Comments on: Profile of a slum: Dharavi, Part 2 http://affordablehousinginstitute.org/blogs/us/2008/01/profile-of-a-slum-dharavi-part-2.html Affordable Housing Institue Mon, 22 Feb 2010 01:10:03 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Peter Patil http://affordablehousinginstitute.org/blogs/us/2008/01/profile-of-a-slum-dharavi-part-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-50003 Peter Patil Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:53:05 +0000 http://affordablehousinginstitute.org/blogs/us/2008/01/profile-of-a-slum-dharavi-part-2.html#comment-50003 Hi, the above message is only about the person migrated from their native place & have come to dharavi. but what about the actuals who are from the dharavi soils itself from centuries & we also have the proofs of last 4 to 5 centuries, the actual kolies the fishermans from dharavi itself their only native place, who thinks about them no one, if u keep aside the dharavi koliwada village, rest of whole dharavi was under water & we/our ancesters/kolies use to do fishing over there, maximum of the villagers were having their fisihing ponds & in later yrs all these were taken/confiscated away from us without being given any alternative sources or compensation to us by the goverment wherein today also we have the proofs of this lands where we were paying property taxes,assessments etc. but we are not been taken into any consideration & we in our own soil are staying like the strangers & others who have come from outside dharavi have become the owners, do you'll know this facts, because these facts are kept hidden for their own benefits. i'm writing this to you'll as this is the what the actual story of dharavi koliwada & what dharavi was in olden days, still our community people's are starving for foods & proper shelter, as their fishing profession is been almost on toss & they are nowhere now & even being from Mumbai as our native place, we are not getting 1st preferences for job all other cities & states peoples are getting jobs than us in our own mumbai, others are been valued more than us in term of goverment facilities. thought sharing this to you'll without any own interest of mine. as above mentioned story from you'll has many obligations/corrections. warm regards, Peter. Hi, the above message is only about the person migrated from their native place & have come to dharavi. but what about the actuals who are from the dharavi soils itself from centuries & we also have the proofs of last 4 to 5 centuries, the actual kolies the fishermans from dharavi itself their only native place, who thinks about them no one, if u keep aside the dharavi koliwada village, rest of whole dharavi was under water & we/our ancesters/kolies use to do fishing over there, maximum of the villagers were having their fisihing ponds & in later yrs all these were taken/confiscated away from us without being given any alternative sources or compensation to us by the goverment wherein today also we have the proofs of this lands where we were paying property taxes,assessments etc. but we are not been taken into any consideration & we in our own soil are staying like the strangers & others who have come from outside dharavi have become the owners, do you’ll know this facts, because these facts are kept hidden for their own benefits.

i’m writing this to you’ll as this is the what the actual story of dharavi koliwada & what dharavi was in olden days, still our community people’s are starving for foods & proper shelter, as their fishing profession is been almost on toss & they are nowhere now & even being from Mumbai as our native place, we are not getting 1st preferences for job all other cities & states peoples are getting jobs than us in our own mumbai, others are been valued more than us in term of goverment facilities.

thought sharing this to you’ll without any own interest of mine. as above mentioned story from you’ll has many obligations/corrections.

warm regards,

Peter.

]]> By: desi polly http://affordablehousinginstitute.org/blogs/us/2008/01/profile-of-a-slum-dharavi-part-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-27530 desi polly Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:47:56 +0000 http://affordablehousinginstitute.org/blogs/us/2008/01/profile-of-a-slum-dharavi-part-2.html#comment-27530 i want to know how close these slums are to the airport, and which airport this is... information can be sent to my email. thankyou for your time. -desi i want to know how close these slums are to the airport, and which airport this is… information can be sent to my email. thankyou for your time.

-desi

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