when complete , over 2 million people are expected to be relocated . after wiping out the least desirable shanties , next in list for demolition are the illegal " well - off " shanties and neighbors , according to the laws and bureaucracy efforts that have been executed toward drying up mumbai ' s appearance by lowering the dominance of huts , which make up 62 percent of mumbai ' s housing .
200,000 shanties have been demolished.