Tagged 'slums'

Oct 15, 2008Blog Action Day 08: The cost of water

In Mumbai, India, the poorest of the poor pay disproportionately more for their water. Men and boys from the non-institutionalized slums of Mumbai (the ones on the periphery of the city without public taps) wake at 4 AM every morning to buy water from those who do have formal connections. The cost of water is [...]