day 16: "licency not rent"

In the morning, Alex and francesca told us about an intervention which we have to make so as to get more information about our area. Later in the day we conducted an interview with mr. chandrashekar, a political leader at muslim community, who owns 10,000 square meter in the community. he told us about their concept of licency rather than rent which helps them to retain their land. The houses are given out to people for 11 months then left empty for 1 month. this approach was used by them so that the tenants will not claim the land.

Later in the evening, we conducted interview with mr. aunjun, the former president of dharavi businessmen welfare association and mr. mobin, a plastic factory owner. They told us that 0.5 million people are engaged in the recycling business and 70% of them in 13th compound own their land. In the past, they pay 6rupees/unit for electricity and now it's 11 rupees/unit which is the fifth highest rate in the world. The government is doing this so as to chase people out of 13th compound.