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. …
SOCIAL segregation is not an evil of a bygone era; in modern times, it is flaunted as the solution to complex urban problems of our country. Mantras such as "keep the polluting industry out,' "relocate industry from residential areas,' and "rehabilitate the slum dwellers elsewhere' reverberate through the corridors of …
"Master Plan to make Delhi slum-free' reads a June 26, 2004 English daily headline. "The Union ministry of urban development plans to prepare a blueprint to make Delhi slum-free in five years. The plan will be ready within a fortnight,' the daily continues. Another tall claim? Potents of another disaster? …
What are your views on the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) on human settlements? Everybody is happy with the target that we have set: achieving significant improvement in lives of at least 100 million slum-dwellers, by 2020. At present, there are about one billion slum- dwellers and their numbers are growing …
COME sir, visit the Yamuna, just like the Thames of London. Parks, sir, fountains. Green, very very. This is no Indira Gandhi International Airport tout trying to fleece a few hundred dollars off a recently alighted
The shanties in Yamuna Pushta are packed tight. A dusty and torn curtain hangs over the entrance to Sabina's house. Trunks and cupboards leave little space for Sabina and her family. A kabadiwala has spread his polythene bags and plastic ware at their doorstep. A neighbour's goats roam nearby. "This …
Back in the 20th century, when India had villages, there were several popular films that showed villages in a contemporary light. Well, somewhat. While Indian cinema was urban from its very beginning, there were several films of immense popularity that were, in many ways, a statement of the presence of …
if the Union cabinet endorses a recent decision of the group of ministers, about 35,000 shanties will have to be removed from Mumbai's Santa Cruz area and relocated on reclaimed saltpan land in Kanjur village on the outskirts of the city. The project is being showcased as the country's largest …
This report contains information on ownership, area type, structure, living facilities like electricity, drinking water, latrine, sewerage, drainage, garbage disposal, distance of the slum from nearest primary school and government hospital/health centre. It also provides information on the change in the condition of the urban slums during the last five …
Everyone loves a good cause. And helping the world's biggest slum metamorphose into a swish suburb is a great one just for its sheer pluck and potential. Located in the middle of Mumbai, the 432 acres of Dharavi straddle the western and eastern lines of the city. Any business district …
UTTAR Pradesh (UP) chief minister Mayawati has resigned. She's ended, as a newspaper put it, her "third honeymoon' with the Bharatiya Janata Party, a coalition partner. It is being said the Taj corridor stink (see: "Sold down the river", July 31, 2003) is partly responsible for this fresh round of …
This paper presents and discusses primary data from a survey of 1,070 households in four poor settlements in Mumbai comprising slum-and pavement-dwellers and squatters on the living environment and health conditions. The study attempts to examine the consequences of socio-economic and environmental factors in terms of income, literacy, sanitation and …
Indoor air pollution is potentially a very serious environmental and public health problem in India. In poor communities, with the continuing trend in biofuel combustion coupled with deteriorating housing conditions, the problem will remain for some time to come. While to some extent the problem has been studied in rural …
15-year-old Raja lives in a slum in Koramangala locality of Bangalore city. He cycles 2 km every night to get two pots of water for his family from a public handpump. Today the city he lives in along with 6 million fellow citizens gets its supply of water from 100 …
Last week I met an official of the local municipal corporation to discuss a property tax case, a blatantly inaccurate and astronomical assessment. I asked: why? Said this officer, "Harassment is our tool of governance." Of course the property assessment was inflated. It had to be. We have to presume …
