Mumbai’s Lying Eyes

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Mumbai People are living everywhere in Dharavi, widely counted as India’s mega-slum near central Mumbai, and a target of big, billion dollar development plans supported by the Bombay Municipal Corporation.  But, the survey of housing units and census on population, particularly the parts that trigger any potential plans for relocation and BMC or developer compensation, …

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Inclusionary Zoning in India

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Silver Spring Dharmendra Kumar, director of ACORN India’s office in Delhi, forwarding me a fascinating article about an announcement from the government that they are preparing to “force” cities and states to create “reservations” for the poor and disadvantaged in the cities, rather than allowing land to simply be auctioned off. I’ve enclosed the whole …

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