jhopadpatti
(India) An urban slum of tents or makeshift huts.
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(India) An urban slum of tents or makeshift huts.
With the population growth in the jhopadpattis, favelas, bastis and bidonvilles higher than any other environment in the world, we are seeing the emergence of Megaslums, where one million urban poor live in an area measuring just 1.5 squ…
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