Summary:
Residents of Sahkarnagar in Vadodara protest with paper houses and key on Thursday. The residents have alleged that prior to the demolition drive in 2017, they were promised rehabilitation within 18 months of them vacating the houses. “The corporation had razed the slum under its slum free city (smart city) vision and had agreed upon constructing in-situ slum rehabilitation in the area under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna. The residents, whose houses were demolished in 2017, have demanded rehabilitation. In July 2017, the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) had razed 1,428 houses and 75 shops in Sahkarnagar..