Changing Social trends in Mumbai

Mumbai has a very long history of disrespect of citizens property. That is why it is easier for someone to place Slums in an empty space. This empty space may belong to a private citizen or to the State, but hey since the system allows you to squat and own the property, you do so.

Once the slum is established, the courts and the system make it impossible for you to vacate the property. You then have to PAY them at market rate to vacate the plot. Furthermore, the living conditions are so squalid that the average slumdweller's life expectancy falls below national average.

Once the slum comes in, a parallel economy begins. The pavements at the nearby railway station, and pavements at the nearby busy streets get occupied with hawkers. These hawkers can be very criminal in thought, and most of them become vicious streetfighters to protect their livelihood and illegal space.