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The 2011 census estimated 70000 homeless people in Calcutta. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-21626113

http://southasia.oneworld.net/news/kolkata-slums-face-forced...

They're destroying the slums without making alternative housing arrangements. (Turkey's done some of this as well. Tarlabasi and Sulukule are prime examples. It's destroying communities, but India is much worse about it.)

I'd argue that Turkey is actively trying to destroy cultural identity as an extension of decades old habits, regardless of the government in power. (I'm not a Turkish apologist by any means.) However, I think this is getting off the main point of original post, so I'll stop here.

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