Mains: GS1 - Population and associated issues | Urbanization
According to a 2024 Moody’s report, more than 158 million slum-dwellers in India live in vulnerable settlements in floodplains, with most of them concentrated in the Ganga river delta.
According to UN-Habitat, a slum household is characterized by a lack of one or more of the following - durable housing, sufficient living space, access to improved water, access to improved sanitation, and security of tenure.
Slum upgrading is about putting into motion the economic, social, institutional and community activities that are needed to turn an area around.
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