NEW DELHI (REUTERS) - Thousands of people were evicted across India during lockdowns to contain the coronavirus pandemic, with millions more at risk of being uprooted as authorities push infrastructure projects to spur economic growth, housing rights campaigners said.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
NEW DELHI - Thousands of people were evicted across India during lockdowns to contain the coronavirus pandemic, with millions more at risk of being uprooted as authorities push infrastructure projects to spur economic growth, housing rights campaigners said.
"India's grave housing crisis has been exacerbated by the forced eviction and home demolition of marginalised, low-income communities - even during the Covid-19 pandemic," said Ms Shivani Chaudhry, the HLRN's executive director. In nearly all cases, authorities did not follow due process including giving sufficient notice, and only about a quarter of those removed were resettled, it said.Officials in Delhi and Mumbai, which had evictions during the lockdown, did not respond to requests for comment, while an official in Gurugram near Delhi, which also had an eviction, said none took place then, and that notice is generally given.
The Indian government's Housing for All plan aims to create 20 million urban homes and 30 million rural homes by 2022.Last month, federal authorities approved a plan to develop affordable urban rental housing for migrant workers after millions of labourers fled lockdowns that left many without jobs and homes.
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