Chandigarh becomes first slum-free city in India as last settlement removed

CHANDIGARH became the country’s first slum-free city after the UT Administration demolished Shahpur Colony, the last remaining slum settlement within its limits, on Tuesday.

- HARPREET BAJWA @Chandigarh

An official from the Enforcement Wing of the Estate Office said the operation began around 7 am, and continued through the day. With the removal of all unauthorised colonies from the government land and the successful implementation of large-scale rehabilitation measures, the city has completed the final phase of its longstanding slum eradication initiative. The administration demolished the slum at Shahpur Colony in Sector 38, spread ove