Pandu arranged for me to look at two Slum projects both of which had one type of house and one that had what was referred to as phase one housing and they have 1000 of those on the site, which will eventually consist of 2500 units. From the pictures you can see the Phase one housing and the slums next door. A unit in phase one is 270 sq ft with a central communal passage way running from one end of the building to the other. I have to say i was appalled and even the construction manager and the Architect i was with fully understood the problems. We were then quickly shown phase two which were slightly better, but i have a real fear that these units could easily turn into the ghastly high rise flats that were built in the sixties in England!!.
To qualify for one of these units you have to be classified as a Scheduled Cast or Scheduled Tribe, and you have to have lived in a slum for 15yrs. You then qualify to purchase one of these units for around £400 (10% of the construction price). Once you have purchased your unit you can not sell it for 15 yrs. I left feeling somewhat concerned, but the main engineer was reassuring me that they hopped to clear the slums in the next couple of years. I look forward to revisiting the site in years to come!!!
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