Mumbai slum-makeover plan stirs fears

Residents view India’s plan to transform Dharavi into a township as a threat to their livelihoods.

India poor worry about redevelopment

The Indian government has been trying to push forward a long-standing plan to re-develop Asia’s largest slum into a multi-billion-dollar township.

Mumbai’s Dharavi slum is a hub of industry and home to over 60,000 people.

Residents worry that the development of Dharavi might ravage their decades-old shops and eliminate their only source of income.

Al Jazeera’s Prerna Suri reports from Dharavi.

Source: Al Jazeera