[Urbanstudy] Urbanstudygroup Digest, Vol 49, Issue 2
sharan at sarai.net
sharan at sarai.net
Sat Mar 8 11:10:51 IST 2008
Dear Lalit, Zainab and List Members,
Do notice the disappearance of the 'moral' aspect in the latter definition.
Here's my hypothesis: in the period of upto about 1970s slum improvement
was closely tied to the idea of moral reform of the inhabitants of the
slums; since then the focus has been mostly on the physical infrastructure
or (il)legality - either by way of land-use, as in the case of squatters or
in terms of 'illegitimate' access to such things as water and electricity.
This aspect - the (il)legality of built structures - was not entirely
absent in the earlier phase, but seems to have been clearly subordinate to
the moral question.
I have been trying to understand the nature of this transformation and its
implication and would apppreciate any comments on it.
Cheers,
Dipu
On 7:54 am 03/07/08 "lalit batra" <lalitbatra at gmail.com> wrote:
> dear zainab,
>
> the central act on slums, namely, Slum Areas (Improvement and
> Clearance) Act, 1956 defines slums as
>
> "any area (where) buildings…(a) are in any respect unfit for human
> habitation, or (b) are by reason of dilapidation, overcrowding, faulty
> arrangement and design of such buildings, narrowness or faulty
> arrangement of streets, lack of ventilation, light or sanitation, or
> any combination of these factors, are detrimental, to safety, health
> or morals".
>
> then most states have their own state level slum acts.
>
> Census of India 2001 has adopted the definition of 'Slum' areas as
> follows: -
>
> (i) All areas notified as 'Slum' by State/Local Government and UT
> Administration under any Act;
> (ii) All areas recognised as 'Slum' by State/Local Government and UT
> Administration, which have not been formally notified as slum under
> any Act;
>
> (ii) A compact area of at least 300 population or about 60-70
> households of poorly built congested tenements, in unhygienic
> environment usually with inadequate infrastructure and lacking in
> proper sanitary and drinking water facilities.
>
> best,
>
> lalit
>
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> > Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 13:29:03 +0530
> > From: "Zainab Bawa" <bawazainab79 at gmail.com>
> > Subject: [Urbanstudy] Query about slums
> > To: urbanstudygroup at sarai.net
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> > Dear all,
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> > I need to find out how a slum is defined under planning. Can
> > anyone help?
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Zainab
> >
> > --
> > Zainab Bawa
> > Ph.D. Student and Independent Researcher
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> > Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 17:57:26 +0530
> > From: "Prashant Iyengar" <prashantiyengar at gmail.com>
> > Subject: [Urbanstudy] Mere stamp won't do, Customs to burn
> > 'wrong' India map
> > To: urbanstudygroup at sarai.net, "Commons law" <commons-law at sarai.net
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> > http://www.indianexpress.com/printerFriendly/281066.html
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> > Mere stamp won't do, Customs to burn 'wrong' India map
> >
> > Anubhuti Vishnoi
> >
> > Posted online: Thursday, March 06, 2008 at 0111 hrs IST
> >
> > NEW DELHI, MARCH 5
> > As The Sunday Express reported this week, any "offensive" map of
> > India, depicting the Indo-Pak border in particular, when carried
> > in a foreign publication is defaced with a blue stamp of denial by
> > a 40-member cell in the Customs Department. But those who get away
> > with a stamped map are the more fortunate ones. There are others
> > who have to see all their printed material burnt.
> >
> > Even if it's part of a brochure showing a firm's global network.
> >
> > That's what's happened to a web-based global news and financial
> > platform that feeds news agencies across the world. The agency's
> > New Delhi office was to receive some 300 brochures from its
> > headquarters in USA detailing its operations and reach. Instead,
> > it received a show-cause notice from Customs for importing "in
> > contravention of the Import & Export (Control) Act, 1947,"
> > imposition of a penalty of Rs 5,000 for the offence and, worse,
> > information that the entire consignment would be burnt.
> >
> > Last week, when the Customs Department at the cargo section of
> > Delhi airport opened the consignment — it had been lying for a
> > month and a half in its warehouse — and pulled out one of the
> > 75-page brochures, it found spread across Pages 2 and 3 a world
> > map showing the firm's international network. The map showed
> > India's international boundary with Pakistan as the world sees it
> > (without Pakistan Occupied Kashmir) and so was deemed "neither
> > authentic nor correct."
> > A show-cause was sent on February 22.
> >
> > "They sent us a show cause notice and said they will have to burn
> > the entire consignment. We suggested they either stamp the map as
> > incorrect or even tear out the two pages across which the map is
> > spread out but they refused to do so. Customs officials say we will
> > have to forego this consignment. The fact that we will not even be
> > commercially distributing these and only planned to use it
> > internally and share rate lists with some of our corporate clients
> > has not helped. If they do destroy the consignment it is a major
> > loss of time for us and re-printing takes quite long", said the
> > agency's senior executive.
> >
> > He said they were seeking legal advice on the issue as they had
> > been importing such maps for six years now.
> >
> > "While we had maps showing our global network imported every year,
> > these were physical maps. This time political maps were also
> > published and that is what is holding back the consignment.
> > However, the intent is not even remotely dangerous or malicious on
> > our part", the executive said.
> >
> > Customs officials say the "destruction" of such a consignment is
> > fully within rules. "Only a map certified by the Surveyor General
> > of India can be published. If the map published in any printed
> > material that is imported does not have that clearance, it is
> > liable to be confiscated and destroyed under Section 11 of the
> > Customs Act. It is fully within our purview to detain such
> > material, issue show cause notice to the party importing it and to
> > impose a penalty. There is also a Delhi High court order on this
> > issue. In some cases the map is stamped to declare its
> > inauthenticity subject to a close scrutiny — that is usually done
> > for foreign news magazines but this being a brochure, we need to
> > destroy it," said A K Khanna, Assistant Commissioner (Technical),
> > Customs department, IGI airport.
> > In 2004, on the issue of import and sale of Chinese-made toy globes
> > incorrectly depicting India's external boundaries, the Delhi High
> > Court ruled that Customs officials should not permit imports of
> > globes or maps which depict the territory of India incorrectly.
> >
> >
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> > Message: 3
> > Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2008 10:19:47 +0530
> > From: "varanashi" <varanashi at gmail.com>
> > Subject: [Urbanstudy] bangalorevent-lis: What's on at MMB
> > Bangalore - March 2008
> > To: <saneyocop at yahoogroups.com>, <urbanstudygroup at sarai.net>,
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> > FYI
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> > Sathya
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> > What's on at MMB Bangalore - March 2008
> >
> > Welcome to our update on cultural events! This newsletter serves
> > as a personal invitation-cum-reminder about current events.
> >
> >
> >
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> > <http://bcp.wikidot.com/start> Discover Bangalore!
> > At the Gavipuram Public Space Event on March 8, 2008
> >
> > How well do you know your City? Make a start by exploring
> > Gavipuram, an integral part of the City, but an unknown to most of
> > its citizens. Gavipuram
> > (the Kannada word for cave neighborhood) with its cave temple,
> > small settlement and large tank in the valley existed long before
> > formal Bangalore
> > came into being. Though much has changed, remnants of the past are
> > still to
> > be seen and appreciated.
> >
> > Find out more at the Bangalore City Project(BCP)-sponsored
> > Gavipuram Public
> > Space Event on March 8, 2008. The event starts at 3.30 p.m. at the
> > entrance
> > to Gavigangadeeshwara Cave temple. A guided walk around the temple
> > and the area with commentary by a leading historian, a local
> > street theatre performance, presentation of a media art
> > installation on the cave temple by
> > a local artist, display and sale of books on Bangalore and a group
> > discussion at the Udayabhanu Kala Sangha. The event is being
> > organised for the Bangalore City Project by Udbhava, a forum for
> > urban design, built heritage, architecture and visual arts.
> >
> > The event is free and open to all. For further information, please
> > call the
> > Bhavan(080 2520 5305/6/7/8) or Udbhava (080 2679 4220) or visit
> > the BCP website.
> >
> > The Bangalore City Project comprises a group of concerned citizens
> > from different fields, including art, culture, urban planning and
> > architecture, as well as organisations such as the
> > Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan and
> > Udbhava. It aims to create awareness about art and culture in the
> > City of Bangalore, by initiating discussions and programmes on a
> > neutral platform -
> > to publicise the importance of cultural infrastructure, as well as
> > the history and importance of various places in the city that
> > remain silent and
> > veiled. One of the objectives is to help create a unique identity
> > for the City, a concept that will bear special significance for
> > the future, as Bangalore grows in manifold directions and on
> > manifold levels.
> > Join the group, go to Gavipuram, make the City your own!
> >
> > More details at:
> >
> > <http://bcp.wikidot.com/start> BCP Website
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