Until August 2005, Indira Colony was a veritable slum on the outskirts of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. An unplanned locality that came up in 1985 on the low-lying bed of a seasonal rivulet, it was perennially beset with squalid conditions, potholed streets, overflowing drains and garbage.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/clean-revolution
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/ramesh-vinayak
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/india-today-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/afforestation
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sanitation
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/garbage
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/people
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/public-participation
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/punjab
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hoshiarpur-d