US EditionMadrasi Camp Demolished, Displaced Families Take Shelter in Ashrams
- On June 1, 2025, demolition work commenced at the decades-old Madrasi Camp slum near the Barapullah drain following a court directive addressing drainage blockage and flooding concerns.
- The camp's unauthorised construction blocked the Barapullah drain, causing severe waterlogging during monsoons and prompting the court to direct clearance and rehabilitation.
- Civic authorities demolished 370 slum units, displacing many Tamil-speaking working-class families, with around 150 people moving into nearby ashrams amid high rent and deposits.
- Officials identified 215 families eligible for relocation to government flats in Narela, located more than 35 km away, while many others remain without confirmed housing; Prasanth expressed shock at the sudden loss of their homes.
- The demolition highlights challenges in balancing urban development with vulnerable communities’ needs, as displaced families seek support and Tamil Nadu offers assistance for relocation to native districts.
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Tamil Nadu government offers help to residents of Madrasi Camp in New Delhi to return to the State
Madrasi Camp has 370 slum dwelling units along the bank of the Barapullah Jangpura drain. The Delhi High Court had said Madrasi Camp was an “unauthorized construction/encroachment” that had led to the blockage of the drain, “causing significant waterlogging in the surrounding areas, especially during the monsoon”
Tamil Nadu govt extends support to families displaced by demolitions in Delhi’s Madrasi Camp
Photo: Muhammed Shahamath/Maktoob The Tamil Nadu government on Sunday announced comprehensive support for residents of Madrasi Camp in Delhi’s Jangpura, who wish to return to their native districts following a demolition drive. DMK government pledged assistance for livelihood and other essential needs, with coordination facilitated through the Tamil Nadu House in New Delhi and district collectors. The demolition, carried out to clear “illegal en…
'Bulldozers instead of houses': AAP criticises BJP after mass eviction in Delhi's Madrasi Camp
New Delhi, Jun 2 (PTI) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has sharply criticised the Delhi BJP government, claiming "nearly 800 slum homes were demolished in Madrasi Camp, just a day after Chief Minister Rekha Gupta publicly assured that no slums would be touched". There was no immediate response available from the Delhi government or the BJP over the allegations. Addressing a press conference on Monday, AAP's Delhi state president Saurabh Bharadwaj accu…
After Delhi HC Dubs Madrasi Camps Unathorised, TN Govt To Assist People To Relocate Back To Their Native Districts
Even as a Delhi High court dubbed Madrasi Camp in the national capital unauthorised construction, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has assured the residents of the camp that the state government will provide assistance to those who choose to return to their native districts in the state and comprehensive support, including assistance for livelihood and other essential needs, will be extended to them. The “Madrasi Camp” is a slum settlement lo…
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