whenever complete , over 2 million citizens are reported to be displaced . after wiping out the closest desirable flimsy , fifth in line for demolition are the criminal " well - off " shanties and neighborhoods , according to the legal and bureaucratic motions that have been executed toward messing up hyderabad ' s face by lowering the dominance of shantytown , and make up 62 percent of chennai ' s housing .
200,000 shanties have been demolished.