Alienation of Dharavi : A Bombay slum with a $1-billion informal economy “We stopped the Adani Group’s redevelopment survey twice in protest. Our homes, our work, our lives are here. Redevelopment will only mean displacement. They say anyone who came after 2000 will be pushed far away, and even we must pay to stay,” says Naseem, a Dharavi resident. In picture : Labourers stacking up a sack of clay — This is from Dharavi’s informal pottery industry, which has been running for over 100 years. Dharavi, spread across 590 acres, is home to nearly a million people from diverse backgrounds. Pottery is just one of many livelihoods here, alongside leather, garments, and others — all now at risk of being displaced & alienated by the proposed slum redevelopment plan.
Alienation of Dharavi : A Bombay slum with a $1-billion informal economy “We stopped the Adani Group’s redevelopment survey twice in protest. Our homes, our work, our lives are here. Redevelopment will only mean displacement. They say anyone who came after 2000 will be pushed far away, and even we must pay to stay,” says Naseem, a Dharavi resident. In picture : Labourers stacking up a sack of clay — This is from Dharavi’s informal pottery industry, which has been running for over 100 years. Dharavi, spread across 590 acres, is home to nearly a million people from diverse backgrounds. Pottery is just one of many livelihoods here, alongside leather, garments, and others — all now at risk of being displaced & alienated by the proposed slum redevelopment plan.