BROOMS

The broom manufacturing is one of the main economic activities that take place in Transit Camp, Dharavi, and it is a family tradition in which 4 to 5 people of each house are taking part. The process followed to produce the brooms is always the same: first they break the big Khajooa and Tadi leafs that are imported from Dahisae, Veiae, and stored in their houses; with the broken leafs they produce the different parts of the brooms and latter tie them up. Each family works individually, producing around 150 brooms every two or three days, carrying them latter on their head they sell the brooms in other villages for 5 or 10 rupees each. This activity mainly takes place in the street that transversely divides the block number II, converting the street function into a gathering and a working place.

Ramu's family are making brooms and baskets:

Ain't it a nice hat?
This is the rope they use to make the brooms, it is also made by them and with the same Khajooa and Tadi leafs.