The poor in the city pay more for services, as contractors charge more to install facilities in areas with poor housing. They are also more vulnerable to theft, crime and ill-health.
Kishore and Nazeer are particularly careful to explain some of the extra expenses incurred by the poor who live in unplanned, poorly serviced urban settlements.
Those living on and around Manchar Lake describe how they are plagued by water-borne disease; their expenditure on healthcare has made them even more vulnerable to money-lending traders.
Karim Bux describes how poor farmers like him are penalised for having to buy fertiliser on credit: “They charge 200 rupees extra…”