International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies ISSN 2028-9324 Vol. 7 No. 4 Aug. 2014, pp. 1611-1616 © 2014 Innovative Space of Scientific Research Journals http://www.ijias.issr-journals.org/ Corresponding Author: Dr. P. A. Khadke 1611 A STUDY OF SLUMS AS PROBLEM FOR URBAN GROWTH OF NANDED CITY, MAHARASHRTA (INDIA) Mr. M. U. Deshmukh 1 and Dr. P. A. Khadke 2 1 Research Scholar, School Of Earth Sciences, Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Nanded, Maharashtra, 431606, India 2 Assistant Professor and Research Guide, School Of Earth Sciences, Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Nanded, Maharashtra, India Copyright © 2014 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. ABSTRACT: In present paper we tried to study the slum settlement, slum population & land ownership of slums in the Nanded city. Slum dwellers live in the difficult social and economic conditions that manifest in different forms of deprivation – material, physical, social, and political in Nanded city. The slum area does not have even the essential facilities; for example, health care, water supply, roads, disposition of wastages, etc. In comparison with the south part of the city, the slums and the slum-dwellers are increasing in the north. Not only the slum dwellers but also the number of slums is increasing in the city. In 1971 total population of Nanded city were 126518 out of which Slum population were 20000 and in 2011 total population of city increases up to 719188 out of which Slum population is 279024. The slum population accounts 15.80 percent of the city population in 1971 whereas it increases up to 38.79 in 2011. This shows that rapid increase in slum population in Nanded city and it creates many social and economical problems in Nanded city. KEYWORDS: Slum, Population, Basic Services in Slums, Sanitation, Land ownership. INTRODUCTION In the present, the estimated 828 million slum-dwellers represent the one third population of the world. The vast majority of these slums – more than 90% – are located in cities of under-development countries. Often, the fastest growing cities have the highest concentrations of these temporary settlements. Slums are no longer just marginalized neighborhood housings, but a relatively small proportion of the urban population. In fact, in many cities, carving their way into the fabric of modern cities slums are the dominant type of human settlement, and making their mark as a distinct category of human settlement that characterizes many cities in the under-development world. Slum dwellers live in the difficult social and economic conditions that manifest in different forms of deprivation – material, physical, social, and political. They live in overcrowded, poorly constructed housing, often with insecure land possession. Housing in these settings ranges from high- rise tenements to shacks to plastic sheet tents on sidewalks, often located in undesirable parts of the city such as steep hillsides, riverbanks subject to flooding, or industrial areas. Slum dwellers' health is further affected by reduced access to safe food and water, poor sanitation, a breakdown of traditional family structures, high crime, and high unemployment rates. Due to the high population density, overcrowding, and lack of safe water and sanitation systems, slums are productive breeding grounds for tuberculosis, hepatitis, dengue, pneumonia, cholera, and diarrheal disease. Despite the tremendous need, healthcare services are generally difficult to access in these areas.