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Kolkata (Calcutta)
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-Situated in north-east India
-Contains almost 15 million people -One of India's largest and most rapidly growing cities -The Hooghly River is near Kolkata |
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The Unplanned Development of Shanty Towns
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-Most people live in bustees (shanty towns)
-Kolkata's bustees contain more than 4 million people -Bustees are unplanned, so homes are packed closely together -Makeshift homes are made of wood, straw or even fattened metal boxes or barrels -Bustee dwellers are squatters - they do not own the land that their homes are on |
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Lack of Services
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-Water supplies: Most 'pavement people' haven no clean water
-Sanitation facilities: Open sewer run through the city, and this endangers people's health -Bustee schools: Poorly built, badly equipped and very short of money. Most children do not attend school -Public transport: Generally very poor. Buses are old and overcrowded |
