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August 30, 2012
India: Central Government provides fund for 15,000 in Rohtas
About 15,000 BPL (Below Poverty Line) families of Rohtas district in Bihar will own their own homes, in a move by the Union rural development minister, Jairam Ramesh to release about INR 150 million of funds allocated for the same under a scheme names IAY (Indira Awas Yojana). Read more here.
August 30, 2012
India: Indian Railways to provide ‘houses’ for urban slum dwellers near the rail tracks
‘Sukhi Griha’ is the name of the special low-cost houses to be constructed by the Indian Railways for the slum dwellers with their colonies around the rail tracks, in Mumbai, Sealdah, Siliguri, Tiruchirapalli and Delhi. This is designed to reduce the encroachment made by slum dwellers. Read more here.
August 30, 2012
India: Affordable housing scheme in Gujarat
The State Government of Gujarat, India has launched a new Affordable Housing scheme in the urban areas of the state. The State Government will be creating an “Urban Poor Shelter Fund” which will provide financial incentives to the respective agencies charged with putting out the housing units. Read more here. […]
August 30, 2012
Ghana needs political commitment to fight slums
According to Jefferey W. Paller, a researcher from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Ghana needs strong political will and leadership if it wants to fight the desperate situation of slums in the country. Paller has been carrying out a one-year long field work on slums in Greater Accra Region. Read […]
August 30, 2012
Haiti threatened by Isaac
The tropical storm Isaac could potentially threaten Haiti, still recovering from its devastating earthquake of 2010. Isaac could cause some life threatening flash floods and mudslides, and people without their own houses, living in settlement camps are most at risk. Read more here.
August 30, 2012
Rio de Janeiro: Families being evicted from slums
Rio de Janeiro’s Maracanã is located right in the middle of a £377million redevelopment project to make it a sporting place fitting for the 2014 World Cup, as well as the Olympics opening and closing ceremony. However, this construction does not take into account the housing needs of the indigenous […]
August 30, 2012
India: 2481 Punjab villages to get access to clean water
The government of the Indian state of Punjab will be ensuring supply of safe water in 2481 villages through an INR 10.34 billion project over the span of the coming two years. Read more here.
August 30, 2012
India: Government plans to install solar power based systems
The government of India plans to install 10,000 solar power based water systems in Maoist-affected areas in the country. Read more here.
August 30, 2012
UK launches £2 million emergency plan to tackle cholera in Sierra Leone
Ministers in UK have launched a £2 million emergency fund to help Sierra Leone with its cholera epidemic, which has already claimed the lives of more than 200 people, and infected 12000 more, with number of infections rising beyond 250 per day (read here). Department for International Development will tap […]
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