Delhis Madrasi Camp Faces Demolition Amidst Resident Discontent
New Delhi: A significant demolition drive is underway at Madrasi Camp, a slum cluster positioned alongside the Barapullah drain in Southeast Delhi’s Jangpura, following a directive from the Delhi Excessive Courtroom to clear the realm for the restoration and cleansing of the drain.
The operation, which started amidst heavy deployment of paramilitary forces and the Delhi Police, is focusing on the removing of over 300 slums.
The residents of the realm have launched protests, elevating issues about insufficient rehabilitation, at the same time as some households have been supplied different housing in Narela.
Of the 370 shanties positioned on the web site, 215 households have been recognized as eligible for relocation below the Prime Minister’s ‘Jahan Jhuggi Waha Makaan’ rehabilitation scheme and have been supplied flats in Narela.
Initially, solely 189 households have been included within the relocation plan. Nonetheless, a revised record added 26 extra households.
Seeing her residence demolished, a resident informed IANS, “What ought to I say? They’ve looted us. We’ve nothing left now. ‘Jaha Jhuggi Waha Makaan’ is a lie. They lie about allocating houses. Every part they are saying is a lie.”
“Proper now, I do not even have the braveness to discuss it,” she added, wiping her tears.
Madrasi Camp, which was established between 1968 and 1970, is being cleared for a restoration challenge involving the 16-kilometre-long Barapullah drain — a Mughal-era construction estimated to be round 400 years previous.
The demolition is a results of the Delhi Excessive Courtroom’s Might 9 order, directing authorities to clear encroachments to facilitate cleansing and restoration of the oversaturated drain.
The courtroom order adopted a public curiosity litigation filed through the 2024 monsoon, highlighting extreme flooding in components of Nizamuddin East and Jangpura.
The courtroom had instructed a number of civic companies — together with the Delhi Growth Authority (DDA), the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), the Municipal Company of Delhi (MCD), and the Public Works Division (PWD) — to take motion and restore the drain to stop future flooding.
On September 1, 2024, the MCD carried out the preliminary part of the demolition, tearing down a number of houses and evicting all avenue distributors from the realm.
A number of households haven’t but obtained flat allotments, fueling additional discontent among the many residents.
Over the previous eight months, Madrasi Camp has been a focus of political confrontation and administrative battle.
Numerous civic companies and political events have been embroiled in disagreements over the demolition course of and duty.
When the primary wave of demolitions occurred in September 2024, the AAP, which was then in energy in Delhi, accused the BJP of orchestrating the evictions. The AAP leaders additionally joined a bit of the residents in protest towards the transfer.
In response, the BJP leaders aligned with one other faction of the camp’s residents and blamed AAP for the mismanagement and lack of rehabilitation efforts.
The political battle intensified through the Meeting elections held in February this yr when leaders from each events visited the realm and promised help to the affected households.
