Lallubhai Compound is a residential colony in suburban Mankhurd, Mumbai. The residential colony is a cluster of 72 buildings, was created under the Slum Rehabilitation Act (SRA), with construction work completed in 2003.[1] Lallubhai Compound houses people who lived near the Chembur, PD Mello road(CST), Matunga and Kurla railway stations, as well as slum and pavement dwellers.[2]

Lallubhai Compound
Neighbourhood
Lallubhai Compound is located in Mumbai
Lallubhai Compound
Lallubhai Compound
Location in Mumbai, India
Coordinates: 19°03′N 72°56′E / 19.05°N 72.93°E / 19.05; 72.93
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictMumbai Suburban
MetroMumbai
Zone5
WardM
Languages
 • OfficialMarathi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

The colony has a total of 65 7-storey and 5-storey buildings with more than 9,300 residential tenements, with activists calling it a "vertical slum".[3]

References

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  1. ^ "EYE ON: SLUM REHABILITATION". 8 OCTOBER 2010. beyondprofit.com. Archived from the original on 9 January 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
  2. ^ "Do you know what's outside your college?". Hindustan Times. 13 December 2011. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
  3. ^ "Mankhurd PAP building a vertical slum'". Daily News and Analysis. 9 June 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2011.