Answer» - Slums are in environmentally unsuited and degraded area. Houses in slums are decaying, poor hygienic conditions, poor ventilation.
- Lack of basic amentities like drinking water, light and toilet facilities.
- They are overcrowded having narrow street pattern prone to serious hazards from fire.
- People living in slums are poor. Therefore problems are common.
- They are the undernourished, prone to different types of diseases and illness.
- They can not afford to give proper education to their children
- The poverty makes them vulnerable to drug abuse alcoholism, crime, vandalism and ultimately they face social exclusion.
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