There are no secrets in the tightly packed lanes of Dharavi, India’s largest slum. So, news about the first person from the neighborhood to be hospitalized with the new coronavirus rocketed through the 1 square mile that is home to about a million people.
Community activist Kunal Kanase, 31, stands for a picture in a lane of Dharavi, one of Asia's largest slums, in Mumbai, India, Saturday, May 16, 2020. Kanase is among many unsung heroes working to protect some of India’s most vulnerable people from the ravages of the coronavirus and the economically devastating nationwide lockdown that has left millions unable to feed themselves.
Born and bred in Dharavi, Kunal Kanase watched authorities ignore everyday disasters, like overflowing sewers and domestic violence. He knew better than to wait for help.The 31-year-old student and community activist hounded government helplines trying to get authorities to quarantine the neighbor’s family. Unable to get through, he tweeted at the Mumbai police, who quickly came to take the man’s family to a quarantine center.
When a woman who lives just two houses — less than 10 feet away — from Kanase became sick with COVID-19, he once again tried to notify authorities. He was unsuccessful and no one ever came to test or isolate the six other members of the woman’s household. The caseload in the city known for Bollywood and the country’s most important stock exchange stood at more than 41,000 on Thursday, and has overwhelmed the under-funded health system.
Without reliable running water, the most worrying concern is sanitation. The neighborhood was able to avoid another disaster this week when it was spared damage from a cyclone that hit the city. Kanase and his team at Dharavi Diary, a group of young leaders who work to improve conditions in the slum, have been working to help those affected by the pandemic, handing out bags of rice, flour, cooking oil and sugar — enough to feed a family for two weeks. But they lack the resources to provide for everyone and often must filter out the needy from the neediest.
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