Vadnagar, June 27 -- Vadnagar, one of India's oldest living cities with a history spanning over 2,500 years and the hometown of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is moving towards becoming Gujarat's first slum-free city through a comprehensive rehabilitation initiative aimed at providing permanent housing to slum residents.

As part of the state's vision of Viksit Gujarat and the "Housing for All" initiative, authorities have identified 16 slum pockets across the town, prepared beneficiary lists and initiated rehabilitation measures to provide residents with permanent homes.

According to Vadnagar Municipality Chief Executive Officer Bharat Vyas, most of the identified slum pockets are located around the Ring Road.

"There are 16 slum pockets...