Life in slum is a challenge

As we entered slum, I realized that I should have wore mask that helped me from air pollution cause of the river flowing nearby. The river was filthy and the colour of the water flowing is dirty brown. However, the inside part, the narrow path inside the slum was clean. It looked like that daily cleaning, infront of the house is managed by themselves that gave me idea that people living there seek for cleanliness. But, it is unexplainable that it is a place where filthy water is flowing by, rubbish collected from households are collected there as a dumping site and it is also a place where fruits imported are stored. A big vegetable market is also running where there are collectively many wholesalers selling different types of vegetables like green vegetables, seasonal fruits, potatoes, tomatoes and so on.

A slum is a poor area of a big city. A slum is usually overcrowded and dirty, a discouraging place to live.

Most of the females were at house and washing cloths. They were squeezing cloths, lack of enough water cloths were left to soak at the top of the zinc sheet roof and some cloths were waiting for water supply. River is flowing nearby but the they lack water. There were male sleeping because they work at night. There were many young females smoking cigarettes. Knowing that starring them smoking means possibilities of conflict though a glance let them understand that it is culturally unexpected and it is harmful. But, that become habit based on their profession where they comforts their customers coming to drink alcohol or beer and smoking. One priest from Temple informed that there are females and also males suffering from incurable diseases. But, they do not care to go to hospital because of shame.

The purpose of the visit was to identify the single woman, widow and young female orphan.