Issue of Slums in India: High Rise Constructions as Solutions
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https://doi.org/10.17010/ijce/2023/v6i2/173476Keywords:
High Rise Buildings
, Slums.Paper Submission Date
, September 10, 2023, Paper sent back for Revision, September 18, Paper Acceptance Date, September 24, Paper Published Online, December 5, 2023.Abstract
As per 2019 Census data, 65 million people in India live in slums. Like other developing countries India has a big slum population in various cities. Slum dwellers face numerous issues like lack of sanitation, clean drinking water, and draining system that cause diseases. The government of India is concerned about this issue. This paper presents the issues of slums in the Indian and global context, the fundamental causes, high rise buildings as a solution for slums, and the challenges associated with high rise buildings.Downloads
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