COVID Weighs On Shanty Town Life In New Delhi
COVID Weighs On Shanty Town Life In New Delhi Residents of the state's "bastis" get free rations and state-provided services on the back of ID documents with proof of address. But their homes are also subject to frequent demolition on the grounds that they are illegal encroachment. 2021-04-09 The distribution of rations and other necessities during the crisis created by last year's COVID-19 lockdown took place mainly in the slum areas of Delhi. The irony, however, is that although the Delhi government provides the residents of these settlements with essenti...