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4.2.1 Spatial growth at the macro-level
4.2.1 Spatial growth at the macro-level
Figure 4.3 : The study region (highlighted in yellow) with surroundings in 2005
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Source: Google Earth
2005: At the macro-level, the study region, highlighted in yellow, is dense in Tarulia and Nayapatti, whereas the rest of the study region is comparatively filled with green cover. In the surrounding regions, the adjacent region of New Town has acres of vacant land with plots marked for future development. Salt Lake, which was a planned township in the 1960s, is similar as previous times. Meanwhile, towards the south-west of the study region, as visible from this 2005 satellite imagery, there are sporadic but planned existing developments.
Figure 4.4 : The study region (highlighted in yellow) with surroundings in 2011
Source: Google Earth
2011: In 2011, as visible from the satellite imagery shown below, New Town has undergone maximum transformation. The region which was once entirely vacant and green in the early 2000s, was going through the phase of plotted developments in 2011. Meanwhile, as visually evident from the figures, within the study region, there has also been immense increase in the built up area. Also, there has been an increase in the built up area in Sector V, which was considerably vacant in 2005. In 2006, Sector V was formally renamed as NDITA or Nabadiganta Industrial Township Authority, which has already been explained in the historical documentation part earlier. The establishment of NDITA in 2006 has driven more developments predominantly in the IT sector in this region.
2017: The period from 2011 to 2017 witnessed the maximum rise in spatial growth. New Town was the region which undergone maximum transformation. New Town has developed itself from scratch into an entirely new township, during this 12 year phase from 2005 to 2017. Also, rapid developments are visible throughout the study region, which will be dealt at in greater details in the forthcoming sections. Also, Sector V or NDITA, which was formally established in 2006, has now fully developed as a planned industrial township in this region. When seen at a macro level, the East Kolkata Wetlands have also shown a shocking trend as far as environment is concerned. Popping up of vacant lands and kutcha settlements within the bhery regions, has been
