The difference between a positive and negative relocation lies in the details and the process, in the way the resettlement is carried out, the design of the relocation housing, the type of area people are moved into and the level of slum-dweller participation. In Mumbai, to date the Alliance has supported the relocation of approx. 40,000 households. As we come to better understand their experience, that can also guide us going forward, to help facilitate more successful relocation projects.

To learn more about the effects of relocation on households and the community, a study was conducted at nine relocation sites in Mumbai – Vashinaka, Mankhurd (Milan Nagar, Lalubhai Compound, Gautam Nagar, and Indian Oil), Nahur, Oshiwara, and Kanjur Marg to study some of the unintended consequences that slum dwellers face post relocation.
From these interviews, we tried to get a sense of where these groups were living pre-relocation, what facilities and services they had and then the problems they faced and post-relocation, what were the challenges faced and how did they overcome them.