Homework 11/29/10

Dharavi -

• is a slum and administrative ward, over parts of Sion,Bandra, Kurla and Kalina suburbs of Mumbai, India.
• It is sandwiched between Mahim in the west and Sion in the east,^[2] and spread over an area of 175 hectares, or 0.67 square miles.

Shanty Town -

• is a slum settlement (sometimes illegal or unauthorized)
• made from scrap materials
• usually built on the periphery of cities, often do not have proper sanitation, electricity, or telephone services.
• Mostly poor.

Mumbai -  

• is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra.
•  It is the most populous city in India,
• the second most populous city in the world
• with a population of approximately 14 million