Lallubhai Compound is a residential colony in suburban Mankhurd, Mumbai. The residential colony is a cluster of 72 buildings, was created under the Slum Rehabilitation Act (SRA), with construction work completed in 2003.[1] Lallubhai Compound houses people who lived near the Chembur, PD Mello road(CST), Matunga and Kurla railway stations, as well as slum and pavement dwellers.[2]
Lallubhai Compound | |
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  Lallubhai Compound Location in Mumbai, India | |
| Coordinates: 19°03′N 72°56′E / 19.05°N 72.93°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Mumbai Suburban |
| Metro | Mumbai |
| Zone | 5 |
| Ward | M |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
The colony has a total of 65 7-storey and 5-storey buildings with more than 9,300 residential tenements, with activists calling it a "vertical slum".[3]
References edit
- ^ "EYE ON: SLUM REHABILITATION". 8 OCTOBER 2010. beyondprofit.com. Archived from the original on 9 January 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
- ^ "Do you know what's outside your college?". Hindustan Times. 13 December 2011. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
- ^ "Mankhurd PAP building a vertical slum'". Daily News and Analysis. 9 June 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
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