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Articles by Pooja Varma

About Pooja Varma
Pooja Varma is an Urban Governance Expert at UN-Habitat India.
Infrastructure

People-centric approach critical for solving India’s housing woes

October 30, 2020 Parul Agarwala, Swati Singh Sambyal and Pooja Varma

PMAY and Clean India Mission have built strong foundations for sustainable, inclusive housing but community engagement is crucial, say experts from UN-Habitat on the occasion of World Cities Day.

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