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InIndia,thecapitalcityofDelhihasalonghistoryandhasbeenanimportantpoliticalcentreof Indiaaswellasseveralempires.(Wikipedia,2017,May)Delhihasapopulationofaround18 millionanditisoneofthebiggestmetropolisescityintheworld,butDelhifacesamajorcrisisin thesectorofhealthcareasnearlyhalfofitspeopleliveinslumsandunauthorisedcolonieswithout anyproperdisposingoftheirwaste.(Dhananjay,2012,Oct4]Thepurposeofthisreportistofind outwhytheslumissuesremainevenaftermanyyears.
SlumsinDelhihasbeenaroundsincethelate70sandithassincecontinuedtogrowinthenumber ofthepopulationlivinginslums.Slumscompriseasocialclusterthatengendersadistinctsetof healthproblems.Withestimatedhalfofitspopulationlivinginsuchcommunities,thisneglected populationhasawidespectrumofhealthconditions(LeeWRiley,AlbertLKo,AlonUngerand MitermayerGReis,2007,Mar7)Waterandsanitationinslumsarethemajorcauseofthehighdeath ratesasdiseasesspreadaroundandtheydonothavegoodaccesstohealthcare.Thewaterthatthey fetchisnotthewaterwedrinkinsteaditisnotcleanandpurifiedfordrinking,itiscontaminated withdiseasesthatarethemajorcauseforhugedeathrates,especiallyinchildren.
TheissuestillexistsanddoesnotpersistisbecausemainlyofthehugecorruptioninIndia`s government.CorruptioninIndiacanbetracedbacktothecountry`s ...Getmorecontent...
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Introduction
ASlumreferstoinformalsettlementswithinurbanareasorcities.Theinformalsettlementsdepict inadequatehousingandmiserableconditionwithreferencetolivingstandards(Meadep43).Inthe slums,numerousindividualsseekhousingfacilitieswithinsmalllivingspacesTheslumsalsolack basiclocalauthorityservicessuchassanitation,collectionofwaste,water,drainagesystems,street lighting,andemergencyroads.Mostslumsalsolackschools,hospital,andpublicplacesthatmight offeradequateenvironmentforsocialamenitiesTheexperienceofFranceillustratestheessenceof slumswithinthemodernsociety(Obertip58).Crimeandunemploymentareontherisewithinthe slumsbecauseofthepoorshowmorecontent
Relocationoftheresidentsexpresseselementsofhigheconomicandsocialcostswithreferenceto disruptions.Themainbeneficialaspectofslumupgradingisthatthecitizensenjoyfundamental righttoliveunderdecentconditionsSlumsupgradingenablesthecitytoaddresscrucialchallenges suchaslegalityandsocialprotection.Theactisalsoessentialinencouragingthedevelopmentofthe economy.Thisisinrelationtominimizationoftheunemploymentelementswithintheurbanareas. Upgradingoftheslumsisalsonoteworthyinrelationtotheachievementofqualitylife.Slum upgradingalsoaimsatreducingthelevelofcriminalactivitiesandunemploymentfromthe economyThegovernmentsneedtorestructureandchangesocialparadigmsinordertomaximize theoutcomeofslumupgrading.
Conclusion
SlumsarehindrancetotheachievementofeconomicgrowthanddevelopmentItisthedutyofthe governmenttoplaneffectivelytowardstheachievementofqualitylifewithinthecities.Slums contributetowardsthepresenceofcriminalactivitieswithinthecitiesandunemploymenthencea significantforcetowardstheoveralleconomicdevelopment.Upgradingofslumsisvitalinthe processofofferingeconomic,social,institutional,andculturalservicestothecitydwellerslike othercitizens
WorksCited
Meade,Eric"Slums:ACatalystBedforPovertyEradication"Futurist465(2012):43–45 W.L."TheFactorsThatCreateaSlum."
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