9K families in Maha slums get addresses based on latitudes, longitudes
At least 9,000 families living in slums in Maharashtra's Pune, Thane, Navi Mumbai and Kolhapur got independent digital addresses, based on their latitudes and longitudes, called 'Plus Codes'. "For basic facilities...navigable location address is a must in the digital era," a Pune-based NGO said. "Lack of granular data has...hampered governments from reaching out to vulnerable families," NGO added.