Declaring that the first in-situ slum rehabilitation project undertaken at Kathputli Colony in his New Delhi parliamentary constituency was close to his heart, Union Housing and Poverty Alleviation Minister Ajay Maken said on Tuesday that more such projects would be planned to rid the city and other urban areas across the country of slums.
Speaking after assuming charge of the new Ministry, Mr. Maken who has been elevated to the Union Cabinet rank now, said he would also be working on expediting the process of redevelopment of slums. “At the time of the 1982 Asian Games when construction of various projects was undertaken, little thought was paid to the need of housing for the workers
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[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/slums
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rehabilitation
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-housing-and-urban-poverty-alleviation
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/housing
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/development
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/habitat-and-urbanisation
