MUMBAI: In 1898, colonial authorities created the Bombay Improvement Trust on the heels of a devastating plague to upgrade living conditions in the city. The trust opened up congested neighbourhoods, built housing for workers, and laid down strict rules for ventilation and sanitation. Their measures shaped modern Bombay.
Amidst a new pandemic, it’s clear the lessons of the last have been long forgotten. The Coronavirus that entered the city largely through its elite is now a threat to its most vulnerable, many of whom live in conditions not too distant from those of the 1890s.
Recent data shows the wards with the most cases are mostly those with the largest slum populations (Dharavi, Kurla, Govandi) or highest population densities (Byculla, Worli).
Meanwhile, the outbreak is beginning to slow down in some affluent areas that saw the first cases –like parts of D ward –as the middle-class have sealed themselves into apartments and gated communities.
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