This slum, known as the first in Asia and the second in the world, is crowded with millions of people in the space of 1.75 square kilometers, and the degree and density of mess can be imagined. Garbage can be seen everywhere, and it stinks. Why do people flock to such a run-down place? The main reason is the blockbuster movie Slumdog Millionaire, which immediately pushed Dhahawi's slums to the world's vision.
Heaven and hell are separated by a wall.
As a well-deserved economic center of India, Mumbai is the richest city in India. In downtown Mumbai, high-rise buildings, luxury cars and luxury shopping malls abound. When it comes to the rich areas in Mumbai, we have to mention Mukesh Ambani, a man of the hour who lives in the center of the rich areas, and the richest man in India whose wealth once surpassed that of Bill Gates.
As an out-and-out rich second generation, Mukesh Ambani stood on the shoulders of the giant's father and became a reliable heir to the family business. Because his wife wanted to see the panoramic view of Mumbai, he spent 7 billion yuan to build a 27-story private villa in the center of Mumbai, which is said to be the most luxurious in the world. It's inhuman. Although there is no illness of a rich boy, Mukesh Ambani is indeed the life of a rich boy. The dinner of more than 40,000 US dollars, 600 servants around his family of six people, and countless famous paintings and cars are just daily trifles in Mukesh Ambani's life.
Dhahawi slums, located in the city center and separated by a wall, are another scene. In this less than two square kilometers, there are millions of people crowded, and the degree of congestion can be imagined. This place is poorly planned and the roads are complicated. The sewers in the street are clear. If you don't watch the road carefully here, the consequences will be terrible. Domestic garbage produced by slum dwellers can be seen everywhere and has not been removed. The garbage piled up into a small garbage mountain, and the stench enveloped the whole slum.
In addition, due to backward construction, water and electricity cuts have become a common occurrence in Dhahawi slums. Public health facilities here are almost extinct. According to the survey data, the researchers concluded that every 15 households * * use a water pipe, and every toilet will be used by 1440 people * *. The main reason why people choose this place to live is because the rent is cheap.
"Invisible" multimillionaire.
As the richest city in India, Mumbai, like Shanghai in China, is a land with an inch of land. Good development means more opportunities, and more opportunities mean higher income. Probably due to the influence of religious culture, the people at the bottom living in the slums of Dhahawi are not disgusted and annoyed by the visible gap between the rich and the poor. On the contrary, they unite and help each other and contribute to a better life every day. In this slum, there are really many millionaires, even multimillionaires.
On the counter-attack representative of Dhahawi slum, I have to mention Brother Hu, who owns several factories. He owns many industries such as bakery, clothing factory and embroidery workshop, and his value has already exceeded 10 million. Although the slums in Dhahawi are dilapidated at first glance, there are hidden mysteries. 1.75 square kilometers, there are thousands of enterprises with annual sales of billions. No registration, no taxes, low manpower and unique advantages make Dhahawi slums a good place to do business.
Although the environment is dirty, it can't stand the fact that Dhahawi has a good geographical location. Also located in the center of Mumbai, its "neighbors" are worth more than100000 yuan per square meter. In other words, once this "village in the city" is demolished, the owners of Dhahawi slums will become millionaires or even multimillionaires. However, the acquisition plan did not go as smoothly as expected. Once, a homeowner offered 9 million RMB for his shed. It seems that it is not easy to demolish and rectify the slums in Dhahawi.
Other slums in the world.
Like the slums in Dhahawi, the slum separated from the rich areas by a wall is the Mexican city slum, which is the largest slum in North America. The largest slum in South America is Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where the living order is not as harmonious and friendly as that in Dhahawi. It has the highest crime rate in the world, and even the police can't do anything about it. It is said that the first headquarters of the Brazilian social organization capital is hidden among the 400,000 people in this slum.
Compared with people living in dirty and turbulent slums, we are obviously more willing to live in a stable country. But this does not mean that we can immerse ourselves in a beautiful and harmonious life without sticking our heads out to see the outside world. Besides looking up or up, we should always look down, down at diseases, down at wars, down at poverty, down at cracks that people often ignore. In addition to peace and prosperity, we should also see the changes in the world.