The National Institute of Development Innovation (NIDI), a city-based voluntary organisation, in collaboration with the Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA) on Saturday held here a State-level consultation on property rights for slum dwellers.
The purpose of the programme was to create a forum to discuss the property rights of slum dwellers in the context of the Odisha Property Rights to Slum Dwellers and Prevention of New Slums Bill 2012 for “comprehensive redevelopment and rehabilitation of slums in the state both in terms of basic civic services and assigning property right to slum-dwellers and prevention of formation of new slums”.
Housing and Urban Development Minister Puspendra Singhdeo, Dr Bhagaban Prakash, BMC Mayor Ananta Narayan Jena attended the consultation and highlighted the schemes and programmes of the State Government for welfare of slum dwellers.
The Mayor informed that a survey has been conducted in 436 slums of Bhubaneswar and a detailed project report (DPR) has been prepared accordingly for the Rajiv Awas Yojana.
Among others, NIDI executive director Ranjan Rout, urban planner Dr Piyush Ranjan Rout and Prafulla Dhal participated in the programme. Around 70 representatives, including those from among slum dwellers, were presen