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Many of the New Delhi's poor say they were simply erased, much like the stray dogs and monkeys that have been removed from some neighbourhoods, as India's capital got its makeover ahead of this week's summit of the Group of 20 nations.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government hopes the effort, with a $120 million price tag, will help showcase the world’s most populous nation’s cultural prowess
The makeover has meant displacement and loss of livelihood for many, raising questions about the Indian government’s policies on dealing with poverty.
Rekha Devi, a 30-year-old farm worker, is dreading the moment when her family will be ordered to leave their makeshift tent atop a half-built overpass and return to the Yamuna River floodplains below, where their hut and small field of vegetables is still under water from July's devastating rains. Devi, her husband and their six children fled as the record monsoon rains triggered flooding that killed more than 100 people in northern India, displaced thousands and inundated large parts of the capital, New Delhi.
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