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by people of Bondre Nagar. CONCLUSION the context within which they
The people have formed a co- The current housing scenario are situated.
operative society and shown
readiness to take a loan. They highlights the existing SA advocates a balance of the
have taken responsibility for condition and implications top-down and the bottom-
their transit accommodation. of the identified issues that up approach; facilitators of
are detrimental to holistic slum rehabilitation projects
development for the urban should be working at all
poor. It enforces the need for scales concurrently to adopt
citywide approach to social an informed and neutral
housing that leverages on position. Informed decisions
the data collected to propose based on the principles of
holistic solutions for the urban (1) data driven (2) inclusive
poor. The article provides a approach (3) holistic
detailed on-ground scenario development facilitate
for affordable housing in impactful projects where the
the city of Kolhapur and interests of the stakeholders
highlights the issues (1) Loss have been balanced.
Way forward: of judicious use of land (2) The citywide approach will
In September 2021 the Project Issues due to lack of holistic ensure optimum utilisation
proposal was submitted development (3) Lack of an of government land and an
to the State government inclusive planning approach. inclusive planning approach
for approvals and after The lack of comprehensive beneficial for all concerned
continuous efforts, an data available with the ULB stakeholders. The proposed
important milestone of makes it difficult to take a solutions have the potential
land transfer in the name of holistic view of the entire to be replicated in similar
the beneficiaries has been urban area. This can lead to 2-tier and 3-tier cities willing
achieved. Once approvals piecemeal slum rehabilitation to implement social housing
from the State and Central projects which represent a programs.
government are secured the suboptimal use of the limited
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