May 03/2007 National Geographic Image

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May 03/2007 National Geographic Image

Cleaned Up, Cleared Out



If city planners prevail, high-rise residential blocks and industrial parks will replace the dense web of metal-roofed homes and shops in Dharavi. Bisected by 60 Feet Road, the slum borders a mangrove swamp and the upscale Bandra neighborhood to the north.