Mumbai Has 2 Lakh Vacant Houses, Then What Explains the Slums?

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Two out of every five people in Mumbai live in slums today. The sight of large clusters of blue tarped sheets over tinned walls is one that Indians are largely familiar with, just as we are familiar with the stories of slum residents’ vulnerability to fires, forced evictions, and in recent times, the COVID-19 pandemic.