Mumbai People are living everywhere in Dharavi, widely counted as India’s mega-slum near central Mumbai, and a target of big, billion dollar development plans supported by the Bombay Municipal Corporation. But, the survey of housing units and census on population, particularly the parts that trigger any potential plans for relocation and BMC or developer compensation, …
Mobile Begging Courts
Mumbai Seeing is believing, and indeed in the crowded streets leaving Delhi there were less beggars, where usually cars and auto rickshaws would be swarmed. I had heard something was afoot in preparation for the Commonwealth Games to be held in Delhi in 2010, and that beggars were on a short list for removal. It …
Wal-Mart’s Indian Adventure
Mumbai Killing time in the Delhi airport on the way to Mumbai, my eye caught the cover of a Forbes – India magazine with a huge headline: “Wal-Mart’s Billion Dollar Baby.” The India FDI Watch Campaign is still determined around these issues, so I was curious how the company was spinning their joint venture with …