Slums Under Fire - a fact finding report on the slum fires in Bangalore

In the first two weeks of February, we have borne witness to numerous reports in the press regarding fires in various slums of Bangalore. The scary frequency of these slum fires motivated various human rights groups to conduct a fact finding mission into the circumstances surrounding the fires, damage caused, their impacts and the response of the State machinery. From 20th to 22nd February this team visited the burnt slums of Jai Bheem Nagar, Vinayaka Badawane and J.D. Mara and also met with / spoke to the various concerned government officials and the elected representatives. This is the report of this fact finding mission

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