Asia's Largest Slum in India's Richest City | Mumbai: A Tale of Contrasts | Free Documentary
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Published 2024-05-12
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It’s one of the most populous cities on the planet with 22 million inhabitants, predicted to increase to 30 million by 2035. Nicknamed ‘the infernal Metropolis’, Mumbai is a city in perpetual development. But with millions of people living in slums located on valuable real estate, how can city planners balance the competing needs of the population?
In Dharavi, the largest slum in Asia, over one million people are packed into the 2 km. slum. But although its residents are poor, there’s a real dynamism. Mahesh, 27, was born and lives in this slum and would never leave it. He runs a recycling plant and employs around 20 people. Dharavi’s underground economy is thought to generate 800 million euros per year. But it also lies on prime real estate in the very centre of Mumbai so its future is in doubt.
Every day, new towers of glass or concrete emerge from the earth. With the support of the municipality, real estate tycoon, Babulal Varma, razes slums to build luxury apartments for the upper classes. As the city constantly expands, it pushes into the surrounding forests and natural spaces, such as Sanjay Gandhi Park. The fifty leopards who live there regularly make forays into the new housing estates. They attack stray dogs, but also the inhabitants. Each year, several people are killed by feline attacks. At night, forest department rangers patrol to prevent leopard incursions.
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All Comments (21)
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It's one of the most populous cities on the planet with 22 million inhabitants, predicted to increase to 30 million by 2035. Nicknamed 'the infernal Metropolis', Mumbai is a city in perpetual development. But with millions of people living in slums located on valuable real estate, how can city planners balance the competing needs of the population?
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Dude has 9 children and it’s the rest of the worlds problem that he lives in a 28sq m2 apartment… What did he think would happen? Don’t have 9 children if you don’t have the means…
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My mouth dropped when that woman almost fell off the train 😮
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This is the Free Documentary style I fell in love with some years ago! This is raw, talented, amazing editing and storytelling, and most of all, traveling worldwide to tell a true story ... Keep up the amazing work, Free Documentary! 👍👍👍
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I can smell the sweat through my computer monitor.
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These are the real problems of the common man in India. Literally, nobody cares about this BS Democracy vs Dictator debate. People want someone to solve the day-to-day problems they face; it doesn't matter even if it is solved by a so-called dictator.
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Imagine how wonderful it smells in that train 😂
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But did they talk to you about your cars extended warranty while you was there 😂
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How many scammers live there I wonder...🤔
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The current metro area population of Mumbai in 2024 is ~21,673,000 (as of posting this comment)
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Developers are the same everywhere - here in Europe, they're "clearing" fields and parks, in Mumbay, they're "clearing" homes of the poor :I
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I couldn’t cope with that heat and packed in trains where people put their lives in danger, crazy.
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These are the mfs calling me aaking about my car's extended warranty........
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Pick pockets all over 😂😂
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I’m glad I don’t live there
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To put a plate on table in India it's not for the weak🤦
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While it is not the responsibility or obligation of the rich to help the poor, it would be nice if they did. In a country where a wealthy businessman can spend 1 billion to build a mansion and 100 million can be spent on a wedding, the chasm between rich and poor is so wide.
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Lifelong dream of mine is to never visit India.
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In the gulf states they need Laborer, streets sweepers, toilet cleaners. In Africa plantation workers and other menial jobs are paying better. Therefore these folks should be send to these countries to have a better salary and contribute to India economic growth.
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15:17 I can feel this man’s emotion and can relate. The only way to progress in life with dignity and be successful is thru hard work, with lots of determination and motivation. You are the only one who can make or break your future. I’m happy for his success.
