Squatter settlements in Mumbai, India
A problem of rapid rural to urban migration is the development of An area of makeshift housing, often unplanned and built illegally.. In Mumbai the squatter settlement of Dharavi is now home to over 1 million people. Dharavi lies between two railway lines and is one of the biggest squatter settlements in the world. The squatter settlement is unplanned and has the following characteristics:
- overcrowded and noisy
- houses are made from cardboard, wood, corrugated iron, plastic sheeting and metal from oil drums
- lack of sanitation, clean drinking water and open sewers
- pollution and disease are common
- thousands of workshops and people employed in the Cash-in-hand jobs where people do not pay taxes to the government.
Dharavi squatter settlement in Mumbai, India