There are slums all over India and other parts of the world and they all have an effect on the environment. The filth from the slums leak into neighboring areas, creating unclean drinking water for more than just the slums themselves. The Mithi River is highly contaminated because of the poor drainage and waste buildup.
https://thaso2.wordpress.com/2009/04/12/the-slums-of-mumbai/
Below is chart describing the changes in levels of pollution in the Mithi River from a Scholar article:
The present investigation along the Mithi River of Mumbai deals with the study of physico-chemical parameters like pH,
Dissolved Oxygen, Biochemical Oxygen Demand, Chemical Oxygen Demand content in water samples. The study was performed over a period of 8 months from October 2013 to May 2014. Sampling was carried out at five different locations along the stretch of the Mithi River in Mumbai. The study points towards Pollution Status of the Mithi River.
COD results of Mithi
River
Periods
Sampling
Locations
|
Oct ‘13
|
Nov. ‘13
|
Dec. ’13
|
Jan.
‘14
|
Feb. ‘14
|
Mar. ‘14
|
Apr. ‘14
|
May. ‘14
|
|
Santacruz
|
211
|
257
|
197
|
91
|
166
|
193
|
140
|
188
|
|
BKC
|
185
|
217
|
143
|
82
|
124
|
246
|
127
|
146
|
|
Dharavi
|
150
|
306
|
116
|
91
|
129
|
184
|
89
|
146
|
|
Bandra E
|
123
|
247
|
134
|
109
|
104
|
167
|
76
|
125
|
|
Kurla
|
176
|
217
|
125
|
73
|
85
|
189
|
102
|
135
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