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SLUMS IN DHULE CITY: A GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS
Author Name :
Patil S. B. , Chaudhari S. B.
Publisher :
Ashok Yakkaldevi
Article Series No. :
GRT-5942
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Abstract :
Urban centers have always been considered as nucleus of human civilization and culture and therefore, urbanization is regarded as an important index of socio-economic development of a region. The urban settlements i.e. towns and cities differ considerably from that of rural settlements in many ways. Slums are those areas which are identified as over-crow-ding ,badly constructed , insanitary condition,dirt, squalor, absence of essential amenities ,triggers of diseases ,crime , riots etc. present paper is an systematic enquiry of slums in Dhule city.As per 2011 census the population of Dhule city was 2050862 . In the Dhule city there are 124 slums, in which 39-declared, 19-undeclared, 07- footpaths and 59- dispersed. 83715 peoples live in these slums.
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