Policies & urban planning frequently disregard needs of urban poor, resulting in gated communities & shanty towns and unequal allocation of resources like water
A slum in Delhi. Photo: iStock Informal and unplanned urbanisation — welcome to the new Urban India
Policies and urban planning frequently disregard the needs of the urban poor, resulting in an unequal distribution of resources between residents of formal and informal cities
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