Housing, Water, Sanitation Conditions Among Seasonal Migrants, Recent Migrants And Older Settlers Among Urban Disadvantaged Populations In Central India
Abstract
Purpose: To study exclusions/inclusion/derivation situation of housing conditions of seasonal migrants, new settlers (5 years) among vulnerable sections of urban society in Indore, a city of three million population. ... [ view full abstract ]
Purpose: To study exclusions/inclusion/derivation situation of housing conditions of seasonal migrants, new settlers (<1, 1-2 years) and older settlers (>5 years) among vulnerable sections of urban society in Indore, a city of three million population.
Methods: A cross-sectional survey of 640 (160x4 domains) households was conducted by UHRC during January and September 2015 across 120,000 disadvantaged-neighbourhoods/slum population in Indore, using structured questionnaires, FGDs, Transect walks and key-respondent interviews.
Findings: 73% migrants rented their homes, 17% lived in temporary conditions or at construction sites, while 6% migrants owned their own homes and 4% lived in shared housing with relatives. Seasonal migrants accounted for 99% of all migrants living in temporary conditions or squatting, with 31% of seasonal migrants renting their homes. 38% migrants lived in housing with permanent materials, 35% with semi-permanent materials and 28% with temporary materials. 73% of seasonal migrants lived in housing with temporary materials compared to 13% among all other migrant groups. 70% migrants had access to shared sanitation facilities, 20% had no facility/practiced open defecation. 10% migrants had household toilets, while <1% had access to community toilets. 69% seasonal migrants had no sanitation facility, which was considerably higher than other migrant groups. 33% of all migrants had a submersible pipe at home, 28% had access to a public submersible pipe/public tap, 3% to a public hand-pump. 27% migrants purchased drinking water, while only 9% had piped water connections. Among seasonal migrants only 4% had access to piped water connections, considerably lower than other groups.
Conclusion: With longer stay in the city, migrants develop social connections, develop skills, confidence to improve housing and live a better life than their seasonal counterparts. Inclusion directed efforts with strong role of civil-society organizations partnering with Municipal Corporation and working with migrants can help reduce exclusions/vulnerability and shape public policy.
Authors
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Siddharth Agarwal
(Urban Health Resource Centre)
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Shabnam Verma
(Urban Health Resource Center)
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Neeraj Verma
(Urban Health Resource Center)
Topic Areas
III. Urban Environments: what specificities? 3.1 Urban Environments as places of demograph , IV. Urbanism, Health and Wellbeing 4.1 Built environment 4.2 Pollution: air, noise, etc , Topic #15
Session
PS-1 » POSTER SESSION 1 (12:10 - Friday, 1st April, TBA)
Paper
HousingWater_Sanitation-Seasonal-Recent-Older_Migrants_UHRC.docx
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