What were the living conditions like in the Chavadi where Amir Shakkar was instructed to stay?

According to Chapter 22, the Chavadi was an old, dilapidated building built by Malik Ambar that was in a state of extreme disrepair. The text describes it as a miserable place, home to lizards and poisonous scorpions, and even lepers stayed there. It was unsanitary, with garbage filling the back, seventeen knee-deep holes in the ground, and pervasive dampness from rain. The conditions were so poor that the text notes even a dog would not endure the troubles there, yet Amir Shakkar stayed on Baba's command despite his rheumatism.