MUMBAI - DHARAVI REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (DRA)

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Design
-Diagonal cooling pattern (natural cooling from winds).-Prosperous, sustainable+humane.-Dwellings(housing), commercial/industrial units.-Mixed-use character: double height space to preserve character of slums.-Dense grid design + wide access roads.
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Social benefits
-Slum housing units for sale.-One toilet per unit.-Running water+drains.-Land ownership=security.-225sq ft per family.-Community facilities (parks, schools+hospitals).
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Why needed?
- Large slum. - Half million people per 1 sq km. - One toilet per 500-1400 people. - Lack of childrens' facilities (play in cemeteries and on old railway tracks). - Narrow streets. - Lack of open space. - Low standards of sanitation.
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-Slum housing units for sale.-One toilet per unit.-Running water+drains.-Land ownership=security.-225sq ft per family.-Community facilities (parks, schools+hospitals).

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