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Kamathipura
Kamthipura | |
|---|---|
Neighbourhood in Mumbai | |
  Kamathipura Location in Mumbai, India | |
| Coordinates: 18°58′N 72°49′E / 18.96°N 72.82°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| Metro | Mumbai |
| Established | 1795 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | BMC |
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | MH-01 |
Kamathipura (also spelled Kamthipura) [1] is a neighbourhood in Mumbai, India known for prostitution. It was first settled after 1795 with the construction of causeways that connected the erstwhile seven islands of Mumbai. Initially known as Lal Bazaar, it got its name from the Kamathis (workers) of other areas of the country, who were labourers on sexual sites. Due to tough police crackdowns, in the late 1990s with the rise of AIDS and government's redevelopment policy that helped sex workers to move out of the profession and subsequently out of Kamathipura, the number of sex workers in the area has dwindled.[2] In 1992, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) recorded there were 45,000 sex workers here which was reduced to 1,600 in 2009[3] and 500 in 2018.[4] Many sex workers have migrated to other areas in Maharashtra with real estate developers taking over the high-priced real estate. In 2018 the Maharashtra government sought tenders to demolish and redevelop the area.[4]
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