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
1.13 crore households were poor when the poverty line was Rs 20K/year. Taking the generally accepted 5 people per household, that’s about 56 million people below that povery line. 2001 Census tells us that Maharashtra has nearly 97 million people. In other words, nearly 60 per cent of this state is below that poverty line.
Find out more in this eye-opening piece from Dilip on the How the Other Half Lives
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