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Concrete Lanes, More Toilets: Mumbai's Slums to Get a New Look
Nearly 50 per cent of Mumbai's population lives on eight per cent of its land - such is the story of the city's slum dwellers. Garbage disposal, drainage systems, health and hygiene in these slums is almost non-existent with Maharashtra Nagar and Kamla Nagar being stark examples of the harsh reality.
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Urban poor in India: Cause of concern
In what is being described as India's numbers of shame, a UNICEF report has highlighted what is one of its worst kept secrets: the state of the country's urban poor. Behind the glitzy glass facade buildings, children are dying of malnourishment and education is a distant dream.
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Concrete Lanes, More Toilets: Mumbai's Slums to Get a New Look
Nearly 50 per cent of Mumbai's population lives on eight per cent of its land - such is the story of the city's slum dwellers. Garbage disposal, drainage systems, health and hygiene in these slums is almost non-existent with Maharashtra Nagar and Kamla Nagar being stark examples of the harsh reality.
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Urban poor in India: Cause of concern
In what is being described as India's numbers of shame, a UNICEF report has highlighted what is one of its worst kept secrets: the state of the country's urban poor. Behind the glitzy glass facade buildings, children are dying of malnourishment and education is a distant dream.
