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Question
How do slums affect the cities?
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Solution
- Since slums are usually located on land not owned by the slum dwellers, they can be easily evicted (thrown out) from their houses by the owners.
- Growth of slums in urban areas puts pressure on essential utilities such as clean drinking water, sanitation, power, etc.
- Overcrowding in slums lead to the outbreak of diseases such as malaria and dengue.
- Crimes begin to increase in slum areas due to unemployment and poverty. It makes difficult to enforce law and order in the city.
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