The benefits of in situ slum redevelopment over eviction and relocation are well-established, but projects underway in the city expose areas that call for more attention.
The ongoing eviction drive at the Thideer Nagar slum and their rehabilitation in far-off Perumbakkam creates grave difficulty for slum residents, who work in the neighbourhood and send their children to school here.
As disturbing images of slum dwellers being evicted from Maduravoyal and Aminjikarai appear on media, a concerned citizen raises certain pertinent questions.
The Archaeological Survey of India has marked certain areas in Pallavaram as ‘protected’ and ‘ regulated’ after identifying them as megalithic sites that could aid research on ancient habitation.
The Real Estate Regulatory Authority proposed by the Union legislation on real estate development and regulation is lofty in ideal, but some of the draft state rules appear to dilute its efficacy in protecting buyers’ interests.
