SLUM VISIT ON 24/9/2010 TO DHOBI COLONY

• DHOBI COLONY IS NEAR PUDUR BUS STAND• THERE IS NOT MUCH DEVELOPMENT AROUND THE COLONY• THIS AREA FALLS UNDER WARD NUMBER 3 OF THE MADURAI CORPORATION• COUNCELLOR OF THE WARD IS MR.CHANDRAN

LOCATION

HISTORY OF DHOBI COLONY

• The place was a graveyard and 10 DHOBI families had occupied it some 50 years ago. Slowly, people started migrating from other areas.

• Today, there are 150 families residing in the colony. Since, the occupation of most of the inhabitants was washing of clothes the colony was named after them.

• Dhobi Colony was the first to appear. Anna Colony was formed much later.

DHOBI COLONY HAS TWO DIVISONS:1 .DHOBI COLONY2.ANNA COLONY

• DHOBI COLONY IS OCCUPIED BY DHOBIS AND HOTEL SERVERS

• ANNA COLONY IS OCCUPIED BY MASONS AND MAID SERVANTS

OCCUPANCY

RELIGION•THERE ARE TWO SMALL HINDU TEMPLES LOCATED INSIDE THE SLUM

•PEOPLE BELONGING TO OTHER RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES ARE NEGLIGIBLE

FESTIVAL CELEBRATED IN SLUM

• ALL HINDU RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS LIKE PONGAL, DEEPAVALI, ETC ARE CELEBRATED WITH RELIGIOUS FERVOUR

• AADI FESTIVAL IS CELEBERATED IN A GRAND MANNER ONCE IN A YEAR

C O L O U R T E L E V I S I O N I S P R E S E N T A L M O S T A L L H O U S E S W I T H C A B L E C O N N E C T I O N . D I S H A N T E N N A S A R E A L S O P R E S E N T

T E A S H O P S A N D P E T T Y S H O P S A R E U S U A L M E E T I N G P L A C E S

M A N Y T H E AT E R S A R E L O C AT E D I N T H I S A R E Ao VIJAY CINI PARADISEo TAMIL AND JAYA THEATER

ENTERTAINMENT

FEW GOVERNMENT SCHEMES• CONCRETE ROADS HAVE BEEN LAID• STREET LIGHT AND ELECTRICITY HAS BEEN PROVIDED• WATER FACILITY PROVIDED THROUGH WATER TANK AND HAND-PUMPS• THEY ARE IN RECEIPT OF FREE GAS STOVE• ALL THE FAMILIES HAVE RECEIVED THE FREE COLOUR TV

Education

Around 150 children are studying in nearby schools. There are no schools inside the locality:

JOHN BOSCO PRIMARY SCHOOL LOURDHU ANNAI GIRLS HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL ALIMEN HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL R.C. SCHOOL

POLITICAL PARTIES

IN DHOBI COLONY THERE IS ONE YOUTH ASSOCATION FOR A.D.M.K

THERE ARE AROUND 20 YOUNGSTERS IN THE ASSOCIATION

SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL

THERE IS NO PROPER METHOD FOR COLLECTION OR DISPOSAL OF WASTE. WASTE IS STREWN ALL AROUND THE LOCALITY.

WELFARE BUILDING

HEALTH CARE CENTER

THERE IS A COMMON TOILET WHICH CANNOT BE USED BECAUSE OF PROLONGED MAINTENANCE

WORK FOR 6 MONTHS

STRUCTURE OF HOUSE IN SLUM

LIVELIHOOD OPTION IN DHOBI COLONY

• TOILET COULD NOT BE USED DUE TO MAINTENANCE• ALL THE INHABITANTS FORCED TO EXCRETE IN THE OPEN• SANITATION PROBLEM BECAUSE OF TOILET UNAVAILABILITY• PATTA HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED EVEN AFTER 50 YEARS OF OCCUPANCY

MAJOR PROBLEMS

CONCLUSIONPICTURE TO ANALYSE ?

SLUM + RESOURCE =CLUSTERING PLACE

A.T.M

TASMAC

SLUM

SHOPPING

COMPLEX

TEAM MEMBERS J.KARPAGAMM.KARPAGAMS.DHINESH KUMARM.ARUL KUMARM.PERUMALM.MARIMUTHUK.PANDI MURUGANS.NEELA MAGAMA.MARIA SAHAYA RAJA

A. Shahayaraj

M. Marimuthu

M. Arulkumar

M.Perumal

K. Pandimurugan

J. Karpagam

S. Neelamegam

M. Karpagam

Local Resident

S. Dinesh Kumar

M. Marimuthu

M. Arulkumar

M.Perumal

K. Pandimurugan

J. Karpagam

S. Neelamegam

Karpagam

Local Resident

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