But up to a million slum dwellers in the economic capital Mumbai are set for upheaval as the city is poised for a radical makeover Five years after the regional government announced its intention ...

Bombay's slums are as old as modern-day Mumbai. They began sprouting since the beginning of the 20th century, with the arrival of thousands of economic migrants from across Mahara­shtra and India.

An estimated 40% of Bombay's residents are said to live in slums or shantytowns. The city's older slums - such as Dharavi, Byculla and Khar - have houses made of brick and mortar but lack drainage ...

Covid-19 cases recorded in Mumbai's G/S ward where the Worli-Koliwada slum -- the first slum settlement to be hit by the virus in Mumbai -- is located, shot from one to 68 in less than a week.

Air travelers arriving in Mumbai can be forgiven if they suddenly get the urge to turn around and go elsewhere. At touchdown, the city's sprawling slums are literally a stone's throw from the ...

The poor get a home in a block in a prime location, the companies make money and Mumbai's residents get a posh new city quarter. But Mr Mehta is facing an avalanche of opposition from slum locals.

Now, she is suspicious about the timing of Dharavi's planned make-over. Dharavi, she says, is not the worst of the many slums in Bombay, also known as Mumbai. In fact, makeshift townships account for ...

Mumbai: Calling for a strict and robust implementation of the state slum act, the Bombay High Court has said that the vision should be to make Mumbai a slum free city.