Slum dwellers’ body angry over poor amenities

Rourkela: Upset over absence of basic civic amenities, Basti Surakhya Mancha (BSM) is planning to put up a fight for the cause of slum dwellers in the Steel City. According to BSM, several political leaders have used the slum dwellers to fulfill their political ambitions in the pretext of slum development. According to the organization, slum dwellers are still living in unhygienic conditions.

They have been deprived of education, safe drinking water and basic health facilities. A handful of people gain from the schemes meant for slum dwellers. An example of this is the irregularities in distribution of PLO cards. Unfortunately, no individual, organization or political party is fighting against this type of corruption earnestly. So, it is high time that BSM takes up all the cases for the greater interest of the slum dwellers, said BSM leaders at a press briefing.

To take up issues related to development of slums and its inhabitants directly, a 31 member committee has been formed of which Prakash Paswan is the President and Laxmi Lohar is the General Secretary. Besides them, the team has four Vice Presidents and eight Organising Secretaries.