Answer:
(i) Chawls were multi-storeyed
structures built and owned by private landlords such as merchants, bankers and
building contractors.
(ii) Each
chawl was divided into smaller one room tenements which had no private toilets.
(iii)
Many families could reside at a time in a tenement.
(iv)
People had to keep the windows of their rooms closed even in humid weather due
to close proximity of filthy gutters, buffalo stables, etc.
(v) Though
water was scarce, and people often quarrelled every morning for a turn at the
tap, observers found that houses were kept quite clean.
You need to login to perform this action.
You will be redirected in
3 sec
