In India's rapidly growing megacities, the economic growth is fueling a battle for space. Millions of urban poor live in illegal settlements and slum, often in central parts of cities.
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World in Progress: Resettling Chennai's poor
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In Chennai and other cities, the poor are now increasingly relocated to new settlements far away from the center, with dramatic consequences for people’s livelihoods.