Extreme global impacts

There are over one million people in one square mile = densely populated.

There are 4000 cases of diphtheria and typhoid per day = rapid spread of disease.

There is one toilet per 1440 people = poor sanitation.

It costs 2p to go to the toilet so open defecation is a major issue.

Water standpipes are on for two hours a day (5 - 7am) = poor access to clean water.

Mahim Creek is a local river used as a toilet, water source and washing area.

90% of buildings are illegal – squatters could be removed at any time.

Up to 15 people live in one small room (12x12ft) = overcrowding.

Many of residents survive on less than $1 per day = poverty.

Leather tanning and pottery are two of the highest polluting industries.

During the monsoon season Dharavi regularly floods. The water can be up to waist height.

300 new families arrive in Mumbai every hour with nowhere to live. This is massive rural to urban migration.

Quite often workers in Dharavi have to work in dangerous conditions, working long hours for very little pay in sweatshops.

Lots of jobs are informal. This means if employees don’t work they don’t get paid and there are no working conditions bosses have to abide by.

The buildings are crammed together and fire spreads rapidly. High building density is dangerous.

It costs £2 a month to go to school. Many parents can’t afford school fees, so their children are illiterate (cannot read and write).

Dharavi is an illegal settlement built on a swamp = unsuitable for building and prone to flooding.

The employment in Dharavi contributes $500 million to the economy.

Breathing the air in Dharavi is the equivalent of smoking 100 cigarettes per day = health concerns.