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Published on: April 9, 2021
Improvised rental housing to make cities COVID safe in India
Mahendra Sethi1,2,3, Shilpi Mittal3,4
1Technical University Berlin, Str. des 17. Juni 145, 10623 Berlin, Germany.
Abstract:
•COVID-19 necessitates relook at existing living conditions in the developing countries, with Indian cities as case study•With 3935 persons per hectare, Dharavi is one of the most crowded slums in the world, with 80% households on rent•Living conditions-socio-economics, neighbourhood circumstances and household crowding significantly abet the pandemic•As COVID recovery, Indian government on July 8, initiated affordable rental housing complexes for urban poor and migrants.•We recommend land monetization, real estate trusts, progressive designs, digital lease management, and tax on second house.
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