Slums

Development in
Delhi
Mehul Pal
 Problem
50% of the population is living in slums

The structure is very crowded and usually in rows with narrow paths
to let their household drainage pass through.
As they are built in unauthorized areas there is a lack of facilities such
as clean drinking water, sewage, electricity and other social needs.

Slums also lack sanitation, which is the cause of many deaths. The life
quality for the children is the worst in the world.

Over half of Delhi’s slum kids do not have access to their own toilets
and have to defecate in the open. These children also have to drink
contaminated drinking water, which cause water-borne diseases, which
lead to many child deaths.

Increasing rural to urban migration, poor planning of cities, poverty

and lack of job opportunities in rural areas, the high cost of living in
urban areas and increasing population are some of the causes of this
development.
 Theories

• Utilitarianism
Utilitarianism preaches for betterment of the
society by its extension. Hence relocation of
slum dwellers into better place would only be
reasonable to ask.
• D miller theory of justice
D. miller preaches for citizenship with equality
and hence it follows that people dwelling in
slums have a right to live with dignity, the basic
right of ‘shelter’.
Solutions

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#1 Planning rural Improving job
development opportunities in
Organized Affordable housing in along with urban rural and urban areas
urbanization urban areas. development.
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