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  • NEWS - Schwere Monsun-Regenfälle in Indien
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    NEWS - Schwere Monsun-Regenfälle in Indien
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Anshuman Poyrekar/Hindustan Times/REX (10326791b)
    Water logging due to heavy rain at Hindmata, Parel, Mumbai
    Monsoon hits India - 01 Jul 2019
    Heavy rains for last four days led to trains disruptions, flooded roads, traffic jams and flight delays. At least 250 suburban services, including 100 on WR, were cancelled, and several others ran delayed all day on both CR and WR.

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  • FEATURE - Pix of the Day: Bilder des Tages
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    FEATURE - Pix of the Day: Bilder des Tages
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    People walk along a flooded street during heavy rain showers, at Parel, Mumbai, India. Heavy rains across Mumbai city and adjoining areas continue to affect normal life, with water-logging being reported in several parts. In the last 24, the city has received around 55 mm rainfall while Eastern and Western Suburbs received 133 and 112 mm rainfall.
    Monsoon hits Mumbai, India - 11 Jul 2018

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  • NEWS - Indien: Überschwemmungen nach starkem Regen in Mumbai
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    NEWS - Indien: Überschwemmungen nach starkem Regen in Mumbai
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Hindustan Times/REX/Shutterstock (9754401i)
    A view of Vehicles wade through water-logged on streets after heavy rainfall, at Parel, on July 9, 2018 in Mumbai, India. India?s financial capital and its surrounding districts were in for another rude shock on Monday following another round of intense rainfall that crippled the city?s transportation operations and left lakhs stranded. The BMC recorded 15 severely waterlogged areas, 11 wall or slab collapses, 23 tree-fall incidents, and 32 electrical short-circuits, in addition to the cancellation of several suburban train services.
    Non-Stop Rain in Mumbai, India - 10 Jul 2018

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  • NEWS - Indien: Überschwemmungen nach starkem Regen in Mumbai
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    NEWS - Indien: Überschwemmungen nach starkem Regen in Mumbai
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Hindustan Times/REX/Shutterstock (9754401h)
    Mumbai Police help the People wade through water-logged on streets after heavy rainfall, at Parel, on July 9, 2018 in Mumbai, India. India?s financial capital and its surrounding districts were in for another rude shock on Monday following another round of intense rainfall that crippled the city?s transportation operations and left lakhs stranded. The BMC recorded 15 severely waterlogged areas, 11 wall or slab collapses, 23 tree-fall incidents, and 32 electrical short-circuits, in addition to the cancellation of several suburban train services.
    Non-Stop Rain in Mumbai, India - 10 Jul 2018

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  • NEWS - Indien: Überschwemmungen nach starkem Regen in Mumbai
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    NEWS - Indien: Überschwemmungen nach starkem Regen in Mumbai
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Hindustan Times/REX/Shutterstock (9754401p)
    Children enjoy the water-logged on streets after heavy rainfall, at Parel, on July 9, 2018 in Mumbai, India. India?s financial capital and its surrounding districts were in for another rude shock on Monday following another round of intense rainfall that crippled the city?s transportation operations and left lakhs stranded. The BMC recorded 15 severely waterlogged areas, 11 wall or slab collapses, 23 tree-fall incidents, and 32 electrical short-circuits, in addition to the cancellation of several suburban train services.
    Non-Stop Rain in Mumbai, India - 10 Jul 2018

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  • NEWS - Indien: Überschwemmungen nach starkem Regen in Mumbai
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    NEWS - Indien: Überschwemmungen nach starkem Regen in Mumbai
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Hindustan Times/REX/Shutterstock (9754401s)
    Children enjoy the water-logged on streets after heavy rainfall, at Parel, on July 9, 2018 in Mumbai, India. India?s financial capital and its surrounding districts were in for another rude shock on Monday following another round of intense rainfall that crippled the city?s transportation operations and left lakhs stranded. The BMC recorded 15 severely waterlogged areas, 11 wall or slab collapses, 23 tree-fall incidents, and 32 electrical short-circuits, in addition to the cancellation of several suburban train services.
    Non-Stop Rain in Mumbai, India - 10 Jul 2018

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  • NEWS - Indien: Überschwemmungen nach starkem Regen in Mumbai
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    NEWS - Indien: Überschwemmungen nach starkem Regen in Mumbai
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Hindustan Times/REX/Shutterstock (9754401t)
    Children enjoy the water-logged on streets after heavy rainfall, at Parel, on July 9, 2018 in Mumbai, India. India?s financial capital and its surrounding districts were in for another rude shock on Monday following another round of intense rainfall that crippled the city?s transportation operations and left lakhs stranded. The BMC recorded 15 severely waterlogged areas, 11 wall or slab collapses, 23 tree-fall incidents, and 32 electrical short-circuits, in addition to the cancellation of several suburban train services.
    Non-Stop Rain in Mumbai, India - 10 Jul 2018

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  • NEWS - Indien: Überschwemmungen nach starkem Regen in Mumbai
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    NEWS - Indien: Überschwemmungen nach starkem Regen in Mumbai
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Hindustan Times/REX/Shutterstock (9754401l)
    Children push the Bus after submerged vehicle, water-logged on streets after heavy rainfall, at Parel, on July 9, 2018 in Mumbai, India. India?s financial capital and its surrounding districts were in for another rude shock on Monday following another round of intense rainfall that crippled the city?s transportation operations and left lakhs stranded. The BMC recorded 15 severely waterlogged areas, 11 wall or slab collapses, 23 tree-fall incidents, and 32 electrical short-circuits, in addition to the cancellation of several suburban train services.
    Non-Stop Rain in Mumbai, India - 10 Jul 2018

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  • NEWS - Indien: Überschwemmungen nach starkem Regen in Mumbai
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    NEWS - Indien: Überschwemmungen nach starkem Regen in Mumbai
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Hindustan Times/REX/Shutterstock (9754401j)
    A manhole open at Parel, on July 9, 2018 in Mumbai, India. India?s financial capital and its surrounding districts were in for another rude shock on Monday following another round of intense rainfall that crippled the city?s transportation operations and left lakhs stranded. The BMC recorded 15 severely waterlogged areas, 11 wall or slab collapses, 23 tree-fall incidents, and 32 electrical short-circuits, in addition to the cancellation of several suburban train services.
    Non-Stop Rain in Mumbai, India - 10 Jul 2018

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  • NEWS - Indien: Überschwemmungen nach starkem Regen in Mumbai
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    NEWS - Indien: Überschwemmungen nach starkem Regen in Mumbai
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Hindustan Times/REX/Shutterstock (9754401m)
    People wade through water-logged on streets after heavy rainfall, at Parel, on July 9, 2018 in Mumbai, India. India?s financial capital and its surrounding districts were in for another rude shock on Monday following another round of intense rainfall that crippled the city?s transportation operations and left lakhs stranded. The BMC recorded 15 severely waterlogged areas, 11 wall or slab collapses, 23 tree-fall incidents, and 32 electrical short-circuits, in addition to the cancellation of several suburban train services.
    Non-Stop Rain in Mumbai, India - 10 Jul 2018

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  • NEWS - Indien: Überschwemmungen nach starkem Regen in Mumbai
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    NEWS - Indien: Überschwemmungen nach starkem Regen in Mumbai
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Hindustan Times/REX/Shutterstock (9754401u)
    Mumbai Police help the People wade through water-logged on streets after heavy rainfall, at Parel, on July 9, 2018 in Mumbai, India. India?s financial capital and its surrounding districts were in for another rude shock on Monday following another round of intense rainfall that crippled the city?s transportation operations and left lakhs stranded. The BMC recorded 15 severely waterlogged areas, 11 wall or slab collapses, 23 tree-fall incidents, and 32 electrical short-circuits, in addition to the cancellation of several suburban train services.
    Non-Stop Rain in Mumbai, India - 10 Jul 2018

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  • NEWS - Indien: Überschwemmungen nach starkem Regen in Mumbai
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    NEWS - Indien: Überschwemmungen nach starkem Regen in Mumbai
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Hindustan Times/REX/Shutterstock (9754401r)
    Vehicles wade through water-logged on streets after heavy rainfall, at Parel, on July 9, 2018 in Mumbai, India. India?s financial capital and its surrounding districts were in for another rude shock on Monday following another round of intense rainfall that crippled the city?s transportation operations and left lakhs stranded. The BMC recorded 15 severely waterlogged areas, 11 wall or slab collapses, 23 tree-fall incidents, and 32 electrical short-circuits, in addition to the cancellation of several suburban train services.
    Non-Stop Rain in Mumbai, India - 10 Jul 2018

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  • NEWS - Indien: Überschwemmungen nach starkem Regen in Mumbai
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    NEWS - Indien: Überschwemmungen nach starkem Regen in Mumbai
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Hindustan Times/REX/Shutterstock (9754408d)
    People walk through rain water at Parel local railway station on July 9, 2018 in Mumbai, India. India?s financial capital and its surrounding districts were in for another rude shock on Monday following another round of intense rainfall that crippled the city?s transportation operations and left lakhs stranded. The BMC recorded 15 severely waterlogged areas, 11 wall or slab collapses, 23 tree-fall incidents, and 32 electrical short-circuits, in addition to the cancellation of several suburban train services.
    Non-Stop Rain in Mumbai, India - 10 Jul 2018

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  • NEWS - Indien: Überschwemmungen nach starkem Regen in Mumbai
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    NEWS - Indien: Überschwemmungen nach starkem Regen in Mumbai
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Hindustan Times/REX/Shutterstock (9754408c)
    People walk through rain water at Parel local railway station on July 9, 2018 in Mumbai, India. India?s financial capital and its surrounding districts were in for another rude shock on Monday following another round of intense rainfall that crippled the city?s transportation operations and left lakhs stranded. The BMC recorded 15 severely waterlogged areas, 11 wall or slab collapses, 23 tree-fall incidents, and 32 electrical short-circuits, in addition to the cancellation of several suburban train services.
    Non-Stop Rain in Mumbai, India - 10 Jul 2018

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  • Ratmen of Mumbai, BMC Parel Ward, Mumbai, India - 19 Aug 2010
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    Ratmen of Mumbai, BMC Parel Ward, Mumbai, India - 19 Aug 2010
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Nick Cunard/CHI-Photo / Rex Features ( 1221744z )

    The Ratmen Of Mumbai
    Pest Control Officer Dr Jadhav leans back in his chair in his small and rather dingy yet office in Parel, one of the 24 wards that comprises the Indian megalopolis of Mumbai.

    "In my opinion rats are more intelligent than human being because no matter what control we adopt the rat will always adapt.

    "Initially traps are good but then they quickly learn to avoid then. In the case of poison if the rat consumes a little of it and suffers he will be able to detect that substance however well you try and disguise it and avoid it.

    "And as if that weren't enough, the rats are expert swimmers and climbers and are equipped with an acute sense of touch, smell and hearing, which more than makes up for their relatively poor eyesight".

    Pitted against this consummate mammalian survivor are Mumbai's ratkillers.

    There are two types - the day labourers as they are known and the night ratkillers or NRK's. Parel ward has four and five of each respectively.

    The daytime labourers are charged with setting traps in sites that see large congregations of people and foodstuffs, with their efforts are concentrated in places such as schools, hospitals and markets.

    They are on a government salary with benefits like holiday pay and a pension.

    The night rat killers on the other hand do not enjoy such perks or job security, although more often than not they are eventually absorbed into the daytime ranks.

    Like the day labourers NRKs are government employees; however, they are not salaried - the money they receive is based on the number of rats they successfully despatch.

    As minimum, each must bag at least 30 rats per individual per night for which they are paid 300 INR (GBP 5); however, the most experienced NKRs can easily double that.

    And with Mumbai's streets chock full of rubbish and...
    For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EZULTJ

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  • Ratmen of Mumbai, BMC Parel Ward, Mumbai, India - 19 Aug 2010
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    Ratmen of Mumbai, BMC Parel Ward, Mumbai, India - 19 Aug 2010
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Nick Cunard/CHI-Photo / Rex Features ( 1221744v )

    The Ratmen Of Mumbai
    Pest Control Officer Dr Jadhav leans back in his chair in his small and rather dingy yet office in Parel, one of the 24 wards that comprises the Indian megalopolis of Mumbai.

    "In my opinion rats are more intelligent than human being because no matter what control we adopt the rat will always adapt.

    "Initially traps are good but then they quickly learn to avoid then. In the case of poison if the rat consumes a little of it and suffers he will be able to detect that substance however well you try and disguise it and avoid it.

    "And as if that weren't enough, the rats are expert swimmers and climbers and are equipped with an acute sense of touch, smell and hearing, which more than makes up for their relatively poor eyesight".

    Pitted against this consummate mammalian survivor are Mumbai's ratkillers.

    There are two types - the day labourers as they are known and the night ratkillers or NRK's. Parel ward has four and five of each respectively.

    The daytime labourers are charged with setting traps in sites that see large congregations of people and foodstuffs, with their efforts are concentrated in places such as schools, hospitals and markets.

    They are on a government salary with benefits like holiday pay and a pension.

    The night rat killers on the other hand do not enjoy such perks or job security, although more often than not they are eventually absorbed into the daytime ranks.

    Like the day labourers NRKs are government employees; however, they are not salaried - the money they receive is based on the number of rats they successfully despatch.

    As minimum, each must bag at least 30 rats per individual per night for which they are paid 300 INR (GBP 5); however, the most experienced NKRs can easily double that.

    And with Mumbai's streets chock full of rubbish and...
    For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EZULTJ

    DUKAS/REX

     

  • Ratmen of Mumbai, BMC Parel Ward, Mumbai, India - 19 Aug 2010
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    Ratmen of Mumbai, BMC Parel Ward, Mumbai, India - 19 Aug 2010
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Nick Cunard/CHI-Photo / Rex Features ( 1221744t )

    The Ratmen Of Mumbai
    Pest Control Officer Dr Jadhav leans back in his chair in his small and rather dingy yet office in Parel, one of the 24 wards that comprises the Indian megalopolis of Mumbai.

    "In my opinion rats are more intelligent than human being because no matter what control we adopt the rat will always adapt.

    "Initially traps are good but then they quickly learn to avoid then. In the case of poison if the rat consumes a little of it and suffers he will be able to detect that substance however well you try and disguise it and avoid it.

    "And as if that weren't enough, the rats are expert swimmers and climbers and are equipped with an acute sense of touch, smell and hearing, which more than makes up for their relatively poor eyesight".

    Pitted against this consummate mammalian survivor are Mumbai's ratkillers.

    There are two types - the day labourers as they are known and the night ratkillers or NRK's. Parel ward has four and five of each respectively.

    The daytime labourers are charged with setting traps in sites that see large congregations of people and foodstuffs, with their efforts are concentrated in places such as schools, hospitals and markets.

    They are on a government salary with benefits like holiday pay and a pension.

    The night rat killers on the other hand do not enjoy such perks or job security, although more often than not they are eventually absorbed into the daytime ranks.

    Like the day labourers NRKs are government employees; however, they are not salaried - the money they receive is based on the number of rats they successfully despatch.

    As minimum, each must bag at least 30 rats per individual per night for which they are paid 300 INR (GBP 5); however, the most experienced NKRs can easily double that.

    And with Mumbai's streets chock full of rubbish and...
    For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EZULTJ

    DUKAS/REX

     

  • Ratmen of Mumbai, BMC Parel Ward, Mumbai, India - 19 Aug 2010
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    Ratmen of Mumbai, BMC Parel Ward, Mumbai, India - 19 Aug 2010
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Nick Cunard/CHI-Photo / Rex Features ( 1221744o )

    The Ratmen Of Mumbai
    Pest Control Officer Dr Jadhav leans back in his chair in his small and rather dingy yet office in Parel, one of the 24 wards that comprises the Indian megalopolis of Mumbai.

    "In my opinion rats are more intelligent than human being because no matter what control we adopt the rat will always adapt.

    "Initially traps are good but then they quickly learn to avoid then. In the case of poison if the rat consumes a little of it and suffers he will be able to detect that substance however well you try and disguise it and avoid it.

    "And as if that weren't enough, the rats are expert swimmers and climbers and are equipped with an acute sense of touch, smell and hearing, which more than makes up for their relatively poor eyesight".

    Pitted against this consummate mammalian survivor are Mumbai's ratkillers.

    There are two types - the day labourers as they are known and the night ratkillers or NRK's. Parel ward has four and five of each respectively.

    The daytime labourers are charged with setting traps in sites that see large congregations of people and foodstuffs, with their efforts are concentrated in places such as schools, hospitals and markets.

    They are on a government salary with benefits like holiday pay and a pension.

    The night rat killers on the other hand do not enjoy such perks or job security, although more often than not they are eventually absorbed into the daytime ranks.

    Like the day labourers NRKs are government employees; however, they are not salaried - the money they receive is based on the number of rats they successfully despatch.

    As minimum, each must bag at least 30 rats per individual per night for which they are paid 300 INR (GBP 5); however, the most experienced NKRs can easily double that.

    And with Mumbai's streets chock full of rubbish and...
    For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EZULTJ

    DUKAS/REX

     

  • Ratmen of Mumbai, BMC Parel Ward, Mumbai, India - 19 Aug 2010
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    Ratmen of Mumbai, BMC Parel Ward, Mumbai, India - 19 Aug 2010
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Nick Cunard/CHI-Photo / Rex Features ( 1221744s )

    The Ratmen Of Mumbai
    Pest Control Officer Dr Jadhav leans back in his chair in his small and rather dingy yet office in Parel, one of the 24 wards that comprises the Indian megalopolis of Mumbai.

    "In my opinion rats are more intelligent than human being because no matter what control we adopt the rat will always adapt.

    "Initially traps are good but then they quickly learn to avoid then. In the case of poison if the rat consumes a little of it and suffers he will be able to detect that substance however well you try and disguise it and avoid it.

    "And as if that weren't enough, the rats are expert swimmers and climbers and are equipped with an acute sense of touch, smell and hearing, which more than makes up for their relatively poor eyesight".

    Pitted against this consummate mammalian survivor are Mumbai's ratkillers.

    There are two types - the day labourers as they are known and the night ratkillers or NRK's. Parel ward has four and five of each respectively.

    The daytime labourers are charged with setting traps in sites that see large congregations of people and foodstuffs, with their efforts are concentrated in places such as schools, hospitals and markets.

    They are on a government salary with benefits like holiday pay and a pension.

    The night rat killers on the other hand do not enjoy such perks or job security, although more often than not they are eventually absorbed into the daytime ranks.

    Like the day labourers NRKs are government employees; however, they are not salaried - the money they receive is based on the number of rats they successfully despatch.

    As minimum, each must bag at least 30 rats per individual per night for which they are paid 300 INR (GBP 5); however, the most experienced NKRs can easily double that.

    And with Mumbai's streets chock full of rubbish and...
    For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EZULTJ

    DUKAS/REX

     

  • Ratmen of Mumbai, BMC Parel Ward, Mumbai, India - 19 Aug 2010
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    Ratmen of Mumbai, BMC Parel Ward, Mumbai, India - 19 Aug 2010
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Nick Cunard/CHI-Photo / Rex Features ( 1221744n )

    The Ratmen Of Mumbai
    Pest Control Officer Dr Jadhav leans back in his chair in his small and rather dingy yet office in Parel, one of the 24 wards that comprises the Indian megalopolis of Mumbai.

    "In my opinion rats are more intelligent than human being because no matter what control we adopt the rat will always adapt.

    "Initially traps are good but then they quickly learn to avoid then. In the case of poison if the rat consumes a little of it and suffers he will be able to detect that substance however well you try and disguise it and avoid it.

    "And as if that weren't enough, the rats are expert swimmers and climbers and are equipped with an acute sense of touch, smell and hearing, which more than makes up for their relatively poor eyesight".

    Pitted against this consummate mammalian survivor are Mumbai's ratkillers.

    There are two types - the day labourers as they are known and the night ratkillers or NRK's. Parel ward has four and five of each respectively.

    The daytime labourers are charged with setting traps in sites that see large congregations of people and foodstuffs, with their efforts are concentrated in places such as schools, hospitals and markets.

    They are on a government salary with benefits like holiday pay and a pension.

    The night rat killers on the other hand do not enjoy such perks or job security, although more often than not they are eventually absorbed into the daytime ranks.

    Like the day labourers NRKs are government employees; however, they are not salaried - the money they receive is based on the number of rats they successfully despatch.

    As minimum, each must bag at least 30 rats per individual per night for which they are paid 300 INR (GBP 5); however, the most experienced NKRs can easily double that.

    And with Mumbai's streets chock full of rubbish and...
    For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EZULTJ

    DUKAS/REX

     

  • Ratmen of Mumbai, BMC Parel Ward, Mumbai, India - 19 Aug 2010
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    Ratmen of Mumbai, BMC Parel Ward, Mumbai, India - 19 Aug 2010
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Nick Cunard/CHI-Photo / Rex Features ( 1221744q )

    The Ratmen Of Mumbai
    Pest Control Officer Dr Jadhav leans back in his chair in his small and rather dingy yet office in Parel, one of the 24 wards that comprises the Indian megalopolis of Mumbai.

    "In my opinion rats are more intelligent than human being because no matter what control we adopt the rat will always adapt.

    "Initially traps are good but then they quickly learn to avoid then. In the case of poison if the rat consumes a little of it and suffers he will be able to detect that substance however well you try and disguise it and avoid it.

    "And as if that weren't enough, the rats are expert swimmers and climbers and are equipped with an acute sense of touch, smell and hearing, which more than makes up for their relatively poor eyesight".

    Pitted against this consummate mammalian survivor are Mumbai's ratkillers.

    There are two types - the day labourers as they are known and the night ratkillers or NRK's. Parel ward has four and five of each respectively.

    The daytime labourers are charged with setting traps in sites that see large congregations of people and foodstuffs, with their efforts are concentrated in places such as schools, hospitals and markets.

    They are on a government salary with benefits like holiday pay and a pension.

    The night rat killers on the other hand do not enjoy such perks or job security, although more often than not they are eventually absorbed into the daytime ranks.

    Like the day labourers NRKs are government employees; however, they are not salaried - the money they receive is based on the number of rats they successfully despatch.

    As minimum, each must bag at least 30 rats per individual per night for which they are paid 300 INR (GBP 5); however, the most experienced NKRs can easily double that.

    And with Mumbai's streets chock full of rubbish and...
    For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EZULTJ

    DUKAS/REX

     

  • Ratmen of Mumbai, BMC Parel Ward, Mumbai, India - 19 Aug 2010
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    Ratmen of Mumbai, BMC Parel Ward, Mumbai, India - 19 Aug 2010
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Nick Cunard/CHI-Photo / Rex Features ( 1221744l )

    The Ratmen Of Mumbai
    Pest Control Officer Dr Jadhav leans back in his chair in his small and rather dingy yet office in Parel, one of the 24 wards that comprises the Indian megalopolis of Mumbai.

    "In my opinion rats are more intelligent than human being because no matter what control we adopt the rat will always adapt.

    "Initially traps are good but then they quickly learn to avoid then. In the case of poison if the rat consumes a little of it and suffers he will be able to detect that substance however well you try and disguise it and avoid it.

    "And as if that weren't enough, the rats are expert swimmers and climbers and are equipped with an acute sense of touch, smell and hearing, which more than makes up for their relatively poor eyesight".

    Pitted against this consummate mammalian survivor are Mumbai's ratkillers.

    There are two types - the day labourers as they are known and the night ratkillers or NRK's. Parel ward has four and five of each respectively.

    The daytime labourers are charged with setting traps in sites that see large congregations of people and foodstuffs, with their efforts are concentrated in places such as schools, hospitals and markets.

    They are on a government salary with benefits like holiday pay and a pension.

    The night rat killers on the other hand do not enjoy such perks or job security, although more often than not they are eventually absorbed into the daytime ranks.

    Like the day labourers NRKs are government employees; however, they are not salaried - the money they receive is based on the number of rats they successfully despatch.

    As minimum, each must bag at least 30 rats per individual per night for which they are paid 300 INR (GBP 5); however, the most experienced NKRs can easily double that.

    And with Mumbai's streets chock full of rubbish and...
    For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EZULTJ

    DUKAS/REX

     

  • Ratmen of Mumbai, BMC Parel Ward, Mumbai, India - 19 Aug 2010
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    Ratmen of Mumbai, BMC Parel Ward, Mumbai, India - 19 Aug 2010
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Nick Cunard/CHI-Photo / Rex Features ( 1221744h )

    The Ratmen Of Mumbai
    Pest Control Officer Dr Jadhav leans back in his chair in his small and rather dingy yet office in Parel, one of the 24 wards that comprises the Indian megalopolis of Mumbai.

    "In my opinion rats are more intelligent than human being because no matter what control we adopt the rat will always adapt.

    "Initially traps are good but then they quickly learn to avoid then. In the case of poison if the rat consumes a little of it and suffers he will be able to detect that substance however well you try and disguise it and avoid it.

    "And as if that weren't enough, the rats are expert swimmers and climbers and are equipped with an acute sense of touch, smell and hearing, which more than makes up for their relatively poor eyesight".

    Pitted against this consummate mammalian survivor are Mumbai's ratkillers.

    There are two types - the day labourers as they are known and the night ratkillers or NRK's. Parel ward has four and five of each respectively.

    The daytime labourers are charged with setting traps in sites that see large congregations of people and foodstuffs, with their efforts are concentrated in places such as schools, hospitals and markets.

    They are on a government salary with benefits like holiday pay and a pension.

    The night rat killers on the other hand do not enjoy such perks or job security, although more often than not they are eventually absorbed into the daytime ranks.

    Like the day labourers NRKs are government employees; however, they are not salaried - the money they receive is based on the number of rats they successfully despatch.

    As minimum, each must bag at least 30 rats per individual per night for which they are paid 300 INR (GBP 5); however, the most experienced NKRs can easily double that.

    And with Mumbai's streets chock full of rubbish and...
    For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EZULTJ

    DUKAS/REX

     

  • Ratmen of Mumbai, BMC Parel Ward, Mumbai, India - 19 Aug 2010
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    Ratmen of Mumbai, BMC Parel Ward, Mumbai, India - 19 Aug 2010
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Nick Cunard/CHI-Photo / Rex Features ( 1221744e )

    The Ratmen Of Mumbai
    Pest Control Officer Dr Jadhav leans back in his chair in his small and rather dingy yet office in Parel, one of the 24 wards that comprises the Indian megalopolis of Mumbai.

    "In my opinion rats are more intelligent than human being because no matter what control we adopt the rat will always adapt.

    "Initially traps are good but then they quickly learn to avoid then. In the case of poison if the rat consumes a little of it and suffers he will be able to detect that substance however well you try and disguise it and avoid it.

    "And as if that weren't enough, the rats are expert swimmers and climbers and are equipped with an acute sense of touch, smell and hearing, which more than makes up for their relatively poor eyesight".

    Pitted against this consummate mammalian survivor are Mumbai's ratkillers.

    There are two types - the day labourers as they are known and the night ratkillers or NRK's. Parel ward has four and five of each respectively.

    The daytime labourers are charged with setting traps in sites that see large congregations of people and foodstuffs, with their efforts are concentrated in places such as schools, hospitals and markets.

    They are on a government salary with benefits like holiday pay and a pension.

    The night rat killers on the other hand do not enjoy such perks or job security, although more often than not they are eventually absorbed into the daytime ranks.

    Like the day labourers NRKs are government employees; however, they are not salaried - the money they receive is based on the number of rats they successfully despatch.

    As minimum, each must bag at least 30 rats per individual per night for which they are paid 300 INR (GBP 5); however, the most experienced NKRs can easily double that.

    And with Mumbai's streets chock full of rubbish and...
    For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EZULTJ

    DUKAS/REX

     

  • Ratmen of Mumbai, BMC Parel Ward, Mumbai, India - 19 Aug 2010
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    Ratmen of Mumbai, BMC Parel Ward, Mumbai, India - 19 Aug 2010
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Nick Cunard/CHI-Photo / Rex Features ( 1221744f )

    The Ratmen Of Mumbai
    Pest Control Officer Dr Jadhav leans back in his chair in his small and rather dingy yet office in Parel, one of the 24 wards that comprises the Indian megalopolis of Mumbai.

    "In my opinion rats are more intelligent than human being because no matter what control we adopt the rat will always adapt.

    "Initially traps are good but then they quickly learn to avoid then. In the case of poison if the rat consumes a little of it and suffers he will be able to detect that substance however well you try and disguise it and avoid it.

    "And as if that weren't enough, the rats are expert swimmers and climbers and are equipped with an acute sense of touch, smell and hearing, which more than makes up for their relatively poor eyesight".

    Pitted against this consummate mammalian survivor are Mumbai's ratkillers.

    There are two types - the day labourers as they are known and the night ratkillers or NRK's. Parel ward has four and five of each respectively.

    The daytime labourers are charged with setting traps in sites that see large congregations of people and foodstuffs, with their efforts are concentrated in places such as schools, hospitals and markets.

    They are on a government salary with benefits like holiday pay and a pension.

    The night rat killers on the other hand do not enjoy such perks or job security, although more often than not they are eventually absorbed into the daytime ranks.

    Like the day labourers NRKs are government employees; however, they are not salaried - the money they receive is based on the number of rats they successfully despatch.

    As minimum, each must bag at least 30 rats per individual per night for which they are paid 300 INR (GBP 5); however, the most experienced NKRs can easily double that.

    And with Mumbai's streets chock full of rubbish and...
    For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EZULTJ

    DUKAS/REX

     

  • Ratmen of Mumbai, BMC Parel Ward, Mumbai, India - 19 Aug 2010
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    Ratmen of Mumbai, BMC Parel Ward, Mumbai, India - 19 Aug 2010
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Nick Cunard/CHI-Photo / Rex Features ( 1221744d )

    The Ratmen Of Mumbai
    Pest Control Officer Dr Jadhav leans back in his chair in his small and rather dingy yet office in Parel, one of the 24 wards that comprises the Indian megalopolis of Mumbai.

    "In my opinion rats are more intelligent than human being because no matter what control we adopt the rat will always adapt.

    "Initially traps are good but then they quickly learn to avoid then. In the case of poison if the rat consumes a little of it and suffers he will be able to detect that substance however well you try and disguise it and avoid it.

    "And as if that weren't enough, the rats are expert swimmers and climbers and are equipped with an acute sense of touch, smell and hearing, which more than makes up for their relatively poor eyesight".

    Pitted against this consummate mammalian survivor are Mumbai's ratkillers.

    There are two types - the day labourers as they are known and the night ratkillers or NRK's. Parel ward has four and five of each respectively.

    The daytime labourers are charged with setting traps in sites that see large congregations of people and foodstuffs, with their efforts are concentrated in places such as schools, hospitals and markets.

    They are on a government salary with benefits like holiday pay and a pension.

    The night rat killers on the other hand do not enjoy such perks or job security, although more often than not they are eventually absorbed into the daytime ranks.

    Like the day labourers NRKs are government employees; however, they are not salaried - the money they receive is based on the number of rats they successfully despatch.

    As minimum, each must bag at least 30 rats per individual per night for which they are paid 300 INR (GBP 5); however, the most experienced NKRs can easily double that.

    And with Mumbai's streets chock full of rubbish and...
    For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EZULTJ

    DUKAS/REX

     

  • Ratmen of Mumbai, BMC Parel Ward, Mumbai, India - 19 Aug 2010
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    Ratmen of Mumbai, BMC Parel Ward, Mumbai, India - 19 Aug 2010
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Nick Cunard/CHI-Photo / Rex Features ( 1221744c )

    The Ratmen Of Mumbai
    Pest Control Officer Dr Jadhav leans back in his chair in his small and rather dingy yet office in Parel, one of the 24 wards that comprises the Indian megalopolis of Mumbai.

    "In my opinion rats are more intelligent than human being because no matter what control we adopt the rat will always adapt.

    "Initially traps are good but then they quickly learn to avoid then. In the case of poison if the rat consumes a little of it and suffers he will be able to detect that substance however well you try and disguise it and avoid it.

    "And as if that weren't enough, the rats are expert swimmers and climbers and are equipped with an acute sense of touch, smell and hearing, which more than makes up for their relatively poor eyesight".

    Pitted against this consummate mammalian survivor are Mumbai's ratkillers.

    There are two types - the day labourers as they are known and the night ratkillers or NRK's. Parel ward has four and five of each respectively.

    The daytime labourers are charged with setting traps in sites that see large congregations of people and foodstuffs, with their efforts are concentrated in places such as schools, hospitals and markets.

    They are on a government salary with benefits like holiday pay and a pension.

    The night rat killers on the other hand do not enjoy such perks or job security, although more often than not they are eventually absorbed into the daytime ranks.

    Like the day labourers NRKs are government employees; however, they are not salaried - the money they receive is based on the number of rats they successfully despatch.

    As minimum, each must bag at least 30 rats per individual per night for which they are paid 300 INR (GBP 5); however, the most experienced NKRs can easily double that.

    And with Mumbai's streets chock full of rubbish and...
    For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EZULTJ

    DUKAS/REX

     

  • Ratmen of Mumbai, BMC Parel Ward, Mumbai, India - 19 Aug 2010
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    Ratmen of Mumbai, BMC Parel Ward, Mumbai, India - 19 Aug 2010
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Nick Cunard/CHI-Photo / Rex Features ( 1221744b )

    The Ratmen Of Mumbai
    Pest Control Officer Dr Jadhav leans back in his chair in his small and rather dingy yet office in Parel, one of the 24 wards that comprises the Indian megalopolis of Mumbai.

    "In my opinion rats are more intelligent than human being because no matter what control we adopt the rat will always adapt.

    "Initially traps are good but then they quickly learn to avoid then. In the case of poison if the rat consumes a little of it and suffers he will be able to detect that substance however well you try and disguise it and avoid it.

    "And as if that weren't enough, the rats are expert swimmers and climbers and are equipped with an acute sense of touch, smell and hearing, which more than makes up for their relatively poor eyesight".

    Pitted against this consummate mammalian survivor are Mumbai's ratkillers.

    There are two types - the day labourers as they are known and the night ratkillers or NRK's. Parel ward has four and five of each respectively.

    The daytime labourers are charged with setting traps in sites that see large congregations of people and foodstuffs, with their efforts are concentrated in places such as schools, hospitals and markets.

    They are on a government salary with benefits like holiday pay and a pension.

    The night rat killers on the other hand do not enjoy such perks or job security, although more often than not they are eventually absorbed into the daytime ranks.

    Like the day labourers NRKs are government employees; however, they are not salaried - the money they receive is based on the number of rats they successfully despatch.

    As minimum, each must bag at least 30 rats per individual per night for which they are paid 300 INR (GBP 5); however, the most experienced NKRs can easily double that.

    And with Mumbai's streets chock full of rubbish and...
    For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EZULTJ

    DUKAS/REX

     

  • Ratmen of Mumbai, BMC Parel Ward, Mumbai, India - 19 Aug 2010
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    Ratmen of Mumbai, BMC Parel Ward, Mumbai, India - 19 Aug 2010
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Nick Cunard/CHI-Photo / Rex Features ( 1221744ac )

    The Ratmen Of Mumbai
    Pest Control Officer Dr Jadhav leans back in his chair in his small and rather dingy yet office in Parel, one of the 24 wards that comprises the Indian megalopolis of Mumbai.

    "In my opinion rats are more intelligent than human being because no matter what control we adopt the rat will always adapt.

    "Initially traps are good but then they quickly learn to avoid then. In the case of poison if the rat consumes a little of it and suffers he will be able to detect that substance however well you try and disguise it and avoid it.

    "And as if that weren't enough, the rats are expert swimmers and climbers and are equipped with an acute sense of touch, smell and hearing, which more than makes up for their relatively poor eyesight".

    Pitted against this consummate mammalian survivor are Mumbai's ratkillers.

    There are two types - the day labourers as they are known and the night ratkillers or NRK's. Parel ward has four and five of each respectively.

    The daytime labourers are charged with setting traps in sites that see large congregations of people and foodstuffs, with their efforts are concentrated in places such as schools, hospitals and markets.

    They are on a government salary with benefits like holiday pay and a pension.

    The night rat killers on the other hand do not enjoy such perks or job security, although more often than not they are eventually absorbed into the daytime ranks.

    Like the day labourers NRKs are government employees; however, they are not salaried - the money they receive is based on the number of rats they successfully despatch.

    As minimum, each must bag at least 30 rats per individual per night for which they are paid 300 INR (GBP 5); however, the most experienced NKRs can easily double that.

    And with Mumbai's streets chock full of rubbish an...
    For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EZULTJ

    DUKAS/REX

     

  • Ratmen of Mumbai, BMC Parel Ward, Mumbai, India - 19 Aug 2010
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    Ratmen of Mumbai, BMC Parel Ward, Mumbai, India - 19 Aug 2010
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Nick Cunard/CHI-Photo / Rex Features ( 1221744ad )

    The Ratmen Of Mumbai
    Pest Control Officer Dr Jadhav leans back in his chair in his small and rather dingy yet office in Parel, one of the 24 wards that comprises the Indian megalopolis of Mumbai.

    "In my opinion rats are more intelligent than human being because no matter what control we adopt the rat will always adapt.

    "Initially traps are good but then they quickly learn to avoid then. In the case of poison if the rat consumes a little of it and suffers he will be able to detect that substance however well you try and disguise it and avoid it.

    "And as if that weren't enough, the rats are expert swimmers and climbers and are equipped with an acute sense of touch, smell and hearing, which more than makes up for their relatively poor eyesight".

    Pitted against this consummate mammalian survivor are Mumbai's ratkillers.

    There are two types - the day labourers as they are known and the night ratkillers or NRK's. Parel ward has four and five of each respectively.

    The daytime labourers are charged with setting traps in sites that see large congregations of people and foodstuffs, with their efforts are concentrated in places such as schools, hospitals and markets.

    They are on a government salary with benefits like holiday pay and a pension.

    The night rat killers on the other hand do not enjoy such perks or job security, although more often than not they are eventually absorbed into the daytime ranks.

    Like the day labourers NRKs are government employees; however, they are not salaried - the money they receive is based on the number of rats they successfully despatch.

    As minimum, each must bag at least 30 rats per individual per night for which they are paid 300 INR (GBP 5); however, the most experienced NKRs can easily double that.

    And with Mumbai's streets chock full of rubbish an...
    For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EZULTJ

    DUKAS/REX

     

  • Ratmen of Mumbai, BMC Parel Ward, Mumbai, India - 19 Aug 2010
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    Ratmen of Mumbai, BMC Parel Ward, Mumbai, India - 19 Aug 2010
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Nick Cunard/CHI-Photo / Rex Features ( 1221744ae )

    The Ratmen Of Mumbai
    Pest Control Officer Dr Jadhav leans back in his chair in his small and rather dingy yet office in Parel, one of the 24 wards that comprises the Indian megalopolis of Mumbai.

    "In my opinion rats are more intelligent than human being because no matter what control we adopt the rat will always adapt.

    "Initially traps are good but then they quickly learn to avoid then. In the case of poison if the rat consumes a little of it and suffers he will be able to detect that substance however well you try and disguise it and avoid it.

    "And as if that weren't enough, the rats are expert swimmers and climbers and are equipped with an acute sense of touch, smell and hearing, which more than makes up for their relatively poor eyesight".

    Pitted against this consummate mammalian survivor are Mumbai's ratkillers.

    There are two types - the day labourers as they are known and the night ratkillers or NRK's. Parel ward has four and five of each respectively.

    The daytime labourers are charged with setting traps in sites that see large congregations of people and foodstuffs, with their efforts are concentrated in places such as schools, hospitals and markets.

    They are on a government salary with benefits like holiday pay and a pension.

    The night rat killers on the other hand do not enjoy such perks or job security, although more often than not they are eventually absorbed into the daytime ranks.

    Like the day labourers NRKs are government employees; however, they are not salaried - the money they receive is based on the number of rats they successfully despatch.

    As minimum, each must bag at least 30 rats per individual per night for which they are paid 300 INR (GBP 5); however, the most experienced NKRs can easily double that.

    And with Mumbai's streets chock full of rubbish an...
    For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EZULTJ

    DUKAS/REX

     

  • Ratmen of Mumbai, BMC Parel Ward, Mumbai, India - 19 Aug 2010
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    Ratmen of Mumbai, BMC Parel Ward, Mumbai, India - 19 Aug 2010
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Nick Cunard/CHI-Photo / Rex Features ( 1221744af )

    The Ratmen Of Mumbai
    Pest Control Officer Dr Jadhav leans back in his chair in his small and rather dingy yet office in Parel, one of the 24 wards that comprises the Indian megalopolis of Mumbai.

    "In my opinion rats are more intelligent than human being because no matter what control we adopt the rat will always adapt.

    "Initially traps are good but then they quickly learn to avoid then. In the case of poison if the rat consumes a little of it and suffers he will be able to detect that substance however well you try and disguise it and avoid it.

    "And as if that weren't enough, the rats are expert swimmers and climbers and are equipped with an acute sense of touch, smell and hearing, which more than makes up for their relatively poor eyesight".

    Pitted against this consummate mammalian survivor are Mumbai's ratkillers.

    There are two types - the day labourers as they are known and the night ratkillers or NRK's. Parel ward has four and five of each respectively.

    The daytime labourers are charged with setting traps in sites that see large congregations of people and foodstuffs, with their efforts are concentrated in places such as schools, hospitals and markets.

    They are on a government salary with benefits like holiday pay and a pension.

    The night rat killers on the other hand do not enjoy such perks or job security, although more often than not they are eventually absorbed into the daytime ranks.

    Like the day labourers NRKs are government employees; however, they are not salaried - the money they receive is based on the number of rats they successfully despatch.

    As minimum, each must bag at least 30 rats per individual per night for which they are paid 300 INR (GBP 5); however, the most experienced NKRs can easily double that.

    And with Mumbai's streets chock full of rubbish an...
    For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EZULTJ

    DUKAS/REX

     

  • Ratmen of Mumbai, BMC Parel Ward, Mumbai, India - 19 Aug 2010
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    Ratmen of Mumbai, BMC Parel Ward, Mumbai, India - 19 Aug 2010
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Nick Cunard/CHI-Photo / Rex Features ( 1221744ah )

    The Ratmen Of Mumbai
    Pest Control Officer Dr Jadhav leans back in his chair in his small and rather dingy yet office in Parel, one of the 24 wards that comprises the Indian megalopolis of Mumbai.

    "In my opinion rats are more intelligent than human being because no matter what control we adopt the rat will always adapt.

    "Initially traps are good but then they quickly learn to avoid then. In the case of poison if the rat consumes a little of it and suffers he will be able to detect that substance however well you try and disguise it and avoid it.

    "And as if that weren't enough, the rats are expert swimmers and climbers and are equipped with an acute sense of touch, smell and hearing, which more than makes up for their relatively poor eyesight".

    Pitted against this consummate mammalian survivor are Mumbai's ratkillers.

    There are two types - the day labourers as they are known and the night ratkillers or NRK's. Parel ward has four and five of each respectively.

    The daytime labourers are charged with setting traps in sites that see large congregations of people and foodstuffs, with their efforts are concentrated in places such as schools, hospitals and markets.

    They are on a government salary with benefits like holiday pay and a pension.

    The night rat killers on the other hand do not enjoy such perks or job security, although more often than not they are eventually absorbed into the daytime ranks.

    Like the day labourers NRKs are government employees; however, they are not salaried - the money they receive is based on the number of rats they successfully despatch.

    As minimum, each must bag at least 30 rats per individual per night for which they are paid 300 INR (GBP 5); however, the most experienced NKRs can easily double that.

    And with Mumbai's streets chock full of rubbish an...
    For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EZULTJ

    DUKAS/REX

     

  • Ratmen of Mumbai, BMC Parel Ward, Mumbai, India - 19 Aug 2010
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    Ratmen of Mumbai, BMC Parel Ward, Mumbai, India - 19 Aug 2010
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Nick Cunard/CHI-Photo / Rex Features ( 1221744ag )

    The Ratmen Of Mumbai
    Pest Control Officer Dr Jadhav leans back in his chair in his small and rather dingy yet office in Parel, one of the 24 wards that comprises the Indian megalopolis of Mumbai.

    "In my opinion rats are more intelligent than human being because no matter what control we adopt the rat will always adapt.

    "Initially traps are good but then they quickly learn to avoid then. In the case of poison if the rat consumes a little of it and suffers he will be able to detect that substance however well you try and disguise it and avoid it.

    "And as if that weren't enough, the rats are expert swimmers and climbers and are equipped with an acute sense of touch, smell and hearing, which more than makes up for their relatively poor eyesight".

    Pitted against this consummate mammalian survivor are Mumbai's ratkillers.

    There are two types - the day labourers as they are known and the night ratkillers or NRK's. Parel ward has four and five of each respectively.

    The daytime labourers are charged with setting traps in sites that see large congregations of people and foodstuffs, with their efforts are concentrated in places such as schools, hospitals and markets.

    They are on a government salary with benefits like holiday pay and a pension.

    The night rat killers on the other hand do not enjoy such perks or job security, although more often than not they are eventually absorbed into the daytime ranks.

    Like the day labourers NRKs are government employees; however, they are not salaried - the money they receive is based on the number of rats they successfully despatch.

    As minimum, each must bag at least 30 rats per individual per night for which they are paid 300 INR (GBP 5); however, the most experienced NKRs can easily double that.

    And with Mumbai's streets chock full of rubbish an...
    For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EZULTJ

    DUKAS/REX

     

  • Ratmen of Mumbai, BMC Parel Ward, Mumbai, India - 19 Aug 2010
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    Ratmen of Mumbai, BMC Parel Ward, Mumbai, India - 19 Aug 2010
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Nick Cunard/CHI-Photo / Rex Features ( 1221744aa )

    The Ratmen Of Mumbai
    Pest Control Officer Dr Jadhav leans back in his chair in his small and rather dingy yet office in Parel, one of the 24 wards that comprises the Indian megalopolis of Mumbai.

    "In my opinion rats are more intelligent than human being because no matter what control we adopt the rat will always adapt.

    "Initially traps are good but then they quickly learn to avoid then. In the case of poison if the rat consumes a little of it and suffers he will be able to detect that substance however well you try and disguise it and avoid it.

    "And as if that weren't enough, the rats are expert swimmers and climbers and are equipped with an acute sense of touch, smell and hearing, which more than makes up for their relatively poor eyesight".

    Pitted against this consummate mammalian survivor are Mumbai's ratkillers.

    There are two types - the day labourers as they are known and the night ratkillers or NRK's. Parel ward has four and five of each respectively.

    The daytime labourers are charged with setting traps in sites that see large congregations of people and foodstuffs, with their efforts are concentrated in places such as schools, hospitals and markets.

    They are on a government salary with benefits like holiday pay and a pension.

    The night rat killers on the other hand do not enjoy such perks or job security, although more often than not they are eventually absorbed into the daytime ranks.

    Like the day labourers NRKs are government employees; however, they are not salaried - the money they receive is based on the number of rats they successfully despatch.

    As minimum, each must bag at least 30 rats per individual per night for which they are paid 300 INR (GBP 5); however, the most experienced NKRs can easily double that.

    And with Mumbai's streets chock full of rubbish an...
    For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EZULTJ

    DUKAS/REX

     

  • Ratmen of Mumbai, BMC Parel Ward, Mumbai, India - 19 Aug 2010
    DUKAS_15373330_REX
    Ratmen of Mumbai, BMC Parel Ward, Mumbai, India - 19 Aug 2010
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Nick Cunard/CHI-Photo / Rex Features ( 1221744ab )

    The Ratmen Of Mumbai
    Pest Control Officer Dr Jadhav leans back in his chair in his small and rather dingy yet office in Parel, one of the 24 wards that comprises the Indian megalopolis of Mumbai.

    "In my opinion rats are more intelligent than human being because no matter what control we adopt the rat will always adapt.

    "Initially traps are good but then they quickly learn to avoid then. In the case of poison if the rat consumes a little of it and suffers he will be able to detect that substance however well you try and disguise it and avoid it.

    "And as if that weren't enough, the rats are expert swimmers and climbers and are equipped with an acute sense of touch, smell and hearing, which more than makes up for their relatively poor eyesight".

    Pitted against this consummate mammalian survivor are Mumbai's ratkillers.

    There are two types - the day labourers as they are known and the night ratkillers or NRK's. Parel ward has four and five of each respectively.

    The daytime labourers are charged with setting traps in sites that see large congregations of people and foodstuffs, with their efforts are concentrated in places such as schools, hospitals and markets.

    They are on a government salary with benefits like holiday pay and a pension.

    The night rat killers on the other hand do not enjoy such perks or job security, although more often than not they are eventually absorbed into the daytime ranks.

    Like the day labourers NRKs are government employees; however, they are not salaried - the money they receive is based on the number of rats they successfully despatch.

    As minimum, each must bag at least 30 rats per individual per night for which they are paid 300 INR (GBP 5); however, the most experienced NKRs can easily double that.

    And with Mumbai's streets chock full of rubbish an...
    For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EZULTJ

    DUKAS/REX

     

  • Ratmen of Mumbai, BMC Parel Ward, Mumbai, India - 19 Aug 2010
    DUKAS_23510149_REX
    Ratmen of Mumbai, BMC Parel Ward, Mumbai, India - 19 Aug 2010
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Nick Cunard/CHI-Photo / Rex Features (1221744ai)
    A lab technician dissects a rat so that its liver and spleen and be removed and tested for the plague at the Haffkine Institute in Parel Ward. Mumbai, India.
    Ratmen of Mumbai, BMC Parel Ward, Mumbai, India - 19 Aug 2010
    There are two types of ratkillers in Mumbai - day labourers and the night ratkillers or NRK's. Parel ward has four and five of each respectively. The daytime labourers are charged with setting traps in sites that see large congregations of people and foodstuffs, with their efforts are concentrated in places such as schools, hospitals and markets. They are on a government salary with benefits like holiday pay and a pension. The night rat killers on the other hand do not enjoy such perks or job security, although more often than not they are eventually absorbed into the daytime ranks. Like the day labourers NRKs are government employees; however, they are not salaried - the money they receive is based on the number of rats they successfully despatch. As minimum, each must bag at least 30 rats per individual per night for which they are paid 300 INR (GBP 5); however, the most experienced NKRs can easily double that. They kill by shining a torch in the rat's eyes then hitting it over the head with a bamboo sti
    (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)

    DUKAS/REX

     

  • Ratmen of Mumbai, BMC Parel Ward, Mumbai, India - 19 Aug 2010
    DUKAS_23510148_REX
    Ratmen of Mumbai, BMC Parel Ward, Mumbai, India - 19 Aug 2010
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Nick Cunard/CHI-Photo / Rex Features (1221744ae)
    A lab technician dissects a rat so that its liver and spleen and be removed and tested for the plague at the Haffkine Institute in Parel Ward. Mumbai, India.
    Ratmen of Mumbai, BMC Parel Ward, Mumbai, India - 19 Aug 2010
    There are two types of ratkillers in Mumbai - day labourers and the night ratkillers or NRK's. Parel ward has four and five of each respectively. The daytime labourers are charged with setting traps in sites that see large congregations of people and foodstuffs, with their efforts are concentrated in places such as schools, hospitals and markets. They are on a government salary with benefits like holiday pay and a pension. The night rat killers on the other hand do not enjoy such perks or job security, although more often than not they are eventually absorbed into the daytime ranks. Like the day labourers NRKs are government employees; however, they are not salaried - the money they receive is based on the number of rats they successfully despatch. As minimum, each must bag at least 30 rats per individual per night for which they are paid 300 INR (GBP 5); however, the most experienced NKRs can easily double that. They kill by shining a torch in the rat's eyes then hitting it over the head with a bamboo sti
    (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)

    DUKAS/REX

     

  • Ratmen of Mumbai, BMC Parel Ward, Mumbai, India - 19 Aug 2010
    DUKAS_23510147_REX
    Ratmen of Mumbai, BMC Parel Ward, Mumbai, India - 19 Aug 2010
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Nick Cunard/CHI-Photo / Rex Features (1221744ah)
    A lab technician dissects a rat so that its liver and spleen and be removed and tested for the plague at the Haffkine Institute in Parel Ward. Mumbai, India.
    Ratmen of Mumbai, BMC Parel Ward, Mumbai, India - 19 Aug 2010
    There are two types of ratkillers in Mumbai - day labourers and the night ratkillers or NRK's. Parel ward has four and five of each respectively. The daytime labourers are charged with setting traps in sites that see large congregations of people and foodstuffs, with their efforts are concentrated in places such as schools, hospitals and markets. They are on a government salary with benefits like holiday pay and a pension. The night rat killers on the other hand do not enjoy such perks or job security, although more often than not they are eventually absorbed into the daytime ranks. Like the day labourers NRKs are government employees; however, they are not salaried - the money they receive is based on the number of rats they successfully despatch. As minimum, each must bag at least 30 rats per individual per night for which they are paid 300 INR (GBP 5); however, the most experienced NKRs can easily double that. They kill by shining a torch in the rat's eyes then hitting it over the head with a bamboo sti
    (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)

    DUKAS/REX

     

  • Ratmen of Mumbai, BMC Parel Ward, Mumbai, India - 19 Aug 2010
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    Ratmen of Mumbai, BMC Parel Ward, Mumbai, India - 19 Aug 2010
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Nick Cunard/CHI-Photo / Rex Features (1221744af)
    A lab technician dissects a rat so that its liver and spleen and be removed and tested for the plague at the Haffkine Institute in Parel Ward. Mumbai, India.
    Ratmen of Mumbai, BMC Parel Ward, Mumbai, India - 19 Aug 2010
    There are two types of ratkillers in Mumbai - day labourers and the night ratkillers or NRK's. Parel ward has four and five of each respectively. The daytime labourers are charged with setting traps in sites that see large congregations of people and foodstuffs, with their efforts are concentrated in places such as schools, hospitals and markets. They are on a government salary with benefits like holiday pay and a pension. The night rat killers on the other hand do not enjoy such perks or job security, although more often than not they are eventually absorbed into the daytime ranks. Like the day labourers NRKs are government employees; however, they are not salaried - the money they receive is based on the number of rats they successfully despatch. As minimum, each must bag at least 30 rats per individual per night for which they are paid 300 INR (GBP 5); however, the most experienced NKRs can easily double that. They kill by shining a torch in the rat's eyes then hitting it over the head with a bamboo sti
    (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)

    DUKAS/REX

     

  • Ratmen of Mumbai, BMC Parel Ward, Mumbai, India - 19 Aug 2010
    DUKAS_23510145_REX
    Ratmen of Mumbai, BMC Parel Ward, Mumbai, India - 19 Aug 2010
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Nick Cunard/CHI-Photo / Rex Features (1221744ag)
    A lab technician dissects a rat so that its liver and spleen and be removed and tested for the plague at the Haffkine Institute in Parel Ward. Mumbai, India.
    Ratmen of Mumbai, BMC Parel Ward, Mumbai, India - 19 Aug 2010
    There are two types of ratkillers in Mumbai - day labourers and the night ratkillers or NRK's. Parel ward has four and five of each respectively. The daytime labourers are charged with setting traps in sites that see large congregations of people and foodstuffs, with their efforts are concentrated in places such as schools, hospitals and markets. They are on a government salary with benefits like holiday pay and a pension. The night rat killers on the other hand do not enjoy such perks or job security, although more often than not they are eventually absorbed into the daytime ranks. Like the day labourers NRKs are government employees; however, they are not salaried - the money they receive is based on the number of rats they successfully despatch. As minimum, each must bag at least 30 rats per individual per night for which they are paid 300 INR (GBP 5); however, the most experienced NKRs can easily double that. They kill by shining a torch in the rat's eyes then hitting it over the head with a bamboo sti
    (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)

    DUKAS/REX