Daijiworld Media Network – New Delhi

New Delhi, Nov 4: Dozens of families living just a few kilometres away from the Prime Minister’s residence are staring at an uncertain future this winter after receiving eviction and rehabilitation notices from the Land and Development Office (L&DO) under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.

In the DID Camp along Lok Kalyan Marg (formerly Race Course Road), 65-year-old Rooplal lies bedridden on a mattress, wrapped in a blanket. “How can we leave our homes in this cold? I came here with my father when I was a child,” says the elderly resident, who has been immobile for eight years.

The camp, home to around 90 families, received notices on October 29 directing residents to vacate within 15 days. The eviction order cited the dwellers as illegal o

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