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MADHAN KUMAR ALAMANDAGeography and AdministrationMadurai city has an area of 52 km2, within an urban area now extending over asmuch as 130 km2 (http://www.madurai.com/general.htm) and it is located at9°56′N 78°07′E9.93°N 78.12°E (http://www.madurai.com/general.htm). It has anaverage elevation of 101 meters above mean sea level. Temperatures duringsummer reach a maximum of 40 and a minimum of 26.3 °C, though temperaturesover 43 °C are not uncommon. Winter temperatures range between 29.6 and 18°C. The average annual rainfall is about 85 cm(http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/25/Madurai.html).Fig 1.Geographical location of MaduraiThe entire Madurai district comes under the direct control of the District collectorand the corporation limits within it is administered by Commissioner, MaduraiMunicipal Corporation. There are 72 wards and elected councillors of those wardsjoin Council of Madurai Corporation, select the Mayor of the city2
Housing for the poorDemography and Health..As per the 2001 census, the city corporation had a population of 928,869. Thepopulation of the Madurai urban agglomeration was 1,203,095(http://www.citypopulation.de/India-TamilNadu.html). In Madurai, malesconstitute 50.53% of the population and females 49.46%. (Census of India, 2001).Basic health indicators maintained by the Corporation, the City registered 20,429births and 5,327 deaths in 2009. The other indicators are presented in Table 1.Table 1: Basic Health Indicators of Madurai Corporation, 2009Sl. No. Vital statistics Madurai Tamilnadu India1 Birth Rate 18.0 15.8 23.12 Death Rate 5.0 7.2 7.43 Still Birth Rate 8.0 NA NA4 Infant Morality Rate 8.0 35 555 Maternal Morality Rate 0.5 NA NA6 Expectation of Life at Birtha. Male NA 65 62.6b. Female NA 67.4 64.2Source: The City Health Officer, Madurai Corporation, 2009EconomyAccording to Census 2001, the urban <strong>Work</strong>force Participation Rate (WPR) is34.18 percent which was 31.87 percent in1991 (including marginal workers)(Census of India, 2001). The positive growth in WPR in urban area can beattributed to the growth in the Service Sector of which the contribution of urbanpoor is predominant.1.2. Shelter Related Fact and FiguresAccess to ShelterMadurai city is facing acute shortage of housing stock, mainly attributed to thephenomenal growth of the city with influx of rural population, increase in tourismrelated activities and conversion of building use. There is a need to add 60,000houses in the next 10 years to meet the demand (CDP, Madurai Corporation,2006).3
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