There may be two sides to this story as sons of the soil too increase old housing, the one-storey bungalows and homes of old, adding on a mezzanine or floor, at times without permission as their families grow. However, there can be resolutions with alternative housing and some kind of common ground reached.

The Bhoomiputras have time and again protested against being grouped together with slum dwellers. They claim they are the original inhabitants but outsiders build slums on their gaothan periphery, without papers and they are called slum dwellers along with them. We need a clear demarcation or boundary between the villages or gaothans and the slums. This will be a physical marker and a start and reference point for any housing projects in the future.

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Meanwhile, the community must not fall into a victim complex and look at how best they can decongest roads and improve access to their homes. Keeping culture alive can also be at the individual level, wherein each household passes on its way of life and culture to the younger generation. A happy balance has to be struck, between community and local representatives as preservation and problem solving go along with progress.