Slums in India

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Slum Areas In India● Dharavi-one of world’s largest

● Bhalswa-houses ~24% of Delhi’s population and rampant child

labour

● Nochikuppam, Chennai-extensive poverty whereby people

struggle to even have 2 meals daily

● Rajendra Nagar Slum, Bangalore-houses fill up with water during

monsoon season

● Indiramma Nagar, Hyderabad-gross overcrowding due to high

population density

Background of the slums (literally…)● Over 65 million people live in slums● Major slums include: Dharavi slum in Mumbai and Bhalswa Slum in

Delhi● Most slums have high crime rate● Low literacy rate

● High birth rate due to lack of family planning and contraceptives● Slums also have high death rate, especially children and elderly

Population Size of SlumsSlum Population

Dharavi ~300,000 to 1 million

Bhalswa 151,427

Rajendra Nagar ~2 million

Parivartan ~440000

Indiramma Nagar, Hyderabad

~620,000

Problems faced by slum dwellers

Social problems :● Susceptibility to fires, floods

and landslides ● Violence and crime is common

in some slums ● High rate of disease due to

poor living conditions

Economic problems :● Lack of education● Informal economy, with many

employing themselves● No access to potable drinking

water, and waste management● Lack of sanitation and access

to medical facilities

Countermeasures to Slums

● Slum Removal● Slum Upgrading (basic sanitation and

medical care)● Development of urban infrastructure and

public housing

Effectiveness: Very good

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References

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