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URBAN POOR

A women in the shadow doing work in a basket
Economy

Hidden, unsung, Mumbai’s piece rate workers toil away for meagre returns

January 10, 2023 Lalita T

Women and children are often prey to poorly paid piece rate work that forms the end-of-the-line step in supply chains. It comes with side effects.

A still from Dharavi. A man is seen walking in a narrow lane surrounded by two-wheelers.
Governance

Residents of Dharavi remain clueless, anxious about redevelopment plans

January 4, 2023 Eshan Kalyanikar

Much has been said about Dharavi’s latest redevelopment plan ever since the news broke. Residents remain clueless and sceptical about most of it.

A night tea seller using cycle to keep all his products on.
Economy

How did the year with no COVID restrictions go for Mumbai’s night hawkers?

December 21, 2022 Eshan Kalyanikar

Mumbai’s poor illegally sell refreshments in the night to survive. COVID restrictions had put them out of business. Did 2022 help recover losses?

Man selling flowers in a slum in Mumbai
Civic

Coping with monsoons in an informal settlement

October 13, 2022 Sagar Bodke

An account of how people in Mumbai’s Kranti Nagar informal settlement struggled during this monsoon and what their demands are.

row of buildings in mumbai
Society

Affordable housing a pipe dream for domestic workers as broker frauds rampant in the city

October 3, 2022 Saachi DSouza

A series of frauds against the working classes reveal a broken system; affordable housing, still, remains only a dream in Mumbai.

A view of slum clusters near the airport in Mumbai
Infrastructure

Airport slum dwellers worried about multiple challenges in redevelopment plans

September 7, 2022 Hepzi Anthony

As slum redevelopment around the Mumbai airport gains momentum, residents continue to be sceptical of the project and its outcomes for them.

view of slums in Mumbai
Infrastructure

Interview with Slum Redevelopment Authority (SRA): Where does the slum-free Mumbai goal stand?

September 5, 2022 Hepzi Anthony

Slums in Mumbai continue to leave families in poor living conditions. CEO of the Slum Redevelopment Authority (SRA) explains their plans.

A construction worker at a site in Goregaon east
Economy

Heat, dust and other challenges facing construction workers in Mumbai

May 20, 2022 Radha Puranik

Construction workers in Mumbai have had a tough time coping with the heat this summer. Their living and working conditions further worsen the impact.

The sun shining over Mumbai's skyline
Environment

For the residents of M-East ward, urban heat is just another thing to endure

April 20, 2022 Sabah Virani

Some areas in Mumbai are warmer than others. Residents of Shivaji Nagar in the M-East ward bear the brunt of climate change induced urban heat in the city.

view of the inside of a garment factory unit in Dharavi
Economy

Mumbai unlocks, but garment workers in Dharavi struggle to revive themselves

March 23, 2022 Hepzi Anthony

Despite the suspension of COVID-19 restrictions, garment workers in Dharavi are struggling to find work and make ends meet.

Cows lie and roam in the Deonar dumping ground
Waste Management

Is the waste-to-energy plant in Deonar a good idea?

February 28, 2022 Sabah Virani

After receiving garbage for around a century, the Deonar dumping ground is to make for a waste-to-energy plant. What will it change?

running tap water
Water Supply

Izzat ka Pani: The story of a Mumbai resident’s long struggle for piped water

February 24, 2022 Qurratul Ain Contractor and Jayant Parashar

A video feature on the decade-long struggle of Abrar Salmani of Bhim Nagar, an informal settlement in Mumbai, to access his right to water.

A construction worker standing in the doorway of a hut under construction
Governance

Why government schemes aren’t reaching those who need it the most in Mumbai

February 15, 2022 Sabah Virani

Lack of awareness, documentation troubles and internet inaccessibility create hurdles in accessing government schemes for daily wage workers.

woman carries gas cylinder in Mumbai
Economy

The Plight of Gas Cylinder Delivery Workers

October 5, 2021 Radha Puranik

Cylinder delivery workers are subjected to life threatening work conditions and social exclusion with no laws or regulations in place to protect them.

Mumbai MHADA office
Infrastructure

Will the new tenancy law help fill 11 million vacant houses in the country?

July 28, 2021 Hepzi Anthony

Friction between the tenant and the landlord often result in long-drawn out legal battles. A new law is meant to govern the tenant-landlord equation through effective and faster dispute resolution. 

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