Slums need to be prevented, rather than cured

Old parts of our historic cities turn into slum-like conditions over the centuries due to a variety of reasons. Economic dereliction, shift in traditional occupations, moving out of households to modern areas, overcrowding, densification, extensive commercialization, ageing and dilapidation, narrow streets of yesteryears not being able to cope with motorised traffic of the present day and such other conditions lead to old parts of cities being declared as ‘slums’.

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