IS SLUM A GLOBAL PHENOMENON?

<p><span>More than 900 million people live in slums worldwide. These slums can be found<br>mainly in full-grown metropolitan and semi-urban hubs. The urban poor have wretched living<br>conditions . They have usually inadequate access to basic infrastructure such as water,<br>sanitation, roads, housing or energy. Planned supply infrastructure to improve the quality of<br>life of slum dwellers requires the participation of both the government and non-government<br>sectors. Now, slum Settlements are no longer burden on the bustling city life. They<br>contribute a lot to the economy and maintenance of urban life. It is the paradox of the world<br>economy in the form of industrialization and urbanization that has attracted the rural poor to<br>migrate and live in cities as an integral part of urban life. Therefore, it is a global challenge to<br>integrate slum dwellers into the urban mainstream instead of removing them to live on their<br>fate.</span> </p>