Problems in Dharavi

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India and 's biggest slum is known as Dharavi.  There are a people crammed into one square mile in Dharavi.  At the edge of Dharavi the newest arrivals come to make their homes on waste land next to in slum areas.  They set up home amongst waste on land that is not suitable for habitation.  In the wet monsoon season these people have huge problems living on  this low lying marginal land.  Many of the people here come from many parts of India as a result of the factors of migration.

In the slum people have to live with many problems.  People have to go to the toilet in the street and there are .
Children play amongst sewage waste and doctors deal with cases a day of diphtheria and typhoid.  Next to the open sewers are water pipes, which can crack and take in sewage.   There are also toxic wastes in the slum including hugely dangerous heavy metals. People live in very small dwellings (e.g. 12X12ft), often with many members of their extended families. 

Water is a big problem for Mumbai's population, standpipes come on at 5:30am for 2 hours as water is rationed.  These standpipes are shared between many people.  Rubbish is everywhere and most areas lack and excrement and rats are found on the street.  people share one public latrine.
There are positives, informal shopping areas exist where it is possible to buy anything you might need.  There are also mosques catering for people's religious needs.

There is a pottery area of Dharavi slum which has a community centre.  It has a village feel despite its high population density and has a central social square. 
Family life dominates, and there can be as many as 5 people per room.  The houses often have no windows, asbestos roofs (which is dangerous if broken) and no planning to fit fire regulations.  Rooms within houses have multiple functions, including living, working and sleeping.

Communal living generates a sense of .  The buildings in this part of the slum are all of different heights and colours, adding and diversity. 

85% of people have a job in the slum and work LOCALLY, and some have even managed to become millionaires.