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Socio-spatial justice, informal urbanism, housing justice, architectural pedagogy https://t.co/oV9LjBURmi
Jun 10, 2021 10 tweets 4 min read
Thread on the discriminatory practices of the government and Supreme Court. The map below shows Khori Gaon (in red) and its neighbours (in green). Only Khori Gaon will be demolished and has seen multiple waves of demolition from 2012 but not the others. (1/n) (2/n) This part of the Aravallis, called the Southern Ridge, had witnessed heavy quarrying from the 1950s. The forest edge had not been marked for a long time, and since it has changed considerably due to urbanisation, there is no clear demarcation where the forest starts or ends