Bombay, a city full to bursting

Sprawling and fascinating, Bombay, the economic capital of india, has experienced one of the strongest demographic growths in the country in recent years: eight million additional inhabitants in 30 years. Traffic jams are increasing, pollution is exploding and access to drinking water is lacking. In the big stations of the metropolis, millions of workers cross paths during rush hours. The trains are so crowded that they have to travel with the doors open.

Engineers in the slums

As the population increases, real estate prices explode, due to high demand. In some districts, they reach 10,000 euros per m2. The poorest are finding it increasingly difficult to find housing. Makarand Tasgaonkar, a 52-year-old social worker, lives with his whole family in 14m2. “We would like to move, but we don’t have the means. Neither to buy, nor even to rent”, he laments. Even the middle class struggles to find housing. In the heart of the slums, we now find engineers, teachers or traders.