Nearly ten years after the start of the Kathputli Colony rehabilitation project in Delhi, thousands of families are still living in temporary shelters. Despite the promise of permanent houses in 2014, people are facing severe hardships due to the delay in the project. They are facing a shortage of basic amenities like drinking water, sanitation and employment. Locals allege that construction work has also been stalled several times. Families waiting for permanent houses are demanding that the government complete the work quickly. The project is recognized as the first slum rehabilitation project undertaken in Delhi through a public-private partnership.

Concerns as rehabilitation of Kathputli Colony residents not yet complete
Nearly ten years after the start of the Kathputli Colony rehabilitation project in Delhi, thousands of families are still living in temporary shelters. Despite the promise of permanent houses in 2014, people are facing severe hardships due to the delay in the project. They are facing a shortage of basic amenities like drinking water, sanitation and employment. Locals allege that construction work has also been stalled several times. Families waiting for permanent houses are demanding that the government complete the work quickly. The project is recognized as the first slum rehabilitation project undertaken in Delhi through a public-private partnership.

