Mumbai slums get colourful makeover

Mumbai’s slums are getting a colourful makeover, thanks to an organisation that aims to change how people perceive deprived areas in India's financial capital. Volunteers have transformed some 12,000 homes across four different areas in the city of 20 million people into a bright, visual spectacle. Artists have also created several elaborate murals as part of the initiative by non-profit group Chal Rang De, which means "Let's Go Paint". Chal Rang De was born last year when Ms Reddy had the idea to paint the outside of homes in the gloomy hilltop slum village of Asalpha in the north of the city. Around 40 per cent of Mumbai's population live in slums, according to various estimates. The settlements are typically cramped, and structures are often dilapidated and lack access to proper toilets.