As a development economist who has carried out studies on urban poverty in Lagos State and social exclusion of slum dwellers from full communal participation, I have observed some notable patterns.

A massive fire burnt more than 30 shanties in a slum area near the Wazirabad village on Saturday afternoon, officials said. The fire spread rapidly after some mini cooking gas cylinders exploded ...

With makeshift tarpaulin tents or poorly built slum quarters, the residents here always struggle to save their groceries or important documents. The rains on Sunday and Monday were no exception to ...

We have had no food, dry clothes, and bedding since Monday,” rued a resident of Farukya Nagar slum. Representatives of Slum Mahila Sanghatane, a city-based organisation working towards the ...

Dharavi is often described in contradictions: a slum and a factory, a hazard and a home. Nearly one million people live in 2.5 sq km, powering thousands of micro-enterprises and a billion-rupee ...

Speaking to persons during her visit to a slum, CM Gupta said that the government is building all these facilities, including drains, toilets and parks for slum dwellers. "I have just come to a ...

Senior CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat stated that the BJP had promised “Jahan jhuggi, wahan makaan” (house in place of slum) to the poor, but contrary to its claim, the BJP-led Delhi government ...

But slum redevelopment demands a more nuanced approach: one that blends physical infrastructure with social contracts. It must involve not just the state and the private sector, but also the third ...

hief Minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday announced that no slum colonies in Delhi will be demolished; instead Rs 700 crore has been allocated for their comprehensive development. Speaking at a large ...

A deadly clash between two families in Mumbai's Ganpat Patil Nagar slums resulted in the deaths of three men: Hamid Sheikh, Ram Gupta, and Arvind Gupta. The MHB police are investigating the ...

LARKANA: Syed Najmi Alam, adviser to Sindh chief minister on human settlements, has said that camps will be set up in Katchi Abadis across Larkana after Eid to give impoverished citizens ownership ...

Adani Group plans to build a transportation network as part of the Dharavi redevelopment project in Mumbai that will house rail, road and airport transit facilities in a single location.