Critical Issues and Emerging Challenges of Urbanization: A Case Study in Guwahati City of Assam

Abstract

Indian society has increasingly become urbanized.There were over 285 million people living in urban areas in India in 2001, spread throughout about 5,200 urban agglomerations. In 2011, it rose to about 380 million. It is projected that by 2030, more than 600 million of the 1.4 billion people on the planet may reside in urban regions. Urbanization is a normal phenomenon linked to population expansion.

The present study tries to investigates the problems and difficulties that Guwahati city's urban residents confront and their satisfaction level living in the Guwahati city. The study is completely based on the primary sources of data and the findings of the study shows that overcrowding is the major challenge faced by the urban people in Guwahati city and waste management is the major and foremost environmental issue pressing in urban areas of Guwahati City. Furthermore, it is imperative that the government prioritizes addressing these issues and challenges to advance Guwahati's development into a smart city