Thiruvananthapuram: There are around 23 seeds in the city where people living near places are usually considered non-residential, dangerous and unpleasant, in accordance with the study document Master Plan-2040 study from City Corporation.
Based on the definition of weaving from the slums set by the Ministry of Housing and the alleviation of urban poverty, seven slums in the city fall under the category that cannot be maintained and 16 slums under the semi-tenable category.
As a definition, slums that cannot be maintained are those close to major storms of waterways, railways, major transportation alignment, and rivers or water bodies, among others.
All seedlings are located on sites that cannot be approved and harmless and all slum settlements are not included in the definition of non-retained settlements coming under the category that can be pressed.
Semi-Tenable Slums is located on sites intended for non-housing use according to the master plan.
The slums on the central government land can also be classified as semi-tenable to time such as decisions taken by competent authorities.
Of the seven slums that cannot be maintained in the city, five are on the land owned by the government and two on the land of the train.
Plajoodu Bund Colony, one of the slums that cannot be maintained has received 106 households.
Kaithamukku and Karali Attuvarambu Colony are located in Railway and State Government Lands, having nearly 180 cumulative households.
Analysis of housing profile slums in the city show that 76% slums are not connected to storm water drainage throughout the city and slums 17% have additional toilet requirements.
Only 10% slums in the city that have a road with a width of more than 5 meters and slums 75% have a road less than 3 metre.
As a waste management, only 22% waste managed by corporations and 50% did not have waste disposal facilities.
, According to the document, the remaining slum population manages its own waste.
Over the years, many slum rehabilitation programs are held in the city.
However, research recently showed that many residents of slums continue to be seized from basic sanitation facilities and even appropriate access.
The study document said that while infrastructure planning in the city levels such as water supply, storm water drainage, adequate consideration must be given to slums too.
Many slums depend on public transportation for employment and adequate connectivity must be ensured.
It also calls for the convergence of schemes of people backward socially with slums development programs.
In accordance with the survey, 68 wards in the city have a slum area that Punjakkari and Kottapuram have the highest slum.
Most slums are on private land, while 59 slums are on government-owned land and four in corporate lands.