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photo of slums
Governance

Can the Navi Mumbai Development Plan 2018-38 pave the way for more inclusive housing?

November 28, 2022 Marina Joseph, Dulari Parmar, Sujit Nikalje and Raju Vanjare

This looks at how slums have been invisibilised and the need for their inclusion in the draft Development Plan for Navi Mumbai.

settlement along Mithi river
Environment

Photo essay: A look at urban settlements along the Mithi river

November 22, 2022 Kartiki Naik/WRI India, Sahil Kanekar/WRI India and Abhijit Waghre

Essay on the urban settlements and constructions along the Mithi river which affect the health and flood resilience of the river.

Photo of Hiranandani Gardens, Powai provided to the builder to construct affordable housing
Governance

Why ‘affordable housing’ is just a myth in Mumbai today

September 19, 2022 Hussain Indorewala

Land meant for public use has been turned into commercially exploitable properties in the city instead of constructing affordable housing.

Mithi River
Water Supply

Walking along the 17-km long Mithi river: A look at the riverine ecosystem

August 25, 2022 Sahil Kanekar/WRI India, Kartiki Naik/WRI India and Abhijit Waghre

This article explores the condition of the Mithi river and the challenges in maintaining the river and the riverine ecosystem.

Infrastructure

What makes a public space truly inclusive?

July 6, 2022 Rajeev Malagi

A well planned public space in a busy city like Mumbai could address several challenges that children and adults face today, in a post-pandemic world.

BEST buses
Commute

Mumbai needs more BEST buses

July 30, 2021 Yash Mhadgut

BEST bus in Mumbai is running short of buses. As we open up the city post Covid-19, BEST needs to get its act together to win back its past glory.

Society

Whipping and worship on Mumbai’s streets

June 8, 2021 Aakanksha/PARI

Lakshman and his family, who belong to the Dhegu Megu SC community of Kodambal in Karnataka and worship Goddess Mariyamma, dance and whip themselves to earn a living in Mumbai.

Health

Seeking Covid-care in Kalyan: debt unto death

June 3, 2021 Aakanksha/PARI

Gopal Gupta, a vegetable vendor in Kalyan who tested Covid positive in March, spent nearly Rs 5 lakhs on private healthcare and still lost him later in a public hospital.

Health

In Palghar, the price of a pandemic

May 25, 2021 Shraddha Agarwal/PARI

Chaos reigns outside a state-run hospital in rural Maharashtra, with families – many from Adivasi communities – seeking beds or grieving a loss in a district ill-equipped to handle COVID19.

Economy

Mumbai’s metro lines: opportunity for locating jobs?

April 19, 2021 Sree Kumar Kumaraswamy, Madhav Pai and Kaustubh Chuke

A different way of looking at creating jobs – by spotting job dense areas around Metro lines.

Environment

Here’s how we can mitigate the ecological impact of Navi Mumbai airport

April 6, 2021 Nareshchandra Singh

The new Navi Mumbai airport is displacing many species of fauna, but citizens have an idea on how to make up for this.

Civic

The story of Dharavi’s elusive redevelopment

July 22, 2020 Aarohi Damle and Marina Joseph

Dharavi gives us a wake up call that social distancing is physically impossible on 250-odd hectares of land with a population of approximately 8,50,000 residents and where 10 or more people often stay in housing units measuring 250 sq. ft.

Society

Toys, some joy and a little hope in times of COVID-19

May 20, 2020 Kedar Nagarajan

In M East ward in Mumbai, children in poor and informal settlements are being engaged in creative learning activities to distract them from the stress of COVID-19.

Society

How residents of a low-income Mumbai settlement ensured food for their migrant neighbours

May 19, 2020 Malay Kotal

A single man’s drive and an empathetic community led to this community kitchen in Mumbai’s Pisavali, which has provided hundreds of food packets to migrant families.

Health

Cancer patients take shelter in the footpaths of Mumbai during lockdown

April 10, 2020 Aakanksha/PARI

With their money running out and little food and water available, cancer patients living on footpaths near the Tata Memorial Hospital are caught in the lockdown, with no way home.

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