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This is where the whole of Mumbai's laundry is washed. This municipal laundry at Mahalaxmi is where nearly 5,000 men beat the dirt out of clothes brought from all over the city. There are open-air troughs, which is used for the washing. You can have a good view from the bridge across the railway tracks of Mahalaxmi Railway station.
We catch the local train to Mahalaxmi which is about half way to town. The clothes dry mostly on the lines strung around, but should they not fit the clothes are placed on the surrounding roof which like the rest of Mumbai is covered in a thick layer of grey dust.. The going rate for a piece of washing is 6 rupee which is about 17cents AUD and the men stand in detergent soaked water all day. Like many of the jobs around Mumbai it is far from ideal but it is a job.
This is where the whole of Mumbai's laundry is washed. This municipal laundry at Mahalaxmi is where nearly 5,000 men beat the dirt out of clothes brought from all over the city. There are open-air troughs, which is used for the washing. You can have a good view from the bridge across the railway tracks of Mahalaxmi Railway station.
We catch the local train to Mahalaxmi which is about half way to town. The clothes dry mostly on the lines strung around, but should they not fit the clothes are placed on the surrounding roof which like the rest of Mumbai is covered in a thick layer of grey dust.. The going rate for a piece of washing is 6 rupee which is about 17cents AUD and the men stand in detergent soaked water all day. Like many of the jobs around Mumbai it is far from ideal but it is a job.
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