Slums and Their Problem

AAYOJAN SCHOOL OF
ARCHITECTURE
GUIDED BY: PRESENTED

BY :
RASHMI MAM ABBAS KIKALI

BHUPINDERPAL SINGH
JUHI GUPTA
RAHUL KHANDELWAL
DIWAKAR BHATI
A SLIDESHOW AS A PART OF CIRRICULUM OF 5 TH SEM B.ARCH UNDER THE SUBJECT

“SOCIOLOGY” IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2008
“SLUMS & THEIR PROBLEMS”
WHAT ARE SLUMS EXACTLY ?
A dirty, unhygienic cluster of impoverished shanties

with long lines of people crowding around a solitary
municipal water tap, bowling babies literally left on
street corners to fend for themselves and endless
cries and found voices emanating from various
corners.
Most of them are engaged in eking out their daily

lives, always below the poverty line, by working as
construction labourers, domestic helps, rag pickers
and chhotus in neighbourhood dhabas.
In spite of poor conditions in slums, second

generation residents who are not nostalgic about
their rural background - feel that life in slum is
reasonably tolerable and city life is probably better
than rural life.
HOW SLUMS WERE FORMED?
“Slums are the products of failed
policies, bad governance,
corruption, inappropriate
regulations, dysfunctional land
markets, unresponsive financial
systems and a fundamental lack of
political will.”
!! PROBLEMS FACED @ SLUMS !!
IMPROPER SANITATION &
HYGIENE
Improper sanitation, unhygienic

environmental conditions,
social, economic, health,
educational and cultural
problems and many health
hazards.
LACK OF BASIC AMENITIES
Lack of basic amenities like

safe drinking water, proper
housing, drainage and
excreta disposal services
Lack of sanitary conditions
Poor sanitary conditions and poor quality
of water lead to illnesses like diarrhoea
and other water borne diseases, affecting
the life expectancy of slum dwellers.
Among water borne diseases,

diarrhoea disproportionately
affects children under the age of
five.
Poor health among children

adversely affects the
attendance rate at schools.
Social problems
High unemployment
domestic violence
lured by the prospect of oblivion

through alcohol or drug abuse
They fall deeper into poverty and

the cycle continues.
Child labour
Many children in the slums start
work at a very early age with no
prospect of getting any
education
rag picking ,selling newspapers in

traffic jams, peddling drugs or
begging.
risk of exploitation as well as all the
health problems
Incest and abuse can occur and

child marriages are still encouraged
in some areas.
Internal and external
corruption
The sheer volume of people living

in slums causes them to be
obvious targets for politicians
wanting to increase their
percentage of the vote.
Slum inhabitants are often promised

all kinds of support and
improvements in return for political
allegiance, but their trust is regularly
abused.
Gender Inequality
Male children are seen as a blessing
and indulged in many areas of Indian
society.
girls are seen as a drain on precious

resources as they will one day get
married and their contribution towards
the family will end.
With that kind of start in life, it's

difficult for women within the slums to
find a voice.
Solutions
Countries need to recognize that the urban poor
are active agents and can contribute to national
growth.
Managing cities require
local solutions
Local governments should develop
strategies to prevent the formation
of new slums.
Public investments must focus on
providing access to basic services
and infrastructure
Role of the government
and the NGOs.
Proposed regulations which should
be made by the government:
 A minimum wage rate should be created for workers

immigrating to town.
 Computerized ID numbers should be allotted to the laborers for
maintaining records.
 ESI dispensaries and counseling services should be provided in
dwelling areas. All labors should be centrally registered
 Strict rules should be formulated to prevent the misuse of
funds.
 Aim for 1 Lakh units of construction every six months.
 Import high volume construction machinery from China for the
speedy construction.
 Factories with a workforce of more than 100 labors should have
compulsory dwelling units. The accommodation facilities should
be made available before the commencement of any project
Fading dark clouds
 Poverty, slums and urban squat can be
controlled in next couple of decades
 Eight percent GDP growths is a good
sign
 With quadrupled GDP in 25 years, there
is a good chance that the new and
upcoming generation may stay away
from slum dwelling.
Silver lining
The problems prevailing in
slums give us the
challenge to rebuild a
society that is more
equitable where equal
opportunities could be
provided to all for living
with dignity.
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AAYOJAN SCHOOL OF

GUIDED BY: PRESENTED

RASHMI MAM ABBAS KIKALI

A SLIDESHOW AS A PART OF CIRRICULUM OF 5 TH SEM B.ARCH UNDER THE SUBJECT

A dirty, unhygienic cluster of impoverished shanties

Most of them are engaged in eking out their daily

In spite of poor conditions in slums, second

Improper sanitation, unhygienic

Lack of basic amenities like

Among water borne diseases,

Poor health among children

lured by the prospect of oblivion

They fall deeper into poverty and

rag picking ,selling newspapers in

Incest and abuse can occur and

The sheer volume of people living

Slum inhabitants are often promised

girls are seen as a drain on precious

With that kind of start in life, it's

 A minimum wage rate should be created for workers

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