The Demand For Municipal Services In Urban Slums: A Case Study Of Multan-Pakistan

The objectives of this research paper is to analyze the demand and availability of municipal services in the slum areas of Multan city. For this purpose, we selected 10 slums areas of Multan city and collected primary data from 125 respondents through a structured questionnaire. Binary Logistic Regression method was used to analyze the data. The study revealed that essential amenities like clean drinking water, drainage system and waster lifting facilities were unavailable in the selected slum areas. The residents of slums are suffering different diseases due poor sanitation and unclean water. The study suggest that the government agencies should provide these services in order to improve living conditions of people.