The housing and urban poverty alleviation ministry is facing teething problems trying to formulate the implementation and financing pattern of the UPA government

Raghavendra Kamath / Mumbai December 10, 2009, 0:57 IST

Redevelopment schemes take a static view of slums, whereas they are really evolving ecosystems.

"Garibi Hatao" was Indira Gandhi's rallying cry in 1971. But as the Commonwealth Games grow menacingly closer, the government would rather cry out "Garib Hatao, Gandagi Chhipao". Lest shanties and dirt get in the way of a picturesque setting, the Delhi government is on an overdrive to hide the dirt and chase out the poor.

LUCKNOW: Members of the Indian cricket team RP Singh, Suresh Raina, Mohd Kaif and Akash Chopra played a different innings on Monday. The match was entero virus which causes polio in children and cripples them for life. The social face of the cricket stars bowled over Lucknowites, while they shattered misconceptions related to pulse polio immunisation at a press conference.

Rajiv Shah | TNN

Gandhinagar: A recent top-level discussion in the presence of Chief Minister Narendra Modi saw Gujarat

MUMBAI: After having failedmiserably to implement the slum rehabilitation scheme, the state government is planning a scheme to make Maharashtra slum-free. The programme is being drafted to commemorate the state's golden jubilee. The Centre has already announced a slum-free programme for the country.

Mumbai Over 100 women from Shivaji Nagar slum on Sunday staged a rasta roko at Royal Lane, Juhu Tara Road, to protest against the acute water shortage. The agitation brought traffic to a halt for around ten minutes. The city is facing an acute water crisis, with 15 per cent cut till July next year, the situation is likely to worsen in the coming months.