Order of the High Court of Gujarat in the matter of Samsuddin Jainulabiddin Shaikh & Others Vs The State of Gujarat & Others dated 06/05/2025. A petition was filed by 58 people who are residing near Chandola lake, Ahmedabad. The petitioners have constructed hutments along the periphery of Chandola lake. …
With the new year approaching, the forest department is gearing to get its boots dirty and dig trenches to safeguard its land from encroachers. With 2,232 illegal structures, incsluding shanties, huts and pucca houses, razed so far, the department has now spread its patrolling to prevent these structures coming up …
The irony was not lost on anyone when Meerut, part of the ancient Harappan settlement renowned for its sophisticated drainage systems, was promised a decent sewerage system under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewable Mission (JNNURM) as late as 2005. The city seemed poised for a facelift after centuries of …
A month after the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) decided to replace the controversial Dattak Vasti Yojana — aimed at keeping slum areas clean — with the Swacha Mumbai Prabodhan Abhiyaan, a framework for the new scheme was discussed at the BMC standing committee meeting on Wednesday. The new scheme, which …
After crossing several deadlines and three years of waiting, the UT's master plan 2030 was submitted to the UT Administrator during a meeting held on Wednesday between UT Officials and UT Administrator Shivraj V Patil, albeit with a rider. According to officials, though the copy of the master plan draft …
Years after the forestland issue cropped up in Mulund, residents of the area continue to struggle, while politicians continue to take advantage of it. Rakesh Shetty, national youth wing president, Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC), has decided to go on a fast unto death in Nagpurfrom Wednesday, demanding justice …
City residents faced the worst-ever water crisis during the one-year tenure of Mayor Raj Bala Malik, which ends on December 31. This year, even residents staying on ground floors faced a water crisis. During the summer, due to low water pressure, overhead water tanks mostly remained empty. The situation was …
JAIPUR: Despite receiving appreciation from the Central government for its flagship programme of affordable housing scheme, in ground reality, the state government is nowhere close to meeting its target. Last week, Union ministry of housing and urban poverty alleviation recommended Rajasthan's affordable housing policy to other states to address the …
NGO cites study to claim discrimination in allotment of housing reservation After BMC served demolition notices to 400 houses along Malvani-Marve Road in Malad Monday, urban planners and activists reiterated a long-pending demand Tuesday to include slums in the development plan (DP) of the city. The demand was made at …
The civic existing land use survey has deliberately blanked out several existing slums, alleged various NGOs working with deprived sections of society. Activists fear that the deletion of slums in the report is a precursor to throw the poor out of the city by depriving them of the right to …
Sending a stern message that it will not take lapses in environmental issues lightly, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has, for the first time, sought action against a senior bureaucrat. The NGT is an independent judicial authority on environment al issues. Stating that the action of the then secretary of …
Residents staying in transit accommodation since 2006 By arbitrarily refusing to give No Objection Certificates (NOC) to a Rs. 100-cr. slum redevelopment project in Worli, Mumbai, the Western Naval Command has made more than 240 families homeless. The Naval authorities, however, have given a go-ahead to construction projects which have …
How do mass slum resettlement programmes in expanding megacities contribute to the reproduction of urban poverty? Chennai's premier resettlement colony, Kannagi Nagar, housing slum-dwellers evicted from the city since 2000 has integrated itself into the industrial, commercial and software economies of the information technology corridor on unfavourable terms, swelling the …
Recent reform programmes for achieving "slum-free" cities, like the Basic Services for the Urban Poor, signal a new integrated approach to slum redevelopment that combines housing, infrastructure and land titling. The new policy paradigm speaks the language of inclusiveness and efficiency, but its outcome has been far from ideal. This …
Identification of urban poor households is a necessary condition for more effectively targeting the beneficiaries under various poverty alleviation programmes being implemented by the Central and the State Governments. Programmes of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, such as the Swarna Jayanti Shahri Rozgar Yojna (SJSRY) for Livelihoods, …
The adjoining report highlights the roadmap for the sector in Bengal and the vision and challenges of the Urban Infrastructure Development. It exemplifies recommendations such as the development of EWS/ LIG housing, the introduction of slum-rehabilitation schemes, the formulation of favorable land policies, the strengthening of IT infrastructure and the …
Activists question change of policy for rehabilitation; want cut-off date of March 2007 adhered to strictly Holding the Delhi Government squarely responsible for following a policy of large-scale displacement of slum dwellers without adequate norms for providing rehabilitation to all of them, activists working for the rights of slum dwellers …
CM opens complex with provision for 1,500 homes; 850 units ready The residents of the erstwhile Ragigudda slum got secure shelters after a three-year wait on Wednesday, with Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar inaugurating the ‘Vivekananda Vasathi Sankeerna,’ a housing complex for 1,500 families from the slum. The slum-dwellers were displaced …
Rs 39-crore project to be implemented with aid from Japanese agency The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board is all set to take up a project to supply water and provide sanitation to slums in the City, early next year. As many as 96 of the 362 slums have been …
District Collector Rajendra Ratnoo has stated that the people should make it a point to celebrate Deepavali free from noise pollution. He has suggested that the money to be spent on firecrackers could be set aside for helping the poor students to buy books and clothes. In a statement issued …
A study has found that the poor households earned a total of Rs 1,545 cr, spent a total of Rs 1,185 cr, and contributed a savings of Rs 360 cr to the city in 2011 Urban poor living in slums of Bangalore contribute 3-3.5 per cent of the City’s economy. …
