The Yamuna’s floodplains in Delhi have been home to thousands of families, who have been living here for decades, and some of whom are farmers who have tilled and cultivated these lands into wonderfully rich and plentiful farms that feed the belly of the city. These floodplains are a source of home and livelihood to these families.
However, these families have been branded as encroachers of these lands, a trivial hindrance to what could be a world class riverfront in the capital city of a global superpower. To pave the way for the Yamuna Riverfront Development Project, the state, through the Delhi Development Authority, has been conducting many eviction drives across the floodplains for over two decades now.
This story documents the journeys of one such family, after the evictions took place.
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