Genius...Not true at all.
If you think Karachi 'Orangi Town' is a slum then think again and watch the pictures in Google images or look at Google earth or better still research through Google.
62% of Mumbai lives in slums: Census
The population of Mumbai has gone up considerably and the worrying fact is that the number of people staying in the slums has increased by an alarming 50 per cent in a decade. Bhavika Jain reports.
MUMBAI Updated: Oct 17, 2010 00:07 IST
- The population of Mumbai has gone up considerably and the worrying fact is that the number of people staying in the slums has increased by an alarming 50 per cent in a decade.
According to the provisional figures of the census that is underway, Mumbai's population is projected to be 1.43 crore, which was 1.19 crore in 2001. The number of people living in slums and slum-like areas has gone up by a staggering 30 lakh.
The projections showed that about 90 lakh Mumbai residents now live in slums as against 60 lakh recorded in 2001 census - a 50 per cent increase in a decade that also saw an unprecedented real estate boom in the city.
This means that about 60 per cent of Mumbai is staying in slums-shanties and even brick and cement houses built in unplanned manner with limited access to civic
http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumba...lums-census/story-I3bUsll9w5f6ePEfuXJEbM.html
Is this a national habit for Pakistanis to ignore facts and data?
Population living in slums (% of urban population) - Country Ranking
Rank Country Value
49 Pakistan 45.50%
80 India 24%
http://www.indexmundi.com/facts/indicators/EN.POP.SLUM.UR.ZS/rankings
So, the probability if you typing form a slum is 0.455 which when rounded off to 1 decimal place is 0.5..hmmm...interesting...