Indian slums, social problem, overpopulation, rural exodus, New Delhi, pollution of water, urban infrastructure, life improvement, right to dignity, urbanisation plan, public transportation, garbage collection, circulation of goods, sanitation programs, financial plan, costs, profit, social impact
Ninety years ago, there were only 251 million people in India. Today, there are 1.2 billion. Overpopulation threatens the environment of the country. Overpopulation and rural exodus have led to informal urban development, leading to the development of slums in and next to the cities. Therefore, it brings to insalubrity problems, to educational problems, to housing problems, to integration problems.
[...] People are using hanging toilets which are dangerous and which are shared with 15 or 20 families. Residents have to pay to use community toilets which are rarely maintained and where there is no intimacy. Residents also have to buy overpriced water from vendors. A lot of diseases in slums are coming from dirty water which is used by inhabitants to wash themselves, their clothes and their dishes. Another problem in slums is that, except a few exceptions, there are not recognised by the government. [...]
[...] Reuters. Retrieved from: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-landrights-slum/whats-a-slum-in-india- dharavis-thriving-informal-economy-defies-the-label-idUSKCN12B28D Kamper, H. (2017, April) facts about Mumbai slums [The borgen project]. Retrieved from: https://borgenproject.org/10-facts-mumbai-slums/ `Les bidonvilles'. [Web page]. Retrieved from: http://www.6climats6habitats.com/bidonvilles.htm Nadkarni, M. (2002, February). "Le traitement des eaux usées en Inde." "Partage des eaux." Retrieved from: https://www.partagedeseaux.info/Le-traitement-des-eaux-usees-en-Inde Shrinivasani, R. (2013, Mars) of India lives in slums: Census. The Times of India. Retrieved from: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/17-of-urban-India-lives-in-slums- Census/articleshow/19118219.cms Slums in India: quick facts Retrieved from: https://techslums.wordpress.com/2009/08/08/india/ UN-Habitat. [...]
[...] It will allow people to look for jobs in the city and to apply for social aids. Why it is important for me? I wanted to look for a solution to a social problem in India because this is a country I am really interested in. I have been to India for a month and I had the opportunity to travel through big cities like New Delhi and through countryside. I saw the misery of people and I saw the slums and the terrible life conditions. [...]
[...] Business Plan: how to improve life in Indian slums? What is my social problem? Presentation of the social problem Scale of the problem Ninety years ago, there were only 251 million people in India. Today, there are 1.2 billion. Overpopulation threatens the environment of the country. Overpopulation and rural exodus have led to informal urban development, leading to the development of slums in and next to the cities. Therefore, it brings to insalubrity problems, to educational problems, to housing problems, to integration problems. [...]
[...] Costs Principal costs will come from the costs of materials to build the roads and the cost of the workforce employed. Profit The objective of the association is not to be profitable but to help slums residents to build and to create a legal economy through the construction of roads and the different services which come with. Measure of the social impact My goal is to improve the quality of life in slums. I will measure the success of seeing if the roads built have led to allow the beginning of the integration of slums in the city. [...]
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