“With maybe a million residents, crammed into a square mile of low-rise wood, concrete and rusted iron, Dharavi is a squeeze.” - The Economist

DHARAV II n N u m b e r s

1 million people 1.7 sq.km

Area:1.7 sq.km Density of population -17,000 people/sq.km

6 churches, 27 temples, and 11 mosques

Businesses: LeatherTextilesPlastic recyclingSurgical suturesGold jewelry

Illicit liquorMoney lendingSoaps and detergentsFood products

PRODUCTIVITY: $2.5 million per hectare of land!

Dharavi exports goods around the world!

The total (and largely informal) turnover is estimated to be between US$500 million and over US$650 million per year.

“Buying a house in Mumbai, for most people in the bottom of thepyramid (Dharavi), is not a realistic option. Neither is getting access torunning water. They accept that reality and spend their income onthings that they can get now. The result is what often seemcounterintuitive economic choices.”

Source: What Works: Serving Poor Profitably, Prahalad C.K & Hammond A.

85

75

60

21

Television

Pressure Cooker

Gas Stove

Telephones

0 20 40 60 80 100

Ownership of Accessories in Dharavi HHs.

Percentage Households

Source: What Works: Serving Poor Profitably, Prahalad C.K & Hammond A.

Costs of essentials in Dharavi with those of Warden Road, an uppermiddle class community in a Mumbai suburb.

1 toilet / 1,440 residents (2006)

WATSAN Situation

Source: Field Survey by S. Kumar Karn and H. Harada, Department of Environmental Systems Engineering, NagaokaUniversity of Technology, Japan.

MN: Muthumariamma Nagar ; RGN: Rajiv Gandhi Nagar

Dharavi Redevelopment Project : History