CONTENTS List of Images and Sketches 15 List of figures 19 List of Maps 21 List of Maps 21 List of abbreviations . 23 1 Introduction . 25 1.1 Background and Concerns . 25 1.2 Aim and Objectives 27 1.3 Methodology 28 1.4 Scope and Limitations 28 1.5 Expected Outcome . 28 2 Development and Displacement – An Urban Phenomenon . 31 2.1 Effects of Displacement and Resettlement on People’s Lives . 34 3 Formulation of Resettlement and Rehabilitation Policy (RandR Policy) for MUTP 37 3.1 Background of transformation of Mumbai’s Urban Landscape 37 3.2 Political Discourse on Evictions, Displacement and Resettlement in Mumbai 40 3.3 Background – Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP) 42 3.4 Main Objectives of the RandR Policy 43 4 Development Mechanism of Resettlement Colonies 47 4.1 Political Background 47 4.2 Market Driven Development – Concept of TDR . 48 4.3 Institutional Arrangement 50 5 Site Studies and Analysis : The case of MUTP Resettlement Sites in Mumbai 53 5.1 Unreasonable high densities and the resultant Urban form . 55 5.2 Inadequate infrastructure and Amenities 61 5.3 Changing Buit forms - Changing lifestyles 67 5.4 The Resultant Urban Form – Housing or Warehousing? . 75 6 Observations 77 7 Present and Future Transformation of the Resettlement and Rehabilitation Colonies . 81 7.1 Economic Transformation in the Resettlement colonies 81 7.2 Social Transformation in the Resettlement colonies 83 7.3 Future Transformation 85 8 Strategies and Recommendations. 87 8.1 Strategies for existing Resettlement colonies . 87 8.2 Strategies for the development of new Resettlement colonies . 93 8.2.1 Lessons from the past and present colonies – Case Studies 93 8.2.2 Proposed Strategies . 97 9 Conclusion . 109 References . 111 Appendices 113 A1. Politics of Displacement and Resettlement across India – Various Discourses 113 A2. Literature Review. 116 a. Security Provision in Slum Resettlement Schemes in Mumbai- a Case Study of the Lallubhai Compound Settlement, Mankhurd by Jaideep Gupte (2010) 116 b. Reconstructing and Improving Livelihoods among the Urban Displaced: Lessons from Mumbai, India - Dolores Koenig (2014) 118 c. The Pruitt-Igoe Myth – Katharine G. Bristol (1991) . 120 A3. Interview 122 a. Interview 1. 122 b. Interview 2. 126 A4. List of questions asked for on site interviews 129