Emergence of planned cities in india a study of urban villages of Chandigarh

Abstract

Planned cities are considered attractive sites for foreign direct investment and ultimately give a boost to the Gross Domestic Product of the nation. Not only this, the existing Indian cities are facing the problems of collapsing infrastructure in terms of unpleasant sewerage management, inadequate drainage system, disagreeable solid waste management, congested roadways, shortage of water and electricity supply and overcrowding. New cities represent a hope for the government and for the people who can think of escaping the nightmare of crowded old cities. To build new cities, the agricultural land of the farmers is acquired but the residential areas known as abadi deh remain in place. These areas are then called urban villages . Studying urban villages today is of immense importance as analyzing them provides important insights towards the nature of urbanization in developing. The present study will attempt to understand the situation of the urban villages of Chandigarh. newline