Make room for poor within city limits: Reddy

The Minister released a report by the United Nations Population Fund UNFPA, which has predicted that more than half of the world8217;s population would be living in urban areas by next year.

Calling urbanisation 8220;eminently desirable8221; and 8220;a liberating process8221;, Reddy said to ease pressure on towns and cities, it is not necessary to evict migrants. Instead, better land utilisation and, if necessary, 8220;going vertical8221; are the needs of the hour.

8220;Urbanisation without building external infrastructure like sewage, access, etc. is not good. In fact, state governments should make laws that compel builders to ensure that proper infrastructure is in place,8221; he said.

Reddy also talked about a proposal to establish a regulating authority to ensure that buyers of private apartments in Delhi are not cheated.