October • 2019
Shone was very communicative through the whole process, and when things fell through, he improvised and still delivered.
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Request QuoteOctober • 2019
Shone was very communicative through the whole process, and when things fell through, he improvised and still delivered.
Eight years ago, the Mumbai authorities in India promised 30,000 people their lives would improve by relocating from slums to safer residential blocks in the village of Mahul. That promise has proven hollow.
The Aarey Forest in Mumbai is under threat following the state government's decision to build a metro car shed. Not only could some 3,000 trees be felled, the indigenous Warli tribe would also have to be displaced.
80-year-old Abid Surti is an award-winning author and cartoonist. He also runs the Drop Dead foundation, going door to door fixing leaky taps for free. So far, Surti has saved 10 million litres. This is his daily ritual, accompanied by a plumber. For an 80-year-old man to be doing this is quite phenomenal.
Sudden deaths, and an exceptionally high rate of cardio-vascular and respiratory disorders. This is what happened when the administration relocated slum-dwellers to a heavily-polluted industrial area. The award-winning story features case studies of people who lost a family member after moving there, the causes behind the deaths, and the callousness of the administration.
The news video attempts to explain why more than 50% of Mumbai's population lives in slums, while around 500,000 houses lie unoccupied. It also examines the role of various urban housing policies in addressing the problem.
The Narmada dam is among the most controversial development projects in India. Since its inception, the project has faced protests from locals and it has spawned a movement to protect the rights of the forest-dwellers and villagers. But the dam has also been instrumental in providing irrigation water to farmers in drought-prone regions. The video provides a brief history of the project.
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