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Mayor Aki-Sawyer was speaking as she announced commencement of feasibility study in the slum communities and the potential areas where the housing projects will be hosted.
The World Bank supported project, under its Urban Resilience Project, is part of plans to decongest the city which is struggling to meet demands for social services due to over population.
Lack of housing has forced some Sierra Leoneans to live in dangerous locations, like slums, up steep hills and even under bridges.