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The area of present-day Dharavi was inhabited by fishermen Dharavi covers an area of 535 acres (217 ha) Dharavi is situated between Mumbai's two main suburban railway lines, the Western and Central Railways
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EDUCATION FACILITIES IN DHARAVI

Around 80% of children are going to school In 2012 there are 77 schools in Dharavi

 The government is going to give everyone 225-275 square foot apartments 28 temples, 11 mosques, 6 churches, and 24 Islamic education centers

The slum even has 24 hour power

FACTS
Dharavi, there are a total of 4,902 production units bringing in an annual income of $1 billion USD (5480 crores) 2012 There are more than 1,000 families in Dharavi. 600 families are involved in the business.

SOURCE: http://entrepreneurindia.in
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MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES IN DHARAVI

1039 Textiles 932 Porters 567 Leather 498 Embroidery 722 Recycling 111 Restaurants Thousands of Boutiques

Source : Poor Little Rich Slum by Rashmi Bansal,Deepak Gandhi, Dee Gandhi http://www.bbc.co.uk
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Small heart shaped diyas drying.

Export quality fabric and dupatta

Soft deep red leather belt

 60,000 recycled products are made from plastic Statistics tells that its industries account for an annual turnout of Rs 3000 crores

Now Dharavi is on the path of a makeover

PROBLEMS FACED BY DHARAVI

Declining standards of living Poor infrastructure Poor sanitation Poor health care