In Pictures: Some Mumbai residents risk safety for affordable, central housing

Situated amid luxury towers and expansive villas, the Worli dairy quarters building exemplifies the price some middle-class employees are willing to pay for a home in one of the world’s most expensive property markets.

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Aug 10, 2023, 07:45 AM

Mrunali, 4, riding a tricycle in the corridor outside her home at the Worli dairy quarters building on Oct 5, 2022. Inside this crumbling structure, which houses more than 600 people, children play outside their units along corridors with rusted, broken railings held together with rags. REUTERS

Children playing football outside the Worli dairy quarters building on Feb 24, 2023. REUTERS

Buildings are seen behind the Worli dairy quarters building on Oct 5, 2022. "It's dangerous, especially with parents and children," added resident Sumit Shinde. "But it's not possible for me, or any middle class family, to purchase a new home in Mumbai. It's very expensive." REUTERS

Rahul Makwana's family walking into their home before moving from the four to the first floor following a notice about the building pillars weakening on March 30, 2023. REUTERS

A resident standing on a damaged staircase at the Worli dairy quarters building on Oct 5, 2022. The building faces the sea, making the structure very vulnerable during monsoon season and the walls and doors of many units waterlogged and mouldy. REUTERS

Balasaheb Khade's son and other children playing cricket in the corridors outside their homes at the Worli dairy quarters building on March 30, 2023. REUTERS

Dogs sleeping on the floor outside the Worli dairy quarters building on Feb 24, 2023. REUTERS

Buildings are seen near the Worli dairy quarters on June 11, 2023. The crumbling structure has been categorised by local authorities as grade 1 dilapidated building and could collapse during the city's heavy monsoon season. REUTERS

Children playing in the corridor at the Worli dairy quarters building in Mumbai, India, March 30, 2023. REUTERS

Sheikh Moulana Mehmood's grandchildren watching television inside the Worli Dairy quarters building in Mumbai, India, Oct 5, 2022. "Living here is risky, especially with children," said Sheikh. REUTERS

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