SLUM DETERIORATION AND ITS EFFECT ON HUMAN HEALTH

“Slum” one of the known cause for obstructing the development of urban area. It define as the places where buildings are
in any respect unfit for human environment; are by cause of Devastation, Overcrowding, Faulty arrangement and design of such
Building, Narrowness or Faulty Arrangement of Streets, lack of Ventilation, Light, sanitation facilities or any combination of these
factors which are Detrimental to Safety, health and morals. This study focuses on status of all such conductions in Vikas Nagar
slum in Dehuroad, Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation, Pune, Maharashtra, India. The study puts finger on overall
environment of slum including Pollution, Garbage-Solid Waste, Sewage-Drainage System, Water Supply system and health
problems on peoples living in slum.