In DDA’s mixed-income housing, the fence that divides ‘us’ and ‘them’
Residents of a DDA mixed-income housing project in Delhi are embroiled in a legal dispute over a fence separating EWS housing from middle-income blocks. The fence, which restricts access to shared community spaces, has become a symbol of social division within the newly constructed society.
Why it matters
It highlights the challenges of urban planning and social integration in government-led mixed-income housing initiatives.
The eight blocks of Dwarka Greens’ beige-and-white apartments have the same façade. Other than the floor area, the houses in the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) housing at Dwarka’s Sector 14, Pocket 5, have everything in common, including access to gig workers and domestic help. A gulmohar in full bloom redeems the standard-issue design: buildings with stilt parking, the blocks identified simply by the letters A to H.
The article presents the conflict from both the residents' and the DDA's perspectives without taking a definitive stance.
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