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Slums Redevelopment

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Dharavi makeover: Public loss, private gain in this mother of all redevelopment projects

Among the largest informal settlements in the world, Dharavi in Mumbai, is finally set to undergo redevelopment. Aptly called an informal city within a city, the vibrant settlement, though lacking in basic amenities, is home to nearly a million people…
By QoC EditorialJuly 28, 2023
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25 years on, Mumbai’s SRA model eludes housing crisis but yields hefty profits for builders

When slum dwellers are rehabilitated, they face a new set of problems and challenges. They are pushed into cramped tenements in multi-storeyed…
By Jashvitha DhageyJuly 28, 2023
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Mumbai needs a master plan for slum land, not mere populism

Slum land was seen as a huge profitable space in which slum dwellers could be pushed into small areas while the larger…
By Gautam ChatterjeeJuly 28, 2023
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Insider accounts of precarious lives in a slum and a resettlement colony

What does it mean to live in a slum not only devoid of basic amenities – where even auto rickshaws refuse to…
By Asma Ansari, Ambujwadi and Lara, Lallubhai CompoundJuly 28, 2023
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Mumbai: The way forward from slums to affordable housing

That Mumbai’s slums are a perpetual feature of the city and there is not enough land for affordable housing are manufactured myths.…
By PK Das, Gurbir Singh, Ritu Dewan and Kabir AgarwalJuly 28, 2023
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