Slum Eviction and resettlement in delhi during … Eviction and resettlement in delhi during CWG(2010) Barapullah Nallah The Indian Olympic Association, which was mandated with the

Slum Eviction and resettlement in delhi during CWG(2010)Barapullah Nallah

The Indian Olympic Association, which was mandated with the charge of organising the Delhi Commonwealth Games, is bound by the Olympic Charter and principles of the Olympic Movement, but did not abide by them.

The IOA, in particular, did not uphold the following principles emphasised by the Olympic Movement: 1. Safeguarding the dignity of the individual (Olympic Charter, 2004);

2. Non-discrimination (Olympic Charter);

3. Promotion of positive legacy to host city/country (Olympic Charter);

4. Fight against poverty and combat exclusion, paying particular attention to the fate of the poor; and most disadvantaged members of society (Olympic Movement Agenda 21); and,

5. Respect for human rights (Olympic Movement Agenda 21).

principles emphasised by the Olympic Movement:

Dargah Bhure Shah Camp B next to the elevated Barahpullah Road.

Dargah Bhure Shah Camp B, located near the Nizamuddin Railway Station, consisted of 115 homes. A large number of the residents worked as labourers

with the Railways and MCD. Several residents had their own shops, selling shoes, paan (betel leaf), and clothes. The Camp was established in 1979–80.

Authorities demolished all 115 homes on May 14, 2007, but provided resettlement at Savda Ghevra to families of only 90 of

the homes.

Barapulla Road near Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium

● Dargah Bhure Shah Camp B, where plots have been allotted in Savda Ghevra to families of around 90 of the 115 demolished homes.

● Based on community reports, approximately 200 police personnel were present for the Dargah Bhure Shah Camp B demolition.

● None of those who lost their shops in Dargah Bhure Shah Camp B have received any compensation.

● Residents of Dargah Bhure Shah Camp B who have relocated to Savda Ghevra reported that they spend five hours a day commuting to work.

● Pyare Lal of Dargah Bhure Shah Camp B explained that a major problem in Savda Ghevra was the lack of livelihood options.

● After the demolition of his home in Dargah Bhure Shah Camp B, Abu Bakr had to drop out of school and take up work as a contractor in order to help meet his family’s increase in monthly expenditure.

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Illustration: Satwik Gade

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