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Babulla Tank Road



‘Mumbai’s riches are in its garbage’ says a dialogue from the show called Sacred Games (I haven’t read the book) which had a gangster who dealt with garbage and dumps and no sign or smell of it anywhere in the series.

It’s true that people who has anything to do with garbage in Mumbai and its economy, from the rag pickers upwards in the business and side businesses, are the most colourful in the city. This photo shows a very interesting side of that economy and that’s their love and relationship with dogs and animals.



Next to JJ hospital and on the lane that leads to the big Imambara Masjid is one of the largest workspace for garbage collection and related work of that ward (B ward). The employees of the BMC and people who work with them have a gang of dogs that they take care of and are friends and family of the people who love there. These are two of the members of their lair and please note the Nawazuddin/ganesh gairone Rooster of the place screaming ^|>|$~${*] at his ...


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