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Feb 28 2017 (22:17) Slums On Railway Land (www.thecitizen.in)
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Posted by: Rang De Basanti^ 138872 news posts
On 13th December, 2015, the Indian Railways razed around 500 shanties in the Shakur Basti along the railway station in the West Delhi. The demolition drive...
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Every devlopment always has a catch. The more a govt tries improve situation the more it attracts migrants. Any city can provide adequately for a limited no. of ppl. Even if slum dwellERS are rehabilitated, there would soon be a fresh batch to reclaim railway property as theirs. Considering only unreserved traveller even taking 10% migrants each train to Delhi easily brings 10 ppl per coach. Now multiply it with no. of unreserved coaches, no of trains and no. of days.
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