Co-living with seasonal migrants: in respect of chanpara

Abstract

In northwestern part of Bangladesh, people used to face seasonal famine which is called “Monga” in local language. They follow a way to cope with their seasonal famine. They migrate to the urban areas and work as day laborers to continue their earnings. They migrate every year from august to November. With the innovation of technology and transportation the motive of seasonal migration has slightly diverted from before, but still urban area has more working opportunities in famine season than rural areas. So, the habit of seasonal migration continues. Many NGOs and Governmental organizations have taken steps to support this community by creating working opportunities, but no one is thinking about their housing condition during migration period. Some of these migrant people stay at their known person’s house by seasonal renting system. They usually find urban slum areas to take rent. The rent of the slums which are situated at extended Dhaka, are comparatively lower than which are in the middle of Dhaka. Among many urban slums of extended Dhaka, Chanpara resettlement is one of the prominent one and existing people of chanpara are habituated with the system of seasonal renting. This study is about the living condition of the adaptation of seasonal renting system in Chanpara resettlement.