MSW Students Visit to Slum

1. The observation visit on slum “ KEEL MADURAI”

3. M. Jegan

4. A. Radha Krishanan

5. M. Ramalingam

6. R. Ramarajan

7. S. Saranya Devi

8. S. Sivamanikandan

9. S. Umawathi

10. R. VinothDate: 24/9/2010

11. What is slum? This is the place : these narrow ways, diverging to the right and left, and reeking everywhere with dirt and filth. See how the rotten beams are tumbling down, and how the patched and broken windows seem to scowl dimly, narrow ways, diverging to the right and left…. Where neither rays of light nor breath of air appears to come.

12. INTRODUCTION to Madurai Slums: Speaking about the development of Madurai, there are 240 slums in Madurai A group of trainees from Madurai Institute of Social Sciences has been to the particular slum named “Keel Madurai” nearer to the Kamarajar salai. It is one of the smallest slum in Madurai.

14. The people were from two sub-divisions of scheduled caste.

16. Totally there were 435 Males and 461 Females.

17. Even though they were separated by community, occupation, temple etc... , they were residingtogether in the slum.

18. STUDENT’S INTERACTING WITH THE COMMUNITY

20. There were sufficient water supply.

21. Electricity facilities were also good.

22. Most of the streets has well-constructed roads and underground drainage facilities.

25. The slum is located very near to Madurai East Railway Station (Keel Madurai).

28. The two communities are living in clusters - separately

29. Each caste is having their own temple

32. The houses are in poor condition.

35. Here too there is improper drainage facilities.

36. Now only the government building the proper drainage facilities- but it is slow in progress.

37. The improper drainage facilities leads to overflow of water in the road.

38. It breeds mosquitoes and causes diseases.

42. The improper maintenance of electric wires seems to be a major threat to the safety of the residents.

44. Most of them are not having ration card too.Note: The above information are collected from the “KEEL MADURAI” slum people.

46. The trainees with slum people...

47. The trainees Interacting with the slum people.

48. Siva Manikandan S. Jegan M. Umawathi S. Ramarajan R. Ramalingam M. Jeyashree V. Vinoth R. Saranya Devi S. Radhakrishnan A

49. Siva manikandan S. Jeyashree V. Vinoth R. Jegan M. Ramalingam M. Radhakrishnan A Ramarajan R. Saranya Devi S. Umawathi S. Thank You…