As a part of its slum clearance program, in May 1999 the city of Vijayawada tore down huts scattered all over time. The people were shifted to a location on the outskirts of the city called KANDRIKA. About 1,000 families from the slums of Autonagar, Krishnalanka, Ranigarithota and Kalavakatta were relocated to Kandrika overnight, without warning. Each family was given 46 square meters of land to put up a hut. The area, however, is surrounded by drainage water; the place is infested with mosquitoes. It also lacks the most basic infrastructure. Currently all children in Kandrika have sponsors.

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