Question

Which document give land development indications in india?

Answer 1

History of Land Use Planning in India

• Development in all forms is essential for all countries, for this purpose, various methods are adopted which include economic planning, spatial planning or/and any other suitable planning.
• Land use planning in India came with the emergence of the need for the planned development of towns and cities.
• Before independence, the need for planning was not very much required as the population, and the resource availability has a good ratio but with the passage of time and increase in population the condition of urban areas started deteriorating and
• the need to go for planned development was emphasized. Before independence development of towns and cities took place and various types of cities emerged.
• The type of the city was predominantly governed by their locations which played an important role in their function.
• For example, port cities were located on coastal areas and trade through sea routed took place in these cities.
• Development and more importantly “planned development” is possible by efficient use of available resources like land, air, water, soil, forests and other natural resources.
• For achieving efficiency and increasing output land use planning in India gained importance.