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A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR UPGRADING SLUMS IN GWALIOR Ar. Sunil Sharma1, Dr. Anjali S Patil2, Prof. Harshita Mishra3 1Student, Department of Architecture and Planning, MITS, Gwalior (M.P.)
2HOD, Department of Architecture and Planning, MITS, Gwalior, (M.P.) 3Assistant Professor of Architecture and Planning, MITS, Gwalior, (M.P.)
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Abstract - Slums are permeating worldwide, creating
health and infrastructure facilities. They live in dilapidated physical structures with weak socioeconomic status and limited awareness, leading to high immortality rate. The ballooning of slums will lead to mushrooming of high environmental concerns and abasement of the city. The prolific spread of slums has been an uncontrollable problem in urban areas. The main rationale behind slum proliferation is rapid Urbanization with increased migration from rural to urban areas.
serious challenges in terms of living conditions, physical and social infrastructure requirements, health and socio- economic issues. India is also experiencing a huge challenge in this sector. This research paper critically analyzes the reasons for the development of these slums and more over aims to improve the infrastructure and socio- economic conditions of these slums, thereby improving the living standards of the marginalized sections of the society living in such places. As a part of the research, two pilot projects would be taken up to understand the issues of slums in the city of Gwalior. Population migration from rural areas to urban areas has increased enormously not only in India, but globally as well, but in India this issue prevails from the past two decades. This has led to the degradation of sustainability, environment and ecosystem in urban areas. Similar issues have emerged in the city of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The study synthesizes existing literature and field surveys to analyze on ground realities in order to adopt different strategies for infrastructural improvements and access to basic services using existing reforms and prevention strategies. Furthermore, it scrutinizes the socio-economic impacts of these interventions and analyzes the existing status of transportation, education and health of the slum dwellers. The findings highlight both existing issues and challenges encountered in slum up gradation, offering insights and recommendations that are sustainable for the society.
1.1 Types of Slums (According to Census 2011) NOTIFIED SLUM – All notified areas in a town or city notified as ‘’slum’’ by state, UT administration or local government under any act including a ‘slum act’’.[2] RECOGNIZED SLUM - All areas recognized as ‘’slums’’ by state, UT administration or local government, housing and slum boards, but it may not be formally notified as slum under any act. IDENTIFIED SLUMS - A compact area of at least 300 populations or about it should have 60-70 households. It is poorly built congested tenements, with unhygienic conditions usually with inadequate infrastructure and lacking in proper services such as sanitary and drinking water facilities.
Key Words: Notified Slums, Slum Up gradation, Urbanization, Migration, Tenable Slums
1. INTRODUCTION The term “Slum” is coined for an organic informal settlement having scarcity of basic necessities with poor infrastructure and unhygienic living conditions. World Health Organization (WHO) defines ‘Urban Slum Population’ as “the proportion of urban population living in slum households. A slum household is defined as a group of individuals living under the same roof lacking one or more of the following conditions: •Access to improved water •Access to improved sanitation •Sufficient-living area •Durability of housing •Security of tenure.”[1]
Fig -1: Types of Slums according to Census
2. AN OVERVIEW OF STATUS OF SLUMS IN INDIA
In other words, as stated above, Slum is defined as a ‘condition’ in which the dwellers lack one or more conditions outlined by WHO, for a healthy living. The slum dwellers live in the most pitiable conditions, with fragile social conditions,
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