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Article Name :
SILIGURI IS CHANGING (?): UTTORAYON TOWNSHIP AND THE PROSPECTS AND PROBLEMS OF URBANISATION IN NORTH BENGAL
Author Name :
Gopal Sharma
Publisher :
Ashok Yakkaldevi
Article Series No. :
ROR-809
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Abstract :
One of the most recent and important phenomena observed in India is the formation of urban agglomeration, which is defined as geographic concentration of urban population and economic activities. But, there are both positive and negative impacts of urbanisation. On the one hand urbanisation leads to prosperity and development on the other hand it creates a big gap in between rural and urban facilities. The present paper is trying to highlights the prospects and problems of urbanisation with special reference to Uttorayon Township in Siliguri, district Darjeeling in the state of West Bengal. The study is based on 50 randomly selected respondents (30 males and 20 females). This is a field based study, with the help of prepared questionnaires and interview schedules the informations and relevant data were collected. The sampling methods for choosing the respondents are purposive random sampling. The socio-economic and psychological status of the respondents before and after rehabilitation (From Chandmoni Tea Estate to Subalvita) have been analysed thoroughly.
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