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CASE STUDIES
Figure 6- Employment Summary of Slum Dwellers Figure 8- The Sanitation Issue of Shalimar
Bagh coverage in newspapers
SOURCE 1- Primary Survey by Author
pucca house in the jhuggi with The DUSIB Sulabh toilets are
hard earned money (Figure 6) non-functional and inaccessible Dwelling Unit Level
Physical Infrastructure at night. Furthermore, they are Several household level case
so dirty that some of our female studies have been done in order to
The slums are characterized by respondents reported that they understand the current situation,
extreme lack of basic physical use the fields. Often, women face views on slum rehabilitation
infrastructure, very narrow violence when they go out to schemes and expectations of
access lanes (2-3 ft width) and relieve themselves, particularly slum dwellers from the scheme.
poor condition of public toilets at night. The problem is even Random sampling in order
(Figure 7). more acute for adolescent girls. to include various housing
The living conditions are This is a violation of their dignity typologies, social groups and
insanitary and unhealthy with and privacy. The Liquor shop vulnerable group of people (Old
Open drains which flood during within the slum also creates a age, single women, extremely
rainy season causing diseases. security concern. poor household).
Both the bastis are extremely
Figure 7- Congested houses, Narrow Pathways – A living condition borne out of poverty congested with an average plot
and helplessness
area of 10-15 sqm and only 2-3
sqm area per person. There
is no light and ventilation in
the rooms, no windows and
no internal access stairs, only
wooden/iron ladders from
outside to access upper floors.
Assets like TV, fridge, cooler is
present in some jhuggi. Some
typical floor plans of the jhuggis
illustrate the condition of living.
Vertical extension of housing
units to facilitate rental housing
is observed in almost all jhuggis
and about 60% of Slum dwellers
SOURCE2- Author
are living on rent (Figure 9).
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