Ever wondered how different life in a big, glitzy city like Delhi or Mumbai would be if:
• no one in the family had a regular job, and one constantly wondered where the next meal would come from?
• the only hope of earning a possible daily wage lay in commuting 3 hours each way?
• the family just had a plot of land- 12 sq.m – and no ‘pucca’ house?
• there was no running water anywhere in the colony, and one had to fight a crowd to get to one of the Jal Board tankers that wandered in nearby?
• no proper toilets existed, and public places were the only option?
• one part-time doctor( 9 am-1 pm) catered to the needs of 7000 families? And due to the mad rush, the doctor spent precisely 20 seconds with you.

• no convenient hospital existed nearby in case of emergency or deliveries?
I discovered that this is how the 7000 families of Savda Ghevra lead their lives. As apparently does 50% of Delhi’s population.

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