Ragpicker community

Rag-pickers Community Siddhant | Vaibhavi | Amruta

Unpacking Communities - Brief

Decoding Communities

Rag Pickers Community

Site & Community selection Why Ragpickers Community ? 

They are an important link in the value chain of recycling industry.

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Rag picking is not recognized as an occupation. Therefore this profession exposes the rag picking community to health hazards.

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There is a need to improve their lot since their services benefit the society at large.

In urban cities like Mumbai, people by large are involved in salvaging reusable or saleable material from waste. Eg.- Newspaper, Glass bottles, Empty tins, Plastic bags, Old cloths, Metal, Broken Glass, Etc.

Site Selection Deonar Dumping ground It is a waste dumping ground or landfill in the city of Mumbai. It is India's oldest and largest dumping ground, set up in 1927.

Deonar Dumping Ground

Site Photos

Process – Story board

Mapping Site : Deonar Dumping Ground

Development Plan

Activity Mapping

View of dumping ground and settelement

Sketches for story board

Home & Neighbourhood

Illegal activities

The Dumping Truck

Life of a Rag Picker

Life of a Child Rag Picker

Process – Pannel design

Final Pannel

~ Siddhant Chhajed | Vaibhavi Mehta | Amruta Rahate M.Arch ( Urban Design) | Sem. 1 | 2016-2017 KRVIA