Everyone in dharavi will tell you that the groceries being handed out by charitable organisations are gradually shrinking she says.
Dharavi child in gutter.
Most of the kids come to school after they finish working in day long 9 to 6 shifts at the plastic recycling units.
Cameras poised ready to capture a sighting of the rare and elusive impoverished child trundling through the gutter in rags.
The older children have dropped out of school now and her eldest son just 18 lost a two month old job as a store helper at the start of the lockdown.
On wednesday night an 18 month old boy divyansh had fallen into an open gutter in goregaon.
In yet another incident a 7 year old kid drowned to death in an open nullah in dharavi on monday.
The alleged incident occurred at 3 06 pm near dharavi yellow bungalow.
It has been more than 24 hours since two year old divyansh singh fell in an open gutter in goregaon s ambedkar nagar and the brihanmumbai municipal corporation bmc administration has failed to find the child.
On wednesday night the two year old fell into an open gutter while playing after which the bmc mumbai police fire department along with national disaster response force ndrf carried out a search operation.
Slum tourism is a polarizing subject concludes the lonely planet sidebar on dharavi the largest slum in mumbai and reportedly asia.