Question

outline the history of town planning in calcutta(kolkata) during the colonial period?​

Answer 1

Answer:With these goals in mind, Governor General Lord Wellesley (1798-1805) began the planning process with his prescriptive 'Minute on Calcutta' in 1803 which led to the setting up of the Lottery Committee in 1817 — so called because funds for city development were raised through public lotteries.

Explanation: (i)Two concerns which influenced the town planning in the nineteenth century were defence and health. (ii)In many towns British built forts to protect their factories. Around the fort a vast open space was left open