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The Pandemic Is A Reminder Of The Tinder Box Mumbai Is
Mumbai has been sitting on its slum problem. Virus is the reminder of how dangerous it can be.
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![Dharavi, located on the northernmost tip of Mumbai’s island city, was one of the original six koliwadas, according to the website of Slum Rehabilitation Authority. (Photographer: Vijay Sartape/BloombergQuint)](https://media.assettype.com/bloombergquint%2F2019-07%2F01710c82-2328-4d5f-b787-c8be57775429%2FWhatsApp_Image_2019_07_22_at_9_05_59_PM.jpeg?rect=0%2C0%2C1280%2C720&auto=format%2Ccompress&w=200)
Dharavi, located on the northernmost tip of Mumbai’s island city, was one of the original six koliwadas, according to the website of Slum Rehabilitation Authority. (Photographer: Vijay Sartape/BloombergQuint)
In 1896, bubonic plague struck Bombay, then a growing trading centre, and spread to other parts in India, killing thousands in the next few years. While the pathogen came from outside, the British administration attributed the prolonged outbreak to unhygienic living conditions in congested parts of the city. Despite cries of class bias, it went on to rebuild old neighbourhoods and expand the limits northwards to create new suburbs.Ab...
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