We are pleased to announce the release of a new
collaborative publication:‘ Bengaluru’s
Continuing Inequity:An Eviction Impact Assessment of Ejipura/Koramangala
Four Years after Its Demolition.’
collaborative publication:‘ Bengaluru’s
Continuing Inequity:An Eviction Impact Assessment of Ejipura/Koramangala
Four Years after Its Demolition.’
Published by Housing and Land
Rights Network (Delhi), in
collaboration with Fields of View and Forum
against EWS Land Grab (Bengaluru), this
report documents the long-term impacts of a forced eviction in the
Economically Weaker Section (EWS) settlement of Ejipura, Bengaluru (formerly
Bangalore).
Rights Network (Delhi), in
collaboration with Fields of View and Forum
against EWS Land Grab (Bengaluru), this
report documents the long-term impacts of a forced eviction in the
Economically Weaker Section (EWS) settlement of Ejipura, Bengaluru (formerly
Bangalore).
In January 2013, the city government of Bengaluru forcibly evicted over 1,500
families from Ejipura/Koramangala – without due process and without providing
any alternative housing, resettlement, or compensation. Given reports of state
apathy and the continued suffering of the evicted persons, HLRN, Forum against
EWS Land Grab, and Fields of View, conducted a primary research study—using
HLRN’s Eviction
Impact Assessment Tool—to determine the real extent of the
losses and costs incurred by the community as a result of its forced
eviction.
families from Ejipura/Koramangala – without due process and without providing
any alternative housing, resettlement, or compensation. Given reports of state
apathy and the continued suffering of the evicted persons, HLRN, Forum against
EWS Land Grab, and Fields of View, conducted a primary research study—using
HLRN’s Eviction
Impact Assessment Tool—to determine the real extent of the
losses and costs incurred by the community as a result of its forced
eviction.
This report presents the findings of the study while documenting the
current living conditions of the affected community. It also makes
recommendations to the Government of Karnataka to provide immediate restitution
to the affected families, to guarantee the human right to adequate housing, and
to prevent further forced evictions.
current living conditions of the affected community. It also makes
recommendations to the Government of Karnataka to provide immediate restitution
to the affected families, to guarantee the human right to adequate housing, and
to prevent further forced evictions.
A press release on
the launch event is available here.
the launch event is available here.