Question Q.19GS1GS1

How do unplanned urbanization and unbated rural-urban migration contribute to the multiple woes faced by Indian metropolises?

Introduction

As per National Family India is set to accommodate 50% of urban population by 2025. This leads to rethinking on woes present in Indian metropolises.

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Unplanned Urbanization contributes to woes in Indian metropolises:

1Lack of solid waste management leading to choking, blocking of drainage

2Unregulated Construction illegally leading to deaths of people (eg) old randar Nagar death

3Traffic congestion leading to Noise pollution as seen in mumbai, Delhi

4Air pollution due to Industries, vehicles in delhi as gas chamber

5Poor devolution of power to urban municipalities to wash on it as per Mandchamar Artyed Committee

Unabated rural-urban migration - coged to metropolis

(a) Growth of unregulated, illegal slums through migration (eg) Dharavi in Mumbai

(b) Rise of cost, rent of flat, building to migration

(d) Urban crimes such as women rape, trafficking of migrants from away areas

(e) Inequality not only in terms of economy but also geographical spread (eg) - Mumbai v/s New Mumbai

Measures:

(a) Developing, empowering municipal bodies by municipal bonds, Untied funds, Mayor elections as per 3rd April

(b) Neel relocation, development of slums as done by Maharashtra govt

(d) Planned city like Chandigarh need to be learnt as case study worth bank called India Urbanization (Merely Organization) - lets develop Indian city like China to transform towards flourished & prosperous Urbanization

— Saichaitanya Jadhav · AIR 68

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Urbanization, their problems and their remedies

Rural-urban migration

Unplanned urbanization and migration woes

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