Slum dwellers

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In the past 20 years all vacant space in my city is now under the illegal possession of the so called ‘Slum dwellers’; the politicians and their agent are behind them; they use them to get votes and rule this country for years together. T[b]hey (the government) give them rice, sugar, kerosene at much reduced price; free home, free electricity, now they will get free mobile phone and laptop!!!!! So it is us the tax payer pay for those benefits indirectly. [/b] Few days ago I had been to such a colony where our maid servant lives; I discovered that; the average slum dwelling is a temporary shelter measuring 6 x 5 feet. Many of them houses around 6 – 8 people and is built using whatever is to hand , like mud, reeds, plastic sheeting, stitched cloth, cardboard and other discarded materials. The slum dwellers are constantly exposed to stagnant water, open drains, floods, rubbish, and noise and air pollution. Access to clean, safe water is extremely limited. The narrow lanes separating slum dwellings allow fire to spread with terrifying speed, as well as disease. The painful thing is that, one day those will be demolished by the real owner; who is none else than the corrupted leader or his/her agent; these poor people will go to some other place and live as slum dwellers again. D[b]o you have such slum dwellers in your place? Are they not exploited? Are the leaders not sucking us; the tax payers indirectly by giving them rice, sugar, kerosene at much reduced price; free home, free electricity, now they will get free mobile phone and laptop. Please share your views and comments on this.[/b] Thanks in advance; have a nice Sunday. Kalyani December 16- 2012. [/i][i]