The initiative, part of JhuggiMukt Bhopal Yojana, encompasses 388 slums and over 1.5 lakh households, focusing on slum rehabilitation in the city with private participation.

MUMBAI: Following the Dharavi model, the BMC has announced that the consent of slum dwellers will not be needed for the redevelopment of 64 slum plots on BMC land. Effectively, this smoothens the ...

Chandigarh: After the demolition of Adarsh Colony on Thursday, UT administration is considering declaring the city \\"slum free.\\" Another slum cluster, .

The Delhi chief minister said her government is likely to study Mumbai's Dharavi model for the redevelopment of 675 slum clusters in the national capital. Representational Pic ...

Chinatowns are often portrayed as gritty underworlds riddled with prostitution, gambling and drug trafficking. Some of this is rooted in truth, but that unfair depiction is largely the result of ...

Mumbai’s Rs 3 lakh crore Dharavi redevelopment aims to transform Asia’s largest slum into a slum-free, walk-to-work megacity. With modern infrastructure, business hubs, and green spaces, the ...

Highlighting the risks faced by slums located on hill slopes—particularly in Mumbai—CM Fadnavis directed the SRA to formulate a dedicated policy for the rehabilitation of slum dwellers living ...

Hyderabad: As the monsoon advances, slum residents face the recurring burden of seasonal diseases and the apathy of civic authorities. In several colonies in and around Borabanda, poor drainage ...

In the midst of a red alert heatwave, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) demolished over 300 homes in Govindpuri’s Bhoomiheen Camp on June 11, 2025, leaving hundreds mostly migrant workers ...

Cabinet Secretary for Public Service, Human Capital Development and Special Programmes, Geoffrey Ruku on Friday, said the houses will be the best cure for perennial fires witnessed in these slums.

Slum dwellings along the capital’s riverbanks were swept away, while the government bulldozed 40,000 remaining homes within 30 meters (about 100 feet) of the Nairobi River for safety reasons.

During the April thunderstorms in 1970s, I observed black-coloured rainwater seeping through the roofs of houses in Vyasarpadi and Basin Bridge due to coal dust particles that had accumulated on ...