A woman sits in a chair near where her house was demolished. A sign put up by the Delhi Development authority is a reminder of the threat to her temporary shelter in the background.
A solitary statue of Hanuman is the only remenant of the 30 odd dwellings that were demolished around it. Around 700 houses in the area have been demolished and the residents evicted from their dwellings at Gyaspur on the Yamuna flood plains near Sarai Kale Khan.
Most of the residents of the Sulm cluster of Behlolpur Bangar, who earn a living by collecting scrap, have been told to vacate their dwellings as the land is in the Yamuna floodplains. There is currently a stay on the eviction order.
32 year old Shamban walks past collected piles of scrap to her shanty. Most of the residents of the Sulm cluster of Behlolpur Bangar, who earn a living by collecting scrap, have been told to vacate their dwellings.
Scrap dealer Ali with his wife Deepa at their home in Behlolpur Bangar that they have been told to vacate by the authorities. The couple run a scrap business and provide employment to the dozen or so families that live in the surrounding lot of land.
Two women huddle together on a cold winter morning outside their families belongings in the middle of a field. The Family has been living in the area for decades but have been told to leave by the authorities.
Residents of the area have been repeatedly evicted by the authorities and now live in temporary structures put together with bits of plastic, tin sheets and bricks scrounget from the surroundings.
