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History
After the 2002 Gujarat Riots ended, nearly one-hundred thousand displaced people moved into 101 relief camps. The camps were run by community groups and NGOs, with the government committing to provide amenities and supplementary services like drinking water, medical help, clothing, blankets and temporary roof over the homeless victims. One of such temporary relief camps was Citizen Nagar.

The relocated camp is located on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, near Narol. Almost 116 Muslim families from Naroda Patiya — and some from Gulbarg Society — were resettled in Citizen Nagar during early 2003. The slum of 40 houses was donated by the Kerala Muslim League Relief Committee then headed by E. Ahmed, MP from Malappuram. Like all the relief colonies spread across Gujarat, Citizen Nagar was set up as a temporary camp but has burgeoned into a permanent slum.

The riot victims were provided with rows of shanties – one room-kitchen-toilet quarters with corrugated tin sheets for roofs – lined either side of a 10-foot-wide road that was slushy with sewage. The colony had no corporation schools for its 100-odd children, no health center and no piped water as Gujarat government did not actively fulfill its duty to provide appropriate relief and rehabilitation to the survivors.

Everyone was relieved until the families realized that Ahmedabad's garbage dumping grounds were just behind their current residence. The huge black mound that rises almost 135 m high was not just any mountain. It was the mountain of the waste the city discharged on daily basis. They never knew the landfill behind them will get bigger, darker and the smoldering fire would make their life a living hell.

However, for those homeless hopeful riot victims, something was better than anything.

Post riot effects on people of citizen nagar
The people of citizen nagar saw death at their close quarters and escaped, only for getting trapped in a life which is leaving hell with every breath they take. There were some 116 Muslim families who survived of the 2002 Naroda Patia massacre where 97 persons were killed. They have been living at Citizen Nagar for 15 years, next to Ahmedabad's biggest dump site, Pirana. The dump has eight lakh tones of legacy waste and life next to the smouldering heap is a daily struggle that literally leaves them gasping for breath. Of the following families, 26 persons were witnessed to the massacre and were provided police protection. However, the cops are conspicuous by their absence.

One of the eyewitness Reshma Saiyed also said that "The cops come once in a while and leave, saying the stench is unbearable and the air too polluted."

At the entrance there is a board that says: "Residents of Citizen Nagar will gather to pray for the lives lost in the 2002 massacre on the 15th anniversary of the riots on February 28".

The dumpster has affected the people of citizen nagar so much that behind every door in the locality you will find someone with respiratory problems. The most common medication at homes there is a cheap plastic inhaler, pumping a dose of medication into the lungs which make breathing easier. Many people there gets the asthma attacks usually and doctors suggest them to leave citizen nagar to save their lives, but the people think that moving is not an option as their income is barely enough for their survivals.

The riot survivals were literally dumped near the Pirana dumping site, people also filed public interest litigation for the same.

Faruq Shaikh, an auto-rickshaw driver witnessed to the 2002 Naroda Patiya massacre, was rehabilitated in Citizen Nagar. After this his 17-year-old daughter developed asthma from inhaling the polluted air, he sent her back to Naroda Patia, to live with her grandmother. "My heart aches to see my daughter living where so many people died, but I also want her to live," Shaikh said.

No bride wants to come in citizen nagar, as it is polluted very much.

Asif Nawab is a manufacturer of water purifier machines for industrial use and earns a relatively decent monthly income of Rs30,000 to Rs40,000. He is unable to find a bride because nobody wants to send their daughter to the polluted Citizen Nagar. "No family is ready to give their daughter in marriage to live in this polluted area. There are around 20 boys like me who are looking for brides," he added.

Population and area
Population in common means group of people, animals, things that can be identified by a common characteristics. And Area means a region or a part of town. Citizen nagar is basically located at Moulana azad nagar area, Danilimda, Ahmedabad.

Danilimda assembly constituency is one of the 182 assembly constituency of Gujarat. It is located in Ahmedabad District.

Citizen Nagar is basically Muslim area. After protest massacre in 2002.at Godhra Rayot, Naroda Patiya. 70 people died most of them were Muslims.number if persons displaced in 2002 were 1,32,532.

The crowd entered into citizen nagar. All were lost after riot many families died and some small children were left behind alone around 70 people died most of them were Muslims. This all happened due to protest. When it ended all people came to citizen nagar. They were lost, starving, dying and were searching for place to give themselves shelter. After few days the Kerala State Muslim League Relief Committee helped them build Citizen Relief Service of Shah-e-Alam, initially 30 families moved in to Citizen Nagar — it now has a population of around 800 families.

People got place to leave but that was just for temporary. They excepted government to build houses for them but that never happened so people build citizen nagar there home. When a person can’t do anything they do the thing which no one can think. Its Cities biggest dumping yard. Completely surrounded by solid waste. Many families live together in a 10*10 tenement. That’s just a small room or a block we can say. 40 rooms were donated by Kerala state Muslim committee because of this people have the ray of hope to live but still we can see lots of problems. They are not provided with municipal water. They drink from the pond where all factories waster is collected. Still they pay municipal tax.

One resident said the population is increasing day by day because of the lack of education and once who are important for the nagar are dying because of the diseases. The highest age of the person was 79.This makes the diseases a permanent resident of citizen nagar, with the nearest hospital 15 kilometers away. The 800 families breathe chemical factories air and not oxygen.

Infrastructure
Infrastructure means fundamental facilities and services serving a country, city, or other area, the services and facilities necessary for the economy of a country to function. Infrastructure is comprised of basic facilities such as roads, bridges, tunnels, water supply, sewers, and electrical grids, telecommunications which helps the country to improve and progress.

Types of Infrastructure:


 * Soft infrastructure:

It is nothing but to help deliver certain services to the population which requires human capital. It includes the healthcare system, financial institutions, education systems, etc.


 * Hard Infrastructure:

It includes those services which are essential for any country to have economic progress. It includes roads, highways, bridges, as well as the capital/assets needed to make them operational.


 * Critical Infrastructure:

These are assets defined by a government as being essential to the functioning of a society and economy, such as facilities for shelter and heating, telecommunication, public health, agriculture, etc.

Infrastructure in citizen Nagar

Housing:

It is a basic facility any people should have but it’s not like that the people who are living in citizen nagar have to live in a house of one room. The rooms are even very small where it is difficult for even three or more people to stay. The place is very small. And there are such families there in which five or more people stay in house. Few people even don’t get the ownership rights of that land.

Health Care:

The medical facilities are also not at all good in the citizen nagar. Government has not taken any step to improve the health facilities. There are no government or private hospitals in citizen nagar. People over there are financially weak so they can’t even go to private hospitals and so many people lose their lives because of it.

Education:

For any countries development it is important that youth generation i.e. the students are educated for which there should be school facilities but in citizen nagar there are no government schools. Private schools are bit far away but they too are expensive for the people to afford. Thus it also lacks educational facilities.

Other facilities:

Other facilities like water supply, transportation which includes roads, electricity supply, etc. all are lacking in there. Roads are very poorly built there lots of pits have been formed. Water supply is also not proper there people have to stand in line to fill water as water comes for very limited time. Also electricity supply is not sufficient there. Everyday power cuts are there and people have to live in darkness.

Thus no proper infrastructural facilities are there in citizen nagar take it from housing to education to medical and other facilities there is lack of each of these facilities.

Local issues
In the setting is a tremendous dark hill that ascents just about 135 m high. This is the place Ahmedabad dumps its waste. "What's more, here, Citizen Nagar, is the place we have been put since 2003," says Nadeemuddin Saiyyed, 52, one of the soonest occupants of the province that was set up on the edges of Ahmedabad.

It has been 15 years post riots and only a little has changed in terms of progress.

The landfill behind them has got bigger, darker and the smouldering fires there more frequent. There are rows of shanties — one room-kitchen-toilet quarters with corrugated tin sheets for roofs — line either side of a 10-foot-wide road that’s slushy with sewage. Moreover, the colony has no corporation schools for its 100-odd children, no health center and no piped water.The population, though has increased from initially 30 families to now around 800 citizens residing in the place.

Water problems:

Currently they survive on the municipal water tanker for drinking water. The residents there have confirmed that the tanker has never arrived before noon and the tanker would not be back until the next day. For serving other purposes of water, they have a bore-well but the landfill makes the water unfit for consumption.

Education:

There are no government schools in the area and most people can’t afford the private schools that charge around Rs 500 a month. An NGO, Gyan Shala, runs free classes up to the primary level, after which most children drop out.

Working Women:

While most of the men work as laborers, auto drivers and tailors, the women here too work. Most of the women supplement their income by doing embroidery. Not only women, small girls who have school in the afternoon also work to earn.

Health dispensaries:

Residents of Citizen Nagar say that while they have learnt to live with the stench from the landfill, they are worried about how frequently they fall ill. With not even a dispensary in Citizen Nagar, residents have to travel to the Shah-e-Alam area which has a municipal health center. That is nearly 3 km away but because of the un motor able road from Citizen Nagar, the travel takes long. The minimum fare to travel there by auto is also too expensive for the below average income residents. They have kids which are born with diseases and is another dangerous consequence of the huge landfill behind their residence.