IJFANS International Journal of Food and Nutritional Sciences

ISSN PRINT 2319 1775 Online 2320-7876

Socio-Economic Conditions of Slum Dwellers: A Sociological Study (With Special Reference to Mandya City)

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Dr. YOGANARASIMHACHARI. K. Dr. SUDARSHAN KUMAR. M Dr. VIJAYALAKSHMI. N.
» doi: 10.48047/IJFANS/11/S6/051

Abstract

Slum dwellers in India regularly deals with problems such as lack of clean water, constant migration at slums, no sewage or waste disposal facilities, pollution, and unsanitary living conditions. High levels of pollution, lack of basic needs, and room-crowding are some of the basic characteristics of slum housing. India is a third largest country that suffers from poverty, malnutrition, diseases, unhealthy conditions, and more in Indian slums, which is alone responsible for more deaths of children than any other country in the world. Because of the dramatic rise of slums after independence, India’s population has tripled. Most of the population is currently are slum dwellers in India. During the last two decades; migration from villages and small towns to metropolitan areas has increased tremendously in India. It leads to the degradation of urban environmental quality and sustainable development, especially in metropolitan cities. Every year, hundreds of thousands of men, women, and children die worldwide, and India alone is responsible for 25% of the deaths.

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