SLUMKIDS 2 LAST

In urban India, no state has 100 per cent households In urban India, no state has 100 per cent householdsequipped with a garbage collection system that can ensure,waste is collected and dumped away from residential areas. ‘Girl with a Lamb’ has been clicked by children in a slumcluster in South Delhi showing a stark contrast of the girl’sreality and what exists beyond her. It is estimated that 24per cent girls drop out of school from the marginalised groupsevery year for reasons related to the lack of basicsanitation. ‘Badli Neher’ is about the river stream which is a commonrecreational spot for the children living in the nearby slumsof Jahangirpuri and Badli in North Delhi. Through this photo, child photographers from Jahangirpuriattempt to show the dangers of having an unclean water bodythat is open on all sides near their residence.’Dangerous Colours’ shows a worker of a small departmentalstore, resting after a laborious day of painting the shop inJahangirpuri in North Delhi. According to the census 2011, there are 55.5 millionmarginal workers in India. Most of them work in unsafe andhazardous conditions. PTI ANSANS