URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION IN JAIPUR CITY, RAJASTHAN

In an era of global climate change and rapid urbanization, innovations on governance of urban systems are critically required as 50 percent people are now living in less than 3 percent of the earth’s urbanized terrestrial surface. Urbanisation in India is neither unique nor exclusive but is similar to a world-wide phenomenon. In an era of global climate change and rapid urbanization, innovations on governance of urban systems are critically required as 50 percent people are now living in less than 3 percent of the earth’s urbanized terrestrial surface. Urbanisation in India is neither unique nor exclusive but is similar to a world-wide phenomenon. According to the City Development Plan Jaipur is a fast growing city, ranking 11th in the list of Indian mega cities with a population of 2.3 million and annual growth rate of 4.5 percent. Jaipur forms the urban core being the only million plus city in the state. It is the primate city of the state acting as the centre for education and employment opportunities. It attracts migration from all parts of the state (70 percent of migrants come from within the state). Over 2 lakh migrants were added to Jaipur city during 1991-2001. The city offers jobs in commerce, services and the informal sector and shows a high economic growth compared to several other Indian cities. Jaipur is one of the most sought after tourist destination in the world with about 3000 tourists visiting the city every day. The objective of the study is to find out the urbanisation trend and environmental pollution in the city.