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Yamuna Floodplain Dwellers Caught Between Development And Environment

Residents of the neighbourhoods in south east Delhi have been repeatedly evicted by the authorities in the name of environmental preservation. Many now live in temporary structures put together with bits of plastic, tin sheets and bricks scrounget from the surroundings.

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Residents of the neighbourhoods in south east Delhi have been repeatedly evicted by the authorities in the name of environmental preservation. Many now live in temporary structures put together with bits of plastic, tin sheets and bricks scrounget from the surroundings.