tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3213558499656386128.post5258606237127538268..comments2023-10-17T07:21:31.121-07:00Comments on City Renewal: Basti redevelopment in metropolitan CalcuttaHPPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987976996491421255noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3213558499656386128.post-27286790086727603122011-01-31T07:14:33.599-08:002011-01-31T07:14:33.599-08:00Comment on comment of Anonymous dt 1/22/2008
I do ...Comment on comment of Anonymous dt 1/22/2008<br />I do not believe funding is any problem so long potential value of the slum land is high, when opened-up. Actual planning strategy would be as follows: Unite slum families to form a co-operative society and plan for resettling them in say 3 storied tenement building. Wishfully about half of the land shall be necessary for construction of the building for slum dwellers (allowing open spaces around the building) . As such about half of the land will fall vacant. The vacant land if disposed in the market the sale value will be sufficient to finance the construction. Alternatively, build two buildings side by side, 1st one for slum dwellers and the 2nd one for middle income group people. Sell the tenements of 2nd one to finance construction of the both.<br />A model of development in the line can possibly demonstrate the possibility of Self-financed development of slums. But one has to come down to the grass root level for catalyzing such process of slum/city renewal. What ever difficulty is perceived in slum redevelopment is nothing of technicality but in mindset of the society, the politicians and the administrative machinery.HMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07240876619339380135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3213558499656386128.post-78259656737984631282008-01-22T05:47:00.000-08:002008-01-22T05:47:00.000-08:00The measures suggested are of course long overdue ...The measures suggested are of course long overdue but funding, management and participation would need serious consideration while the implementation process would need rigouous monitoring if it has to be at all meaningful. <BR/><BR/>The large housing schemes coming up these days often include so-called LIG housing for fairly prosperous people. So much the better for the developers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com