Posted by internationalh on June 24, 2006
An estimated 4,055 settlements have been displaced as a result of the Mithi River Development and Protection Authority's (MRDPA) plan to clean-up and rejuvenate the Mithi river. Along with open plots in Mandala in Mankhurd, and buildings constructed by the Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP) and the Mumbai Urban Infrastructure Project (MUIP), Tunga Village is one of the sites where the displaced Project Affected Persons (PAPs) have been relocated.
An incredibly well-written, and informative account about a development project in Mumbai gone awry. Sonia Faleiro
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Posted by internationalh on June 24, 2006
Stories about women starting their own buisnesses are classically rare. We only hear about them within the context of microfinancing schemes, if ever. So here's a change.
Lately a topic that has been getting a lot of my interest has been women entrepreneurs in India. You would be amazed at the dearth of material there is out there on women who run their own enterprises. This is illustrated by the fact that most of the information is about Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, the founder of Biocon. The other category of information is about women who have inherited their family run business or parts of it. What is really lacking is stories of first generation women entrepreneurs, or even those who broke out of the mould of their fathers' businesses and did something on their own.
Check it out here: Everday Entrepreneurs
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