The latest Cooum river restoration project in Chennai aims to focus on slum eviction as an achievable first step. A 19-kilometre elevated expressway on the river is also planned.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/salvaging-and-scapegoating-slum-evictions-chennais-waterways
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/karen-coelho
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/nithya-v-raman
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/economic-and-political-weekly
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rivers
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/urban-water-supply
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/habitat-and-urbanisation
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/displacement
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/urban-development
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/urban-planning
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/slums
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/slum-demolition
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/urban-beautification
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/urban-transport
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/relocation
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/chennai-t
[17] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/economic-and-political-weekly
[18] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/infrastructure-development
[19] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/karen-coelho
[20] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nithya-v-raman