Tamil Nadu ranks first in urbanisation among the fifteen major States in the country. Urbanisation has been on the increase since 19611.According to the 2001 Census, Tamil Nadu has emerged as the State with the highest level of urbanisation (43.86 per cent) in the country. 2.72 out of 6.21 crore of the total population of Tamil Nadu live in urban areas.
Objective • To highlight the impact of Urbanisation slowdown in our state. • To emphasize, how the natural habitats are destroyed.
Scope and Limitation
The scope of this report is towards enabling the students and management • To highlight the upshot of environmental degradation • Help them to become a part in reducing the global warming.
Limitations
This study is applicable to the students of LIBA and therefore the professor and Management.
The data used to explain the study is collected from internet and various media sources.
Urbanisation
Tamil Nadu has a very dispersed pattern of urbanisation with municipalities in virtually every District. The boundaries of Chennai District are contiguous with the Chennai Municipal Corporation. However, the Chennai Metropolitan Area is a larger area which includes several municipalities and town panchayats. The spatial distribution (by district) of the six corporations, 104 municipalities, and 611 town panchayats, clearly illustrates that urbanization is not limited to anyone part of the State. However the urbanization is slow in our state due to few aspects as Population, Poverty, Water Supply, Growth of slum, Environment sanitation (Sewerage, Drainage, Solid waste disposal)
Population:
The 2.7 crore urban population of Tamil Nadu require a wide range of urban services including water supply, sewerage, solid waste management and streets as well as social infrastructure like schools, hospitals, markets and so on. The density of population in urban areas not only reveals the concentration of people in urban areas but also highlights the
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