Bulldozers had rolled in on a hot May morning, with video images of the demolition showing temporary homes made of tin sheet being razed, as former residents stand watching, some of them in tears.
Last month, the Supreme Court ruled that squatters have no right to occupy public land, and can at best, seek time to vacate it and apply for rehabilitation. / Photo: Reuters
Some of those living in the slum approached the Delhi High Court to stop the evictions but the court ruled the settlements illegal. Then city authorities ordered them to vacate by May 31. Homes in slums like the one in Janta Camp are built over years, like patchwork. Most residents work nearby and havewithin the confines of their small homes. The demolitions started four months ago.
In 2021, housing minister Hardeep Singh Puri, told parliament that 13.5 million people lived in the city's unauthorised colonies.
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