Dharavi

Mumbai Cop Removes 6-Foot Python From Dharavi Home. Watch

Offbeat | Written by Sanya Jain | Monday January 4, 2021

A six-foot python managed to sneak into a house in Mumbai's Dharavi area recently, creating panic. Hair-raising footage shared by Mumbai Police shows a constable working to remove the snake from where it had coiled itself around wooden beams on the ceiling.

No New Cases In Mumbai's Dharavi For First Time Since Covid Outbreak

Mumbai News | Edited by Debanish Achom | Friday December 25, 2020

Not a single COVID-19 case has been reported in Mumbai's Dharavi, Asia's largest slum, for the first time since the pandemic reached India earlier this year. Healthcare workers and researchers have been paying undivided attention to the situation in Dharavi as the hundreds of shanties stand wall-to-wall, and where people mostly use community toilet...

Hopes Of Good Diwali Dashed For Potters In Dharavi Due To Pandemic

India News | Written by Purva Chitnis, Edited by Deepika Pundir | Wednesday October 21, 2020

Potters, who normally have good business during the festive season, are adversely affected due to coronavirus lockdown this year. Many say that the footfall is far less than what they witnessed during the festive season last year.

"Saw Some Connection Between Dharavi And Serious Men," Says Sudhir Mishra

Entertainment | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 13, 2020

"To only show them as this crawling, earnest people who look up to others, crying slowly as they drown in some quick sand, wasn't what I wanted to do," said Sudhir Mishra

World Bank Praises Efforts To Contain COVID-19 Spread In Mumbai's Dharavi

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 7, 2020

The World Bank today praised the efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus in Mumbai's Dharavi, one of the world's largest slums, saying its success stemmed from a combination of customised solutions , community involvement and perseverance.

"Did People Recover By Eating Bhabhi Ji Ke Papad?" Shiv Sena's Dig At BJP

India News | Reported by Sukirti Dwivedi, Edited by Arun Nair | Thursday September 17, 2020

The fight against coronavirus was not a political fight but a fight to save the lives of people, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said in parliament as he defended the Maharashtra government's efforts to contain the pandemic which has affected over 10 lakh people in the state. The state government had managed to control the spread of the pandemic in sl...

After 16 Days, Dharavi Records Double Digit COVID-19 Count

India News | Pres Trust of India | Thursday August 20, 2020

The tally of COVID-19 cases in the slum-dominated Dharavi area of Mumbai increased to 2,697 on Thursday after 17 more people tested positive for the infection, a senior BMC official said.

Only 4 New Coronavirus Cases Found In Dharavi: Mumbai Civic Body

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 18, 2020

The coronavirus case tally in the slum-dominated Dharavi area of Mumbai rose to 2,676 on Tuesday with four new patients coming to light, said a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) official.

Opinion: Mumbai Slums' Battle With Covid Defies Early Expectations

Opinion | Suranya Aiyar | Thursday August 6, 2020

In India and Brazil, it was anticipated that people in slums and favelas would be hardest hit by Covid-19. But that is not quite how things turned out.

5 More Test COVID-19 Positive In Mumbai's Dharavi, Active Cases 77

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 31, 2020

The COVID-19 tally in Mumbai's slum colony of Dharavi went up to 2,556 with the addition of five new cases on Friday, according to a senior BMC official.

Mumbai's Dharavi Sees 3 New COVID-19 Cases, Tally 2,543: Civic Body

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 29, 2020

Dharavi slum area in Mumbai on Tuesday saw one of the lowest single-day growth in new COVID-19 cases with just three additions, taking the cumulative tally to 2,543, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said.

500 Recovered Patients From Dharavi, Once A Covid Hotspot, To Give Plasma

Mumbai News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Stela Dey | Monday July 27, 2020

Mumbai's Dharavi, once a COVID-19 hotspot, soon tackled coronavirus effectively and has it under control - for now. The sprawling slum has now taken the lead in plasma donation as well to fight the pandemic. A primary screening was organized in the densely populated slum for an upcoming plasma donation camp in the area where 25 per cent of recovere...

Once A COVID-19 Hotspot, Mumbai's Dharavi Sees Only 2 Cases On Sunday

Mumbai News | Edited by Stela Dey | Sunday July 26, 2020

One of the most densely populated slums in the world, Mumbai's Dharavi, had quickly become a coronavirus hotspot. The first case was reported in April and since then there was a rapid increase in cases. But the sprawling slum, where social distancing is a luxury, seems to have tamed the deadly virus - at least for now.

Uddhav Thackeray To Launch Plasma Donation Programme In Dharavi On July 27

Mumbai News | ANI | Saturday July 25, 2020

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will launch a plasma donation program on July 27, following the ''Plasma Daan Sankalp Abhiyan'' for primary screening of recovered COVID-19 patients in Dharavi area of Mumbai.

Dharavi COVID-19 Tally Crosses 2,500-Mark With 10 New Cases

India News | PTI | Tuesday July 21, 2020

The coronavirus tally in Mumbai's slum colony of Dharavi surpassed the 2,500-mark on Tuesday with the addition of 10 new cases, the city civic body said.