The slums in Mumbai have risen exponentially since the 1950's. The people who occupy the slums make up 60% of Mumbai's population which is around 7 million people. The slum region is extremely dense with about 16500 people per square mile which makes it easy to see how such problems like cleanliness and health are non existant. The slums are saturated with pollution and disease. Nearby hospitals are underresourced and many of the doctors working there lack official training and even the simplest qualifications for their job. The slum growth rate in Mumbai is actually greater than that of the general urban growth rate. The island of Bombay is quickly becoming a slum entirely, and there is little to no action being implicated to reverse this detrimental affect on this region.
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