London: The Prince of Wales is planning to build a shantytown for 15000 poor people in India inspired by the one he saw in Slumdog Millionaire.
As a part of the plan, schools, shops and 3,000 homes will be built, reports the Daily Mail.
Charles plans to turn a 25-acre expanse of Indian wasteland on the outskirts of either Calcutta or Bangalore into a ‘mini oasis in the desert’ and the development will be modelled on Poundbury, the Dorset model village that has been Prince Charles’s 30-year pet project.
“When you enter what looks from the outside like an immense mound of plastic and rubbish, you immediately come upon an intricate network of streets with miniature shops, houses and workshops, each one made out of any material that comes to hand,” the Daily Mail quoted him as saying.
“We have a great deal to learn about how complex systems can self-organise to create a harmonious whole,” he added.
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