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Slums - manishthak - 11-01-2014

A Slum is taken to mean ‘hutting areas with squalid surroundings where:

Huts are erected in a haphazard manner without proper access.
Minimum basic amenities are lacking
Protected water supply and drainage arrangements do not exist.

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