Page 3 - Slums
Manoj Tiwari calls for meeting over SC order to remove slums along tracks
The Supreme Court in its order on August 31 had ordered the removal of around 48,000 slums along the nearly 140-km railway tracks in Delhi within three months
SC orders removal of 48,000 slum dwellings around railway tracks in Delhi
The removal of the slums has to be completed within 3 months. The apex court also directed that no court should grant a stay in the matter
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Mumbai: Maha govt to set up stressed fund for slum rehabilitation projects
Covid-19 cases in the densely populated financial capital of the country has increased to more than 87,000, while the death toll has crossed the 5,000-mark
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An intimate peep into Dharavi's streets and its food, all virtually
Geetanjali Krishna takes a stroll around Asia's largest slum and gets a hands-on cooking lesson
 "An intimate peep into Dharavi's streets and its food, all virtually")
Behind Mumbai's coronavirus crisis: Poor planning, unbridled greed
Urban planners and real estate experts say bad town planning in Mumbai and rising deaths during the ongoing pandemic are a "sad reality".
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Covid-19 a wake-up call, says Ratan Tata in outreach to slum dwellers
Tata said while slums are blamed as the cause of current problem, slum-dwellers are not being properly taken care of
 "Covid-19 a wake-up call, says Ratan Tata in outreach to slum dwellers")
With no income and food, Dharavi gasps for air as Covid-19 cases increase
Overcrowding, unsanitary conditions in Asia's largest slum pose big challenges to containment
 "With no income and food, Dharavi gasps for air as Covid-19 cases increase")
Lessons from a slum clean-up
Slum dwellers will often tell you that they're too busy fighting for everyday survival to develop neighbourly ties.
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A world cup with a difference
"Slums are a storehouse of untapped talent and many children languish there because of the lack of opportunities"
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Shekhar Gupta: Cities of misery
India's big cities are rotting, growing into massive, self-governing slums. When attempts are made to fix them, coral comes in the way, like in Mumbai
Best of BS Opinion: India's governance deficit, from cities to companies
From bank nationalisation to Karnataka drama, here are the best of Business Standard Opinions for the day
Five states have half of India's slums: Research
Overall, 3.15 million-about 28% less than the Census 2011 figure of 4.4 million-or 5% of India's households were in slums in 2008-09
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