India

Villagers face imminent forced eviction at a dam site in Manipur, India

Published in Tuesday November 6th, 2012 In Social movement news

November 1st, 2012 The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from the Mapithel Dam Affected Villagers Organisation and the Committee on the Protection of Natural Resources in Manipur that the villagers of Riha, Thawai, Lamlai Khullen, Chadong along the Thoubal River in Ukhrul district, Manipur are likely to be evicted by force to […]

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Inclusive approach to urban planning

Published in Monday November 5th, 2012

This is a short film made by Shelter Associates about a city-wide approach to slum rehabilitation. The film focuses on a project that is currently in progress in Sangli & Miraj. The film advocates that an inclusive approach, informed by a city-wide consciousness, and driven by an institutionalized monitoring system, is necessary to ensure tangible, long-lasting change, which results in the elevation of the quality of life of the urban poor.

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Assam floods worsen in India, over one million displaced

Published in Tuesday September 25th, 2012 In In the media

September 25, 2012 Facing their third wave of floods this year, an estimated one million people have been forced to flee their homes in the northeastern state of Assam, where authorities have called a health alert. The flood situation continues to remain grim with an increasing portion of land in 18 of the state’s 27 […]

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Floods and landslides displace 1 million in India

Published in Monday September 24th, 2012 In In the media

September 24, 2012 Assam hit hardest with floods; 21 killed by landslides in Sikkim Floods and landslides caused by relentless rain in northeast India have killed at least 33 people and displaced more than a million over the past week, officials said on Monday. At least 21 people were killed in landslides and another eight […]

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In India, fear of eviction haunts 6,000 people in reserve forest

Published in Monday September 17th, 2012 In In the media

September 16, 2012 The Karnataka High Court has given them time till December-end to vacate A recent Karnataka High Court order has given 6,000 people time till December-end to vacate their land. The order, issued in April, came after the Forest Department declared 6,777 acres of the Thotadur Gram Panchayat a reserve forest. The impending […]

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Disaster Relief Fund for India

Published in Tuesday July 31st, 2012 In Mobilisation and agenda

Incessant rainfall in Assam during the last week of June resulted in heavy flooding in Brahmaputra and its tributaries. 77 people have lost their life and more than 10,00,000 people from 27 districts have been affected, several thousands of people rendered homeless and several thousands of hectares of agricultural lands inundated by flood waters causing […]

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Monsoon floods kill 81 in India, force 2 million to flee

Published in Monday July 16th, 2012 In In the media

July 2nd, 2012 The worst monsoon floods in a decade to hit a remote northeastern Indian state have killed more than 80 people and forced around 2 million to leave their homes. Nearly half a million people are living in relief camps that have been set up across Assam state, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told journalists Monday […]

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Massive march by 15,000 Narmada dam Affected people in Omkareshwar, India

Published in Monday July 2nd, 2012 In Social movement news

July 1st, 2012 More than 15,000 dam people affected by the Omkareshwar, Maheshwar, Indira Sagar, Upper Beda and Man dams marched in protest in Omkareshwar town today against the decision of the State Government to raise the water level in Omkareshwar Dam up to 193 metres. The march was held under the aegis of Narmada […]

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Eviction drive sends families to the streets in Indira Nagar, India

Published in Tuesday June 26th, 2012 In In the media

The Chennai Corporation on Monday removed several houses and a small temple that came in the way of a proposed approach road to a new bridge connecting Rajiv Gandhi Salai and Indira Nagar. The bridge was recently inaugurated by Chief Minister Jayalalithaa via teleconferencing.

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In India, slum eviction drive turns violent

Published in Thursday June 14th, 2012 In In the media

June 14, 2012 A slum eviction drive turned violent here after police resorted to baton charge on slum dwellers. Hundreds of slum dwellers have been rendered homeless, and at least 15 persons were reported were severely injured after the baton charge. Slum dwellers complained that they were not served prior notice to vacate the area. […]

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