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Dec 5 2009, Shyam Jaiswal

The word ‘Development’ means the development of every citizens and their living standard, not the development of infrastructure like roads, bridges, flyovers, buildings, parks and improve in source of communication etc. What about the slums in...

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A police officer beats a protestor during the demolition of a slum in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, March 4, 2009. About 65 million Indians, roughly a quarter of the urban population live in slums, according to government surveys.India’s slums have been in...