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HABITAT
PROCESS
Tigers
and tribals
Tigers
or tribals? Tribals versus tigers. This is how the discussion on the
tribal forest rights act is being framed. The law, which was enacted
by parliament a while ago, is aimed at conferring land rights on
people who already live in forested regions. The government says it
wants to correct a historical wrong against people on whom rights
were never settled when forest areas were earmarked for conservation.
Quite right. But these homes of the poorest also house the country’s
magnificent wild animals, like tigers. It is critical that their
habitat should be protected and future safeguarded. This is also
quite right.
by
Sunita Narain. Down to Earth. 15/11/2007,
Govt
finalizing Rs 10,000 crore policy to decongest big cities
The
Union ministry of urban development, which is formulating a policy
for the development of 35 satellite towns around large cities to
decongest heavily populated areas, says about Rs 9,000-10,000 crore
will be spent in developing them in the next five years.
by
Shabana Hussain. Mint. 19/11/2007,
Slums
mushrooming in 'dollar town' Tirupur
Low-wage
and migrant workers in the textile hub do not mind living in shanty
areas to keep body and soul together.
Tirupur,
Tamil Nadu: In parts of Tamil Nadu, Tirupur is called dollar town.
Poor
workers in other parts of the state, and some outside it, assume that
the town’s standing as India’s most important hub for textile
exports means better jobs, better pay and a better life.
by
John Samuel Raja D., MINT. 20/11/2007,
Providing
the city a sea-front change
When
a lackadaisical city government allowed one of its biggest assets—the
waterfronts—to deteriorate into dump yards and be used as open-air
toilets, a determined group of citizens thought it was time to take
charge. Over the last six years, thanks largely to a citizens'
initiative, about seven kilo-metres of Mumbai's western waterfronts
have been re-claimed and turned into what architect P K Das calls the
city's "cultural forecourts".
The
Times of India. 02/11/2007,
Will
Dharavi lose its soul?
Dharavi,
often dubbed as Asia's largest slum, is in reality a conglomerate of
blood, sweat and enterprise. Every single lane in the 535-acre area
has numerous shops, hotels; in each home there is some little
business. However, from a "reality tour" destination,
Dharavi is now hot property in terms of real estate. The proposed
Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP), for which global tenders were
invited in June, aims at revamping it into a glitzy modern complex.
by
Meena Menon. The Hindu. 25/11/2007,
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