Janta Chawl_Bandra_Mumbai
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Janta Chawl, Bandra Village - Mumbai Community Composition: Mix of Marathis and migrants (Tamil, Bengali, etc.) General Description: This is a small community off of a main road in Bandra, comprised mainly of pucca houses. The community is over 50 years old. A short distance’s walk through the slum opens into an open field, which is between the slum and a private school. The residents said that this field could be used for development, but they currently use it for festivals, and are planning on building a playground on it soon. Sanitation Situation: The toilets in the area have been constructed one by one through funds from MLA’s. There are three MHADA community toilets located in close proximity to this community. One of the toilets has eight stalls, two of which are open and six of which are kept locked. Each family in the community keeps a key to one of the toilets. The two open toilets were filled with trash and feces, while the locked toilets were presumably in better condition. Top Reasons to Choose This Location/Unique Aspects: 1. The community toilet in this location was unique in its system of locking the stalls and distributing keys to the local residents. 2. Its a much smaller community (~250 homes) and there hasn’t been intervention by an NGO of any sort. Most of the residents seem to be following systems set by themselves. 3. There seems to be a huge involvement by the youth in the community with various developmental affairs - For example, they are planning to turn a huge wasteland next to the community into a sports compound, so kids can have a playground. They arrange festivities/ community activities for different festivals in the community too. 4. Since it is a fairly mixed community/ people from different cultures living together, it will be interesting to observe the community dynamics. 5. The land settlement belongs to the people itself, its not illegal /disputed, which in a city like Bombay is very interesting. 6. The community takes care of its toilet by themselves. All homes have a key to a stall and they periodically take care of it.
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Janta Chawl, Bandra Village - Mumbai
Community Composition: Mix of Marathis and migrants (Tamil, Bengali, etc.)
General Description: This is a small community off of a main road in Bandra, comprised mainly of pucca houses. The community is over 50 years old. A short distance’s walk through the slum opens into an open field, which is between the slum and a private school. The residents said that this field could be used for development, but they currently use it for festivals, and are planning on building a playground on it soon.
Sanitation Situation: The toilets in the area have been constructed one by one through funds from MLA’s. There are three MHADA community toilets located in close proximity to this community. One of the toilets has eight stalls, two of which are open and six of which are kept locked. Each family in the community keeps a key to one of the toilets. The two open toilets were filled with trash and feces, while the locked toilets were presumably in better condition.
Top Reasons to Choose This Location/Unique Aspects: 1. The community toilet in this location was unique in its system of locking the stalls and distributing keys to the local residents. 2. Its a much smaller community (~250 homes) and there hasn’t been intervention by an NGO of any sort. Most of the residents seem to be following systems set by themselves.3. There seems to be a huge involvement by the youth in the community with various developmental affairs - For example, they are planning to turn a huge wasteland next to the community into a sports compound, so kids can have a playground. They arrange festivities/community activities for different festivals in the community too.4. Since it is a fairly mixed community/ people from different cultures living together, it will be interesting to observe the community dynamics.5. The land settlement belongs to the people itself, its not illegal /disputed, which in a city like Bombay is very interesting. 6. The community takes care of its toilet by themselves. All homes have a key to a stall and they periodically take care of it.
