KOLKATA, 27 May: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has decided to construct dwelling units for slum dwellers who have been rendered homeless in the aftermath of cyclone Aila that hit the city on Monday.

Growth of Slums in Dhaka Metropolitan Area (DMA) in the last ten years has been nothing less than immense and spectacular. Using 1996 as the base year, the slum population in DMA was 1.5 million in 3007 clusters out of a total DMA population of 5.5 million. In 2005 the slum population has grown to 3.4 million in 4966 clusters out of a total DMA population of 9.13 million.

Mumbai A bold architectural design is now ready for a new Dharavi, complete with pedestrian-only roads, elevated walk-ways with green zones and a huge plaza housing residential and commercial units as well as schools and community spaces. The masterplan will serve as guidelines for the realty companies in the Rs 15,000-crore Dharavi Redevelopment Project.

BHUBANESWAR: In order to upgrade health-care situation of the slum-dwellers by involving urban local bodies (ULBs), the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) is now planning to scale up services under its fold.

May 13: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has been sitting over two dozen other Bholakpurs in the city. As many as 25 slums at various places in the city are highly vulnerable to diarrhoea and gastro enteritis (GE) cases.

While the Modi factor plays a significant role in Gujarat, Raj Thackeray

Mamata Banerjee is a cult figure." This is how a Iwl resident of her constituency describes her. "She is I sure to crush her opponent, who is no match for her," he adds. This comment comes from a member of the upper middle class, the self-same group that analysts predict is least likely to vote Trinamool Congress because of the Tata Nano issue.

Mumbai Slumdog Millionaire number Jai Ho may have become the theme song for the Congress

MUMBAI: Chief minister Ashok Chavan, while addressing a rally in Marol with Congress candidate Priya Dutt on Saturday, promised that the rehabilitation of project affected people staying in slums, would be undertaken with a human face. He said that as far as possible, those affected would be rehabilitated in the same area.