Slum Demolitions

Delhi Cabinet ministers Atishi and Saurabh Bharadwaj on Sunday visited slum clusters in the national capital and accused the BJP of conspiring to remove slum dwellers.

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to stop for a week its ongoing drive for demolition of illegal constructions in the Vishwas Nagar area of East Delhi to enable residents to relocate.

DUSIB said DDA is the state-level nodal agency for in-situ rehabilitation of slum dwellers (in respect of lands belonging to the Central government and its agencies) under the Pradhan Mantri Awaz Yojna-Housing For All (Urban) in Delhi.

The Delhi High Court today asked the counsel for the residents of the Goshiya colony slum in Mehrauli to provide a list of identity documents of 467 residents.

The Delhi High Court Friday asked the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) to file an affidavit explaining the reasons for adding and then deleting a slum cluster in Mehrauli from the list of rehabilitated/ notified JJ clusters.

Three women had to be rushed to a hospital after they allegedly tried to end their lives by consuming a "poisonous substance" in order to prevent the Slum Rehabilitation Authority from demolishing a house in Mumbai.

According to the demolition notice, the land on which the demolition is being carried out is a part of the Mehrauli Archaeological Park and the 'existing unauthorised encroachment' is acting as a hindrance to the development of the park.

Aam Aadmi Party workers today staged a protest outside the Delhi BJP office, days after the city government directed its Public Works Department (PWD) to immediately withdraw an order to demolish slums located near Dhaula Kuan.

The Supreme Court Wednesday extended till September 1 its interim order directing the authorities to maintain status quo on the demolition of around 5,000 'jhuggis' (slums) in Gujarat for a Railway line project.

The Supreme Court, on June 7, ordered the removal of illegal structures in Khori village, located in the Aravali forest range. Today it asked authorities to continue removing of both slums and farm houses and sought a rehabilitation policy, too.

For 40-year-old Sarvira, life has come to a standstill after her house was demolished by the Faridabad Municipal Corporation in the midst of a pandemic.

The eviction of nearly 2.5 lakh people - living in 48,000 slum dwellings in Delhi near the railway tracks - has been put on hold till a final decision is taken, the central government today told the Supreme Court. The top court had last month ordered the removal of the slum dwellings in a phased manner within three months, while also cautioning aga...

Delhi BJP chief Adesh Gupta on Friday questioned Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's "silence" over the issue of slum dwellers living along railway tracks in the city, saying his party will rehabilitate them in city government''s 52,000 vacant flats if it fails to do so.

The Congress today moved the Supreme Court against the demolition of around 48,000 slums near railway tracks in Delhi.

The Centre is issuing notices across the national capital and threatening slum dwellers that their houses will be demolished within this month, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) alleged today and said it will move the Supreme Court against it.

Delhi Cabinet ministers Atishi and Saurabh Bharadwaj on Sunday visited slum clusters in the national capital and accused the BJP of conspiring to remove slum dwellers.

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to stop for a week its ongoing drive for demolition of illegal constructions in the Vishwas Nagar area of East Delhi to enable residents to relocate.

DUSIB said DDA is the state-level nodal agency for in-situ rehabilitation of slum dwellers (in respect of lands belonging to the Central government and its agencies) under the Pradhan Mantri Awaz Yojna-Housing For All (Urban) in Delhi.

The Delhi High Court today asked the counsel for the residents of the Goshiya colony slum in Mehrauli to provide a list of identity documents of 467 residents.

The Delhi High Court Friday asked the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) to file an affidavit explaining the reasons for adding and then deleting a slum cluster in Mehrauli from the list of rehabilitated/ notified JJ clusters.

Three women had to be rushed to a hospital after they allegedly tried to end their lives by consuming a "poisonous substance" in order to prevent the Slum Rehabilitation Authority from demolishing a house in Mumbai.

According to the demolition notice, the land on which the demolition is being carried out is a part of the Mehrauli Archaeological Park and the 'existing unauthorised encroachment' is acting as a hindrance to the development of the park.

Aam Aadmi Party workers today staged a protest outside the Delhi BJP office, days after the city government directed its Public Works Department (PWD) to immediately withdraw an order to demolish slums located near Dhaula Kuan.

The Supreme Court Wednesday extended till September 1 its interim order directing the authorities to maintain status quo on the demolition of around 5,000 'jhuggis' (slums) in Gujarat for a Railway line project.

The Supreme Court, on June 7, ordered the removal of illegal structures in Khori village, located in the Aravali forest range. Today it asked authorities to continue removing of both slums and farm houses and sought a rehabilitation policy, too.

For 40-year-old Sarvira, life has come to a standstill after her house was demolished by the Faridabad Municipal Corporation in the midst of a pandemic.

The eviction of nearly 2.5 lakh people - living in 48,000 slum dwellings in Delhi near the railway tracks - has been put on hold till a final decision is taken, the central government today told the Supreme Court. The top court had last month ordered the removal of the slum dwellings in a phased manner within three months, while also cautioning aga...

Delhi BJP chief Adesh Gupta on Friday questioned Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's "silence" over the issue of slum dwellers living along railway tracks in the city, saying his party will rehabilitate them in city government''s 52,000 vacant flats if it fails to do so.

The Congress today moved the Supreme Court against the demolition of around 48,000 slums near railway tracks in Delhi.

The Centre is issuing notices across the national capital and threatening slum dwellers that their houses will be demolished within this month, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) alleged today and said it will move the Supreme Court against it.