, the Gujarati potters' district, with their open kilns in the bylanes. The kilns, which burn cloth scraps, cause much air pollution in
Dharavi: Mumbai's biggest slum / 2102-10: A narrow residential bylanes in the Dharavi slum, where around a million people are packed into a square mile of low-rise housing. Dharavi is one of Mumbai's
Dharavi: Mumbai's biggest slum / 2102-11: A migrant labourer, working at the bakery in Dharavi. Often the workers are paid poorly with no basic facilities.
Dharavi: Mumbai's biggest slum / 2102-12: A daily worker working on a machine meant to crush plastic for recycling at dharavi. Dharavi is one of Mumbai's biggest and longest standing slums. Home to somewhere
2102-27: Dharavi is one of Mumbai's biggest and longest standing slums. Home to somewhere between 600 000 and one million people, it is a beehive of recycling and manufacturing industries. It sits on prime real estate right in the heart of the Mumbai. Currently the major concern is the dharavi redevelopement program, meaning everything in the slum will be demolished for redevelopment including most of the slum housing also make way for new high-rise buildings.
Dharavi: Mumbai's biggest slum / 2102-13: Labourers working on paste board boxes , cutting them for reuse.
Dharavi: Mumbai's biggest slum / 2102-14: People work in a plastic recycling unit in the Dharavi slum. Dharavi is one of Mumbai's biggest and longest standing slums. Home to somewhere between 600 000
Dharavi: Mumbai's biggest slum / 2102-15: Leather tannery workers working in one of the factories in Dharavi . The number of tanneries has dropped dramatically over the years, as most of that industry has
Dharavi: Mumbai's biggest slum / 2102-16: A Carrom Club in Khumbarwada , where locals hang out to play a game of Carrom. Dharavi is one of Mumbai's biggest and longest standing slums. Home to
2102-09: Scenes from around the Khumbarwada, the Gujarati potters' district, with their open kilns in the bylanes. The kilns, which burn cloth scraps, cause much air pollution in the area. Dharavi is one of Mumbai's biggest and longest standing slums. Home to somewhere between 600 000 and one million people, it is a beehive of recycling and manufacturing industries. It sits on prime real estate right in the heart of the Mumbai. Currently the major concern is the dharavi redevelopement program, meaning everything in the slum will be demolished for redevelopment including most of the slum housing also make way for new high-rise buildings.
Dharavi: Mumbai's biggest slum / 2102-17: The main Tailor ( Master ) works at a Jeans Manufacturing factory in Dharavi.
Dharavi: Mumbai's biggest slum / 2102-18: An oil drum recycling workshop in the Dharavi slum. Dharavi is one of Mumbai's biggest and longest standing slums. Home to somewhere between 600 000 and one
Dharavi: Mumbai's biggest slum / 2102-19: An oil tin recycling workshop in the Dharavi slum. Dharavi is one of Mumbai's biggest and longest standing slums. Home to somewhere between 600 000 and one
Dharavi: Mumbai's biggest slum / 2102-20: A group of migrant labourers from parts of India make a living recycling rejected dyes from big factories, hammer them into a fine powders, and selling the same to
2102-15: Leather tannery workers working in one of the factories in Dharavi . The number of tanneries has dropped dramatically over the years, as most of that industry has shifted out of Mumbai, The tanneries are among Dharavi's original industries. Dharavi is one of Mumbai's biggest and longest standing slums. Home to somewhere between 600 000 and one million people, it is a beehive of recycling and manufacturing industries. It sits on prime real estate right in the heart of the Mumbai. Currently the major concern is the dharavi redevelopement program, meaning everything in the slum will be demolished for redevelopment including most of the slum housing also make way for new high-rise buildings.
Dharavi: Mumbai's biggest slum / 2102-21: A group of migrant labourers from parts of India make a living recycling rejected dyes from big factories, hammer them into a fine powders, and selling the same to
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Dharavi: Mumbai's biggest slum / 2102-24: An oil tin recycling workshop in the Dharavi slum. Dharavi is one of Mumbai's biggest and longest standing slums. Home to somewhere between 600 000 and one
2102-05: A narrow residential bylanes in the Dharavi slum, where around a million people are packed into a square mile of low-rise housing. Even Day light does not enter in some parts. Dharavi is one of Mumbai's biggest and longest standing slums. Home to somewhere between 600 000 and one million people, it is a beehive of recycling and manufacturing industries. It sits on prime real estate right in the heart of the Mumbai. Currently the major concern is the dharavi redevelopement program, meaning everything in the slum will be demolished for redevelopment including most of the slum housing also make way for new high-rise buildings.
Dharavi: Mumbai's biggest slum / 2102-25: Dharavi is one of Mumbai's biggest and longest standing slums. Home to somewhere between 600 000 and one million people, it is a beehive of recycling and
Dharavi: Mumbai's biggest slum / 2102-26: A group of migrant labourers from parts of India make a living recycling rejected dyes from big factories, hammer them into a fine powders, and selling the same to
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Dharavi commerce amidst chaos... Dharavi in central Mumbai is one of Asia's largest slums. It is where enterprise is personified in every sense of the term. Nearly 1,200 to 1,500 small scale industries operate within the Dharavi industrial area. It is a place where industry, incorrigibility and a never-say-die spirit co-exists. Plastic recycling (perhaps the largest in India ), leather processing, oil drum and tin can reconditioning, dye making, garment and embroidery (locally called zari) work, waste paper, raw material supplies, pottery making, detergent making and food processing are some of the major enterprises that operate among other innumerable small scale units exists in Dharavi. It is a shadow city where nearly a million people live and work, annually churning out almost 500 million dollar worth of goods. It's a place where new migrants to the city found their first footing, establishing businesses and kickstarting their life in an urban cosmopolitan setup like Mumbai. Dharavi is on the verge of a major change in a few years' time. It is positioned in the nucleus of the ever-growing and modern city. There exists a tussle between the urban town planners who are seeking further development of this area to convert it into modern real estate possibilities and the people who build this squalor and reside in this place. India's dream of turning its financial hub, Mumbai, into another Shanghai is a very complex problem with the ever growing population in the city, without a simple solution.
Captions 2102-01: Dharavi Asia's largest slums , The Industrial area in the evening. Dharavi is one of Mumbai's biggest and longest standing slums. Home to somewhere between 600 000 and one million people, it is a beehive of recycling and manufacturing industries. It sits on prime real estate right in the heart of the Mumbai. Currently the major concern is the dharavi redevelopement program, meaning everything in the slum will be demolished for redevelopment including most of the slum housing also make way for new high-rise buildings. 2102-02: Labourers working in Garment making factories. Child Labour is rampant with poor facilities. 2102-03: Working in Garment making factories. Child Labour is rampant with poor facilities . 2102-04: Workers putting on wrappers on the soaps in a soap manufacturing industry. 2102-05: A narrow residential bylanes in the Dharavi slum, where around a million people are packed into a square mile of low-rise housing. Even Day light does not enter in some parts. 2102-06: A migrant labourer working on a shoe heel. In a shoe heel making factory in Dharavi. 2102-07: In the Khumbarwada, the Gujarati potters' area, A lady potter works at his residence cum his workplace, during abusy time of the day. The gujarati potters are one of the original inhabitants of dharavi.
2102-08: A worker working on a shoe heel. In a shoe heel making factory in Dharavi 2102-09: Scenes from around the Khumbarwada, the Gujarati potters' district, with their open kilns in the bylanes. The kilns, which burn cloth scraps, cause much air pollution in the area. 2102-10: A narrow residential bylanes in the Dharavi slum, where around a million people are packed into a square mile of low-rise housing. 2102-11: A migrant labourer, working at the bakery in Dharavi. Often the workers are paid poorly with no basic facilities. 2102-12: A daily worker working on a machine meant to crush plastic for recycling at dharavi. 2102-13: Labourers working on paste board boxes , cutting them for reuse. 2102-14: People work in a recycling unit in the Dharavi slum.
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2102-15: Leather tannery workers working in one of the factories in Dharavi . The number of tanneries has dropped dramatically over the years, as most of that industry has shifted out of Mumbai, The tanneries are among Dharavi's original industries. 2102-16: A Carrom Club in Khumbarwada , where locals hang out to play a game of Carrom. 2102-17: The main Tailor ( Master ) works at a Jeans Manufacturing factory in Dharavi.
2102-18: An oil drum recycling workshop in the Dharavi slum. 2102-19: An oil tin recycling workshop in the Dharavi slum. 2102-20: A group of migrant labourers from parts of India make a living recycling rejected dyes from big factories, hammer them into a fine powders, and selling the same to smaller sellers. 2102-21: A group of migrant labourers from parts of India make a living recycling rejected dyes from big factories, hammer them into a fine powders, and selling the same to smaller sellers. 2102-24: An oil tin recycling workshop in the Dharavi slum. 2102-25: Dharavi is one of Mumbai's biggest and longest standing slums. Home to somewhere between 600 000 and one million people, it is a beehive of recycling and manufacturing industries. It sits on prime real estate right in the heart of the Mumbai. Currently the major concern is the dharavi redevelopement program, meaning everything in the slum will be demolished for redevelopment including most of the slum housing also make way for new high-rise buildings. 2102-26: A group of migrant labourers from parts of India make a living recycling rejected dyes from big factories, hammer them into a fine powders, and selling the same to smaller sellers. 2102-27: Dharavi is one of Mumbai's biggest and longest standing slums. Home to somewhere between 600 000 and one million people, it is a beehive of recycling and manufacturing industries. It sits on
prime real estate right in the heart of the Mumbai. Currently the major concern is the dharavi redevelopement program, meaning everything in the slum will be demolished for redevelopment including most of the slum housing also make way for new high-rise buildings.