The planning committee for Mumbai’s new development plan has recommended a review of the builder-driven Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) scheme, which has created “miserable living” conditions for slum dwellers dumped in congested high rises. Earlier this week, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said, “We will review the development control rules of SRA.” He was responding to […]
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Bad design of SRA buildings led to spread of TB
Cramped houses and lack of daylight and ventilation in settlements constructed by the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) led to the spread of the deadly tuberculosis bacteria, according to the findings of a study, which was released on Wednesday. The one-year-long study was carried out by Doctors For You (DFU), a non-profit organisation, in three colonies […]
Poorly ventilated houses to resettle slum dwellers aggravate chances of TB
The planning committee for Mumbai’s new development plan has recommended a review of the builder-driven Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) scheme, which has created “miserable living” conditions for slum dwellers dumped in congested high rises. Earlier this week, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said, “We will review the development control rules of SRA.” He was responding to […]
Closely packed buildings at Govandi slum rehab colony designed for death
Mumbai: When 40-year-old Asha moved into a sprawling slum rehabilitation colony near the Eastern Freeway’s exit in Govandi six years ago, she was happy that the 225 sq ft tenement was self-contained and her three daughters would be better off. But last year she was diagnosed with tuberculosis and, now despite completing the treatment, she […]
IIT team looks for ways to let light, air enter rehab colonies
MUMBAI: Thousands of slumdwellers in Mumbai have been rehoused in the past few decades through various rehabilitation schemes. But how do these low-income homes fare in terms of livability? And if they fare poorly, what can be done to fix them? These are some of the questions that Ronita Bardhan and her team are trying […]
Prominent Mumbaikars write to Fadnavis for review of rehab policies to check TB spread
MUMBAI: Prominent citizens and civic activists have written to chief minister Devendra Fadnavis to review various resettlement policies that expose residents of crowded rehabilitation and redevelopment buildings to contagious diseases such as tuberculosis (TB). On Saturday, TOI reported on a survey commissioned by Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority’s Environment Improvement Society of 4,080 households in […]
1 in 10 living in slum rehab colony has TB; lack of air and light seen as cause
Slum-dwellers dumped in tightly-packed towers with poor light and ventilation are susceptible to a higher rate of tuberculosis (TB), a new study commissioned by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority’s Environment Improvement Society has revealed. In one such transit settlement in Govandi, the study found that every 10th person has TB. The MMRDA study, carried […]
What an idea! 3 ways to tackle disasters
Three innovations – a fire-resistant cloth bag, a floating toilet and a tubewell on a raised platform – that won prizes at an innovation contest recently, promise# to be handy while tackling disasters in Assam. The contest was organised by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority here. The fire-resistant cloth bag, prepared by brothers Rameez […]
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Doctors For You (DFY) Celebrates International Day For Disaster Reduction (IDDR) 13th October 2017 International Day for Disaster Reduction, held every 13 October, celebrates how people and communities around the world are reducing their exposure to disasters. The 2017 edition continues under the “Sendai Seven” campaign, centred on the seven targets of the Sendai Framework. […]
Doctors For You – 10 Saal Aap ke Saath
Doctors For You has completed 10th year of its establishment in 2017. This journey could not have been possible without the support of our partners, donors and member staffs of Doctors For You.