Illegal housing in India
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Illegal housing in India consists of huts or shanties built on land not owned by the residents and illegal buildings constructed on land not owned by the builders or developers. Although illegal build
Wadala slums. Over the years, slum development had started in Wadala adjacent to the railway tracks and a large colony began to form. In 2006, the state government took action and cleared the area of slums.
An aerial view of the slums and shanties around Mumbai/Bombay Airport
23 dead bodies following the collapse of an illegal building in Bellary, Karnataka on 26 January 2010.
Squatting
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Squatting is the action of occupying an abandoned or unoccupied area of land or a building that the squatter does not own, rent or otherwise have lawful permission to use. Squatting typically occurs w
Abahlali baseMjondolo protest in Durban
Derelict swimming pool at the Ducor Hotel (Liberia)
Street dwellers in Mumbai
Rozbrat squat in Poznań.