Friday 30 November 2012

South Delhi garbage dump is home to a family of 6

NEW DELHI: Most people who hurry past the garbage dump at Masjid Moth would find it difficult to stand there for a few minutes because of the all-pervading stench. But for Shobhraj Kumar and his family of six, the dump is home. The 62-year-old says he has been living in the 20-square-feet concrete dhalao (dump) for the good part of 38 years.

The family, which collects refuse from nearby apartment buildings, even has two small children — Aditya, who is a year old, and Sagar, 2, living amidst the garbage. They are the kids of Kumar's younger son, who got married a few years ago in Gorakhpur and brought his bride 


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