Bhatti Mines region, also known as Sanjay Colony is one of the most backward settlements in Delhi, quite detached from the hustle of the NCR region. It is a 45 minute long ride from Chhatarpur metro station through a small stretch of the forest into this area. When you finally reach, you see a community of Pakistani migrants called ' ood ' in a region of Bhatti Mines which is now called the ' Pakistani Mohalla '. They have received this land from the Indira Gandhi government, on the recommendation of Sanjay Gandhi, for settlement and began working in the Bhatti mines of the region to earn a living. However, this settlement colony has been far neglected and quite divorced from what we usually call and describe as 'development' or ' vikaas'. The mines are now shut due to environmental issues and there are no alternate opportunities for the present generation while the next generations have no conducive environment for learning and g...