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Delhi’s (and India’s) urban poor may have houses to live. But are they habitable -Anuj Behal

-Down to Earth

The habitability of housing, rather than just its availability, will be an important factor in the future, given the trends in climate change

The summer of 2022 has been the second-hottest since 2010, according to Delhi-based think tank, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). The winter, monsoon and post-monsoon are also warming up. The mere availability of housing is no longer sufficient in such a scenario. It should also be ‘habitable’.

Regular heatwaves in previous years have led to abnormal and uncomfortably high daytime night-time temperatures, especially in cities. This happens due to the inability of an urban area to cool down after sunset as it gets flooded with heat exhaust from thousands of air conditioners.

The stress of climate change is even worse in the case of housing which is congested. No access to ventilation in the house adds up to the adversity.

The same housing space is used for different functions and is shared between multiple members. The unavailability of cooling options and material quality of the housing unit (for example asbestos roofs) further make the occupants more vulnerable.

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