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    cities look like “over blown villages without urban culture and urban functional characteristics.” Due to shortage of houses poor people are forced to live in slums or streets (Gimba and G.Kumshe‚ 2011)‚ as they cannot afford the rising prices in the houses. This case is clearly visible in the city of Mumbai‚ where 62% of population lives in slums due to acute housing shortage (B. Jain‚ 2010). To get rid of this problem‚ administration should make “Garden cities” around the big cities in order to accommodate

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    audience it can’t go unnoticed The man that goes by the name of “Slum Guy” brings experience that none of the other jurors can bring to the case. Slums is also from a rougher part of town similar to our defendant. Slums has experience from growing in these areas and is living proof that not everyone born from the gutter becomes a criminal. The stereo that Bubba pleads quickly loses weight as Slums is living proof against it. Slums also brings knowledge to the case about the murder weapon. He points

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    profession. Through the programme‚ “HEALTH AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS AMONG GANDHIPURAM SLUM RESIDENCE‚ CHENNAI” was chosen as the topic of study. Survey was done in a specific slum in Chennai. Thorough analysis and data interpretation was done from the survey. The same was documented for future reference since the trainee have plans for conducting a community organization program on health and nutrition among the slum people Based on the results‚ action plan will be framed.

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    a first world country. There is a higher crime rate in these areas due to the lack government provisions. Kids are left stranded and unprotected when their parents leave or are taken from them. Living conditions are extremely poor in the Mumbai slums and from this brings out a lot of health and social issues. There are great number of riots and social disputes that occur on almost a daily bases. “Slumdog Millionare” gave many examples of all of the mentioned occurrences in third world countries

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    Dr. Suhas Kadam  MPH (SE)  2011HS026  Individual Study Title of the study A study to determine the prevalence of behavioral risk factors for Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) in Shivaji-Nagar Slum (Mumbai) Organization – Urban Health Centre (UHC) Nair Hospital Area – Shivaji Nagar‚ Govandi Background… 1. It has been observed that the burden posed by communicable diseases is still in existence in low socio-economic urban areas. 2. The growing urbanization‚ poor dietary

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    occurs when there is insuffient housing to accommodate the population in an area‚ when the supply of houses cannot meet the demand. It also includes situations where housing is unaffordable for those who need it. The presence of homeless people‚ and slums and squatter settlements‚ is also an indication of housing shortage. 2. What is “inclusive housing”? Ans: An inclusive city is one that provides all residents with adequate housing and access to all basic services such as transportation and recreation

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    universe is replete with innumerable masses who are unable to afford the bare minimum necessities of life. They live below the poverty line and even face the problem of getting a square meal. They lack in food‚ clothes and shelter. Generally they live in slums and jhuggis. They move from pillar to post in search of food but return in the evening empty handed. They even spread their hands before all but remain devoid of alms. Poverty leads to criminal activities like robbery‚ thefts‚ Murder‚ kidnapping and

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    Corruption in the Beautiful Forevers Katherine Boo’s “Behind the Beautiful Forevers” takes place in Annawadi‚ a small slum near the airport in Mumbai‚ India. The story focuses on the Husain family‚ who makes their living selling recycled garbage. Sadly‚ even in this small slum‚ the population is inundated with corruption on every level. Corruption is so common that many of the inhabitants in Annawadi view it as a necessity to improve their way of life so they strive to be corrupt. Asha Waghekar‚

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    influential from the 1920’s till the day she died in 1997. Mother Teresa placed several charities in 123 countries of the world! She went all around the world to help people in need. She went to slums and nursed people back to health and cared for them. “On 21 December she went for the first time to the slums. She visited families‚ washed the sores of some children‚ cared for an old man lying sick on the road and nursed a woman dying of hunger and TB.” (Mother Teresa of Calcutta Center). Mother Teresa

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    Development Issues in Mumbai: Insights at an MMRDA Complex‚ Kanjurmarg DEVELOPMENT RELATED ISSUES IN MUMBAI The purpose of this study is to understand the issues related to development in the city of Mumbai and to unearth the paradoxically different repercussions & meaning such development may have for different people - all part of the same society. This project focuses on the effects of the Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP) and construction of Line 1 (Mumbai Metro) i.e. Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar

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