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24% populace in ULBs live in slums
Even as the Telangana state government is making all-out efforts to promote urban local bodies (ULBs) as the best environs, about 24 per cent of the population of the municipalities still lives in slums which do not have even basic civic facilities.
​Hyderabad: Even as the Telangana state government is making all-out efforts to promote urban local bodies (ULBs) as the best environs, about 24 per cent of the population of the municipalities still lives in slums which do not have even basic civic facilities.
The total slum population in urban areas in Telangana is 48.59 lakh, according to a report by the Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MA&UD) department. MA&UD officials said that the study has been carried out ahead of the implementation of the state government’s prestigious two-bed room housing scheme in all municipalities.
The highest number of slums has been identified in the GHMC area. Out of 1,476 slums, 1,176 are under notified category and the remaining 300 were categorised under non-notified slums in the city.
The non–notified slums have the worst livable conditions as they lack basic civic amenities like sanitation, hygiene, drinking water facility, housing and proper road network.
After the GHMC, the highest number of notified slums — 66 have been identified in Bhongir municipality in Nalgonda district followed by Nizamabad Corporation (55), Siricilla (49) and 47 slums in Ramagundam Corporation.
The highest number of 254 non- notified slums has been found in Shadnagar municipality in Mahbubnagar district, followed by Kothagudem in Khammam district where 115 non –notified slums were recognised.
Officials said that migration of poor from villages to urban areas for livelihood was one of the main reasons for the increase in the number of slums.
Most of dwellers are eking out a living by working as daily wagers in the urban areas. Majority of them were engaged in construction activity, hawkers or rag picking.
Speaking to The Hans India, Commissioner and Director of Municipal Administration D Kishore said that the government had recently submitted a report to the Union government seeking release of funds under the centrally-assisted housing schemes in the slum areas to improve the living conditions of the slum-dwellers.
