The 2.5 Lakh Rupee House
Posted on Sunday, July 3, 2011 by matias
Utkarsh Nagar, Bhandup West, Mumbai
We spent most of the last two weeks with contractor Amar Madhukar Nirjankar in a neighbourhood “in formation” in Bhandup in the north-eastern suburb of Mumbai. Utkarsh Nagar, like many of the so-called “slums” of Mumbai, was developed incrementally by local residents and contractors over the past 40 to 50 years, [...]
