Virus battleground in Mumbai slum 

Mumbai, India’s most densely populated city, is now responsible for one in three of the nation’s coronavirus infections. Dharavi, India’s biggest slum, is particularly susceptible to the virus


INDIA
MUMBAI


Juhu Airport
Arabian Sea
Chhatrapati Shivaji Airport
Dharavi
Worli Koliwada
Malabar Hill
Back Bay
Taj Mahal Palace Hotel
MUMBAI Population: 18 million
5km 3.1 miles


DHARAVI
13th Compound: Plastic waste recycled in one-room dwellings, part of Dharavi’s 15,000 work-live factories
Cross Road
Chambda Bazaar: Leather industry
Bus depot
Mahim Nature Park
Naik Nagar
Sion train station
90 Feet Road
Transit Camp
Matunga
60 Feet Road
Mahim Junction train station

Kumbharwada: Pottery industry. Some 1,500 work-live families include over 200 potters. Heavily polluted by smoke from more than 120 kilns

Dharavi: Home to 1 million people
Virus hotspots at Matunga, Transit Camp, Kumbharwada, Naik Nagar, Cross Road, 60 and 90 Feet Roads

400m 437yds


Sources: AFP, MyGov India, The Hindu 
Pictures: Getty Images, Google 
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