Ganga, Aarathi <br/><br/>
Defending land rights amid urban development: Insights from Rajiv Awas Yojana in Visakhapatnam 

 - Economic & Political Weekly  
 - 60(8), Feb 22, 2025: p.59-67 
<br/><br/> Amid multiple resettlement attempts, driven by increased private investment and rising land values, residents of a slum in Visakhapatnam have successfully defended their rights to their houses and the land they have occupied for the past three decades. The residents employed multifaceted strategies to engage with a bureaucratised local state during the absence of an elected local government for almost a decade (2012–21). Several factors converged to create a more transparent, participatory, and pro-poor slum rehabilitation programme in a city otherwise known for its hostile resettlement practices towards the poor. – Reproduced <br/><br/>https://www.epw.in/journal/review-urban-affairs/defending-land-rights-amid-urban-development.html<br/>