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Floods do not affect all residents equally. Low-income communities often live in low-lying or environmentally hazardous areas because affordable formal housing is unavailable elsewhere.
They may lack insurance, savings or secure tenure. Therefore, climate-resilient urban planning is also a question of social justice.
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Syllabus & Relevance
Paper: GS-2
Theme: Social Issues
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Static Foundation
Relocation policies must avoid treating vulnerable communities merely as encroachers while ignoring larger commercial violations.
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