Necessity, Encroachment or Sustainability? Posted on January 09' 2018January 09' 2018 by Urban Précis Team Encroachment? Walking through the Lal Kuan locality on Delhi-Faridabad border, one confronts the sharp line of division between natural, necessary and encroachment. The informal housing as well as new planned development is taking up spaces abandoned after closure of mining activities. People taking up the land are building to sustain their lives but are essentially developing by altering the natural terrain composed of Aravali hills. Such urban edges give a glimpse into challenges of walking the tight rope of urbanisation. #informal #housing #sustainable #development #encroachment #urban #urbanprecis #stone #expansion #village #India #urbanisation Photo – Manik Doomra (@manikdoomra) A post shared by Urban Précis (@urbanprecis) on Jan 9, 2018 at 4:25am PST Published by Urban Précis Team View all posts by Urban Précis Team