Journal of Global Resources
Volume 4
ISSN: 2395-3160 (Print), 2455-2445 (Online)

January 2017

Page 99-107

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SPATIO-TEMPORAL LANDUSE CHANGE: A CASE STUDY OF UDAIPUR CITY
Barkha Chaplot
Guest Faculty, Department of Geography, Mohanlal, Sukhadia University, Udaipur
Email: barkhachaplotjain@gmail.com
Abstract: The present research work attempts to examine the growth and development,
trends and pattern of landuse of Udaipur city. The entire study is based on
secondarysources of data. The growth and development of Udaipur city have been
discussed in terms of expansion of the city limits from walled city to the present municipal
boundary over the two periods of times i.e. pre-independence and post-independence
period. However, the trends land use of the city has been examined for four periods oftimes from 1971 to 2011 and pattern of land use of the city has been analyzed for 2011.
The study reveals that there is significant rise in land use in the categories of residential,commercial, industrial, institutional, entertainment, public and semi-public, circulation, thegovernment reserved, agriculture, forest, water bodies, other open areas.
Key words: Growth, Development, Land use, Spatio-Temporal, Growth
Introduction
Land is the most significant of all the natural resources and the human-use of land
resources gives rise to land use. Land use varies with the man’s activity on land or purpose
for which the land is being used, whether it is for food production, provision of shelter,recreation and processing of materials and so on, as well as the biophysical characteristicsof the land itself. The land use is being shaped under the influence of two broad set offorces viz. human needs and environmental processes (Halder, 2013). Land is an
important natural resource that embraces the elements like the overlying temperature,moisture, topography, soil matrix and physical structure. It is certainly a manifestation of
the past and present human activities. But land has the characteristics of its fixity in supply
and scarcity. Therefore, land use pattern is directly concerned with the problem arising in
the process of deciding upon and carrying out into action the optimum use. In a dynamic
world, certain modification can occur in the existing pattern of land utilization (Lekhi R.K. &Jogindre Singh, 2011).Land use is the surface utilization of all developed and vacant landon a specific point at given time and space (Mandal, 1982). Land use and land cover
information are important for several planning and management activities concerned withthe surface of the earth (Lillesand, 1993) because it constitutes key environmental
information for many scientific, resource management and policy purposes, as well as for arange of human activities (Boayke et., 2008).
Objectives
There are two objectives have been selected for study:• To analyzethe growth and development of Udaipur city.
• To examine the trends and patterns of landuse of Udaipur city.
Study Area
Udaipur city is located at 24°35” north latitude and 73°44’ east longitude. The UMC(Udaipur Municipal Corporation) is only Municipal Corporation in Udaipur district andcovered an area of 64 sq. km. At present, the city is divided into 55 wards (Fig.1). Udaipur
city is the sixth largest urban center in Rajasthan. The north-south extension is 18.5 km
and the east-west extension is 27.5 km and its location along the major transport arteries of
the country NH- 8 connecting Delhi-Mumbai, NH-76 towards Chittaurgarh district, SH-9 and99SH-3232 connecting to Chittaurgarh and Banswara districts. According to Census of India
2011, the population of Udaipur city is 4.5 million (4, 50,729 persons). The density of
population in the city is 7,042 persons per square kilometre.

Methodology
The present study is entirely based on secondary sources of data.. The data were collectedfrom Urban Improvement Trust Udaipur, Udaipur Development Authority,
Authority Town Planning
Department, Udaipur, Udaipur City Development Plan 2006 and 2014, Udaipur Master
Plan 2022 and 2041,, published and unpublished works.
work The growth and development of
Udaipur city have been discussed in terms of expansion of the city limits from walled city tothe present municipal boundary over the two periods of times i.e. pre-independence
preandpost-independence
independence period. However, the trends land use of the city has been examined for
four periods of timesfrom 1971 to 2011 and pattern of land use of the city has been
analyzedfor 2011.
RESULTSAND DISCUSSION
Development of Udaipur City
Udaipur city is the part of the ancient civilizationof Mewar. Udaipur is known by the name ofits founder Maharana Udai Singh (1537-1572(1537 1572 AD). Though the city has become 456 years
old by its establishment. The Ahar valley, where, the city came into existence, has been
known for human occupation and settlement for the last 400 years. After
fter fall of Chittaurgarh
as a capital, 110 kmsouth--west of it, Maharana Udai Singh shifted his capital to ‘Girwa’ atUdaipur and laid its foundation in 1559 A.D (Tod, 1829: 678). Later on, this erstwhile
princely state got the special status under British Empire (Yate. 1880:87). After
independence, now it is one
o of the major urban centers (i.e. sixth largest) in the state ofRajasthan. Development of Udaipur city historically may be discussed into the following
two broad periods of time as Pre-independencePre
and Post- Independence.

100Pre-Independence
The foundation of the city was originally laid down by Maharana Udai Singh on a hillock
known today as ‘Moti Magri’ by building a place which is in ruins state today. On the adviceof holy man, a palace named ‘Nochoki Palace’ was built presently is known as ‘Rai Angan’(Surana, 1981: 12). Udaipur was established officially after about 1651 A.D. when the city
befitting its status was elaborated with 6.3 kilometres long rampart with four gates in four
directions, viz., a moat in the north and east, Ekling Garh in the north, Machala Magra
forest provide security to the city including the Pichola dam known as Barapal and Jag
Niwas and Jag Mandir palaces constructed within Lake Pichola have extension northwards
to include the Rang Sagar.
The Phase of 1620-1818 was the time of development or growth outside the walledcity. The Lake Fatehsagar was expanded by the Maharana Udai Singh to the periphery of
thecity. Sajjan Garh Fort, Jag Mandir, Jagdish Temple and Neemach Mata were built.
Brahmpuri area was developed as a residential area during this period. The walled city was
linked with additional gates like Hathipole and Surajpole. There were eleven gates in
Udaipur city, but at present, there are only nine gates in existence i.e. Braham Pole, Amba
Pol, Chand Pol, Hathi Pol, Suraj Pol, Udai Pol, Kishan Pol, Jamro Pol and Delhi Gate. The
important development outside the city took place during the Phase of 1818- 1947. The
traditional ‘Haveli’ type houses gradually changed into the ‘Bungalow’ type, which started
growing outside the walled city towards north direction along with the residence of British
officers. Several structure of religious and secular nature came into existence, including theconstruction of ‘Goverdhan Sagar’ and a palace adjacent to it at a distance of 3.2 km.
towards the south with a feeding towards thenorth, and Pichola was extended towards
Swaroop Sagar by putting a dam outside Hathipole. Public utility services increased due tothe impact of Britishers and consequently Hospitals, schools, courts and gardens werebuilt. The P.W.D. undertook the construction of several modern roads, not only within thecity itself but also outside the city, connecting it with Kherwara (90 km south), Neemuch(215 km east), Desuri (140 km north) and Chittaurgarh (112 km north-east). The city was
linked by metergauge railway line with Chittaurgarh in 1893.
In the period of Maharana Bhupal Singh (1921-1948 AD), the city was developed fast
and urban expansion appeared in the form of new colonies, schools, colleges, roads, rail,
dharamshalas, hotels and recreational areas etc. The railway was also extended from
Mavali-Marwar section of the Western Railway which gave a direct access to Marwar andJodhpur (Surana. 1981: 28-29). Fatehpura, Sardarpura and Bhupalpura were the planned
residential development outside the city’s wall. Private educational organisations, like theVidya Bhawan, Vidya Pith, Mahila Mandal, Madan Mohan Malviya Ayurvedic College andFateh High School added new cultures as well as physical dimensions to the city. Public
institutions, like cinema houses and field clubs of social significance providing modern
entertainment were established outside the Surajpole gate and near Fatehpura. The Fatehmemorial just outside the Surajpole, the Udaipur hotel outside Delhi gate andAnandBhawan adjacent to the state guest house of Laxmi Vilas providing different types ofaccommodation for the visitors and pilgrimage were established during this period andcontributed towards further urban developments. The city administration came to beorganised under a municipal board established in 1922 and reorganised in 1946, when theboundary of Municipal city was also demarcated for the first time.
Post-Independence
The development and growth of Udaipur city after the post-independence has been uniquein many ways. Independence of the country on 15th August 1947, there is amerging of the
Indian States including the ancient and erstwhile state of Udaipur with the Indian Union on
18thApril, 1948 and reconstituted the state of Rajasthan on 30th March 1949, which has byand large salutary effects on the city. Like other cities of Rajasthan, the city of Udaipur also
experienced urban expansion resulting not only frequent outward redrawing of the101municipal boundary, five times since 1946 when it was first defined, but also, a rapid
growth in the city’s built up area and economic, social, cultural and administrative activities
which were never known earlier.
Several new residential areas came into existence mostly outside the walled city not
only in response to the responsibility of rehabilitating the displaced persons from West
Pakistan but also, the desire on the part of the local people to establish themselves undermore congenial conditions. Thus, for the first time, modern residential colonies came into
establishments through institutional planning, such as Pratap Nagar, Bhupalpura,
Hazareshwar colony, Bilochistan colony (Shaktinagar), Sikh colony, Panchwati and
Madhuban colony, Dhebar colony, Kamal nagar, Ashok nagar, Amba Mata colony, Kalbelia
Colony, Kishanpole, Khanpura, Shabari colony, Jawaharnagar, Shivajinagar, Mahaveer
colony, Dhan Mandi extension of Nada Kheda and Meena Pada, Agrasen Nagar, HiranMagri Sectors 3,4,5, and 6 in the south of the municipal city, Hiran Magri Sector 11 and 13
in the south of the Udaipur city, Railways Station, New Fatehpura in the north, Neemuch
Mata Scheme, Ravindra Nagar, Ahimsapura, Moti Magri Scheme, and new colonies
developed towards university known as Gandhi Nagar near Shobhagpura village, etc.
(Karim, 1970: 26). Similarly, several new shopping centres and commercial zones such as
Bapu Bazar, Nehru Bazar and Panchsheel Marg (between Delhi gate and Surajpole),
Chetak Circle or Chaugan Scheme (north of Hathipole), Surajpole to old city station road(between Surajpole circle and Rajasthan college of agriculture), Ashwini Marg (between
Delhi gate and Hathipole), city station road (between Delhi gate Surajpole and Udayapole)
and a cluster of shops on the Naya Marg (north of Delhi gate) came into existence between
1958 and 1977. Several banks also established in the town hall or linking road, a part ofnational highway known as Panchsheel Marg near south of Delhi gate, in the response toexpanding territory activities such as commerce and manufacturing.
The city assumed more educational activities, resulting in the establishment ofseveral educational sectors, such as the Vidya Bhawan Rural Institute, Seva Mandir,
VidyaBhawan STC Training Institute, Railway Zonal Training School, State Institute of
Science Education, Meera girls college and RNT Medical College in the northern parts ofmunicipal city, the school of social work in the west near Swaroop Sagar lake (now issituated Pratap nagar), Shramjeevi College, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Law College(now in the university), Department of Geology, BN College in the east between Surajpole
and old city station, Polytechnic, the new university complex having the office of theregistrar and the Central University Library, College of Technology and AgriculturalEngineering, Home Science and Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities of the School
Of Basic Science And Humanities, now known as College of Social Sciences andHumanities, Central School, the Tribal Research Institute and Alok Public School sector 11,
Nimbark Teachers Training College, College of Dairy Technology, SIERT, etc. all theseeducational development institutes developed outsides of walled city (Mehta, 1989: 31).
Development of a series of landscaping programmes beautify the city as fast
growing tourist centre was under taken in the form of parks, gardens and fountains, suchas the municipal rock garden (also known as guru Govind Singh park) on the Fateh Sagar
drive, Nehru Municipal Bal Udhyan in the east, Delhi gate, Maharana Pratap Smarak on
the Moti Magri hill, Nehru park inside the lake Fateh Sagar; Bhamashah Park between
Fateh Sagar and Moti Magri, Sukhadia circle, opposite the railway training school, Aravalli
Vatika, in between Swaroop Sagar and Fatehsagar, Sanjay Park near Rani road, Bhartiya
Lok Kala Mandal and its museum, Machhala Magra and Doodh Talai area also developed.
The UIT Udaipur was formed under the Rajasthan Urban Improvement Act, 1959.
Moreover, in the phase of 1975-2000, the municipal limit was increased (64.30 sq. km.).
The city was linked with NH-76 which enhanced the trade and tourism in Udaipur.
Transport Nagar, Airport, Industrial Sector developed in the city.

102The Major development in the city
city took place after 2000. The vertical expansion ofcity like, multiplexes, apartments, malls, etc. came into existence after 2000, for example,
Celebration Mall, RK Mall, V-Mart,
V Mart, Big Bazar, Reliance Fresh, Vishal Megamart, Lake City
Mall are also attracting
ing the tourists in another dimension. Dabok airport has beenrenovated and renamed as ‘Maharana Pratap Singh Airport’. Udaipur city is inviting
attention towards education sector due to the upcoming development of various medical,
engineering and management
management institutes. The development of Gitanjali University, Pacific
University, Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Advent College and Singhania University
are attracting the population for educational purposes.

Udaipur Municipal Limits
Udaipur Municipal Limits covers an area of about 64.28 square kilometers
kilometer at present and it
has increased from 47.11 square kilometers in 1946 to the present. As per the latest
division, the city is divided into fifty-five wards. The wards have their unique identity basedon socio-economic
economic composition and relative location with reference to physical featuresand more importantly in relation to vicinity to major lakes like, Fateh Sagar, Swaroop Sagar
and Pichola. Table 1 exhibits the pattern of expansion of municipal
municipal limits of the city. Nochange has been witnessed in the municipal limits of Udaipur city since after 1981.
Nonetheless, the boundary of five new wards has been carved out in 2009 from theexisting fifty wards.
Table 1: Udaipur CityCity Increase in the Municipal Area
Year of Boundary
Total Municipal Area (inPercent Change
Demarcation
Hectare)
1946
1717
1948
1775
3.38
1956
1852
4.34
1959
2511
35.58
1960
3597
43.25
1969
5985
66.39
1981
6428
7.4
Source: Udaipur Municipal Corporation.

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Landuse of Udaipur City 1971-2011
Table 2 explains the landuse change of Udaipur city. The percentage of developed area inthe city is decreased 53.72 percent in 2011 from 89.77 percent in 1971 out of total area of
Udaipur City. But, the total area of Udaipur city has been increased from 4300 acres in1971 to 26925 acre in 2011. Land utilization for residential purpose markedly added 6467
acres in the city area from 1585 acre in 1971 to 8052 acre in 2011. Thus, the city area forresidential purpose constituted 36.86 percent in 1971 and 29.91 percent in 2011. The
sector of public and semi-public utilization of land showed significant expansion during thisperiod, as an area of 1056 acre was added for utilization for this purpose from 10101 acrein 1971 to 2066 acre in 2011, but its area is 15.82 percent less from 1971.
Further, an examination of Table 2 depicts that there is no significant expansion ofland utilization for commercial purposes in terms of percent and only 544-acre land has
increased from 115 acre in 1971 to 659 acre in 2011. In fact, commercial activities
prospered well in the city and this is noticeable from the growth of several localized
shopping centres in various parts of the city and residential areas. A modest beginning forindustrial development of the city began during 1971 and afterward. The land area underindustrial purpose now rose to 1553 acre in 2011 from 170 acre in 1971, and recording asubstantial rise of 1383 acre (5.77 percent out of the total area). The category ofentertainment witnessed only 170 acre of land during this time from 365 acres 1971 to 535
acre 2011.
Table 2: Udaipur City- Land Use 1971 to 2011#Land Use

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

8
9
10
11

Residential
Commercial
Industrial
Institutional
Entertainment
Public andSemi-Public
Circulation
Developed
Area
Government
Reserved
Agriculture,
ForestWater Bodies
Other Open
Areas
Total

Area
in
Acre
1585
115
170
75
365

1971
% of
total
Area
36.86
2.67
3.95
1.74
8.49

Area
in
Acre
2565
295
910
92
302

1988
% of
total
Area
30.19
3.47
10.71
1.08
3.56

Area
in
Acre
4988
548
1152
96
358

1997
%of
total
Area
22.07
2.42
5.10
0.42
1.58

Area
in
Acre
8052
659
1553
212
535

2011
% of
total
Area
29.91
2.45
5.77
0.79
1.99

1010
540

23.49
12.56

1615
995

19.01
11.71

1632
1105

7.22
4.89

2066
1387

7.67
5.15

3860

89.77

6774

79.74

9879

43.71

14463

53.72

130

3.02

800

9.42

865

3.83

929

3.45

75
85

1.74
1.98

255
135

3.00
1.59

285
1900

1.26
8.41

1579
2394

5.86
8.89

150
4300

3.49
100.00

531
8495

6.25
100.00

9672
22601

42.79
100.00

7560
26925

28.08
100.00Source: Udaipur Master Plan-Draft (2011-2031)

Land utilization for circulation purpose recorded marked increase of 847 acres of landarea over the time between 1971 and 2011. This constituted 5.15 percent and 9.59 percent
of total municipal and developed area respectively. The land area utilization for agriculturaland forest purposes recorded an increase of 1504 acre during this period. There is also thesignificant rise of land use in the categories of government reserved land (929 acres),water bodies (2394 acres) and open area (7560 acres) in Udaipur city.
Land Utilization of the City 2011
Secondary and tertiary economic activities are increasing in the north-eastern parts of
Udaipur city. The maximum minerals activities and small scale industries are located inthenorth and north-eastern directions (i.e. Amberi, Sukher, Shobhagpura, Raghunathpura
and Bhuwana). The growth of the Udaipur city in the eastern direction is due to the104

availability of plain areas. Therefore, all new developmental activities are coming up in theparticular areas like, Bhuwana, Dabok road and city’s peripheral areas in the form ofplanned and unplanned way. Udaipur is also developing sectoral way along NH8 to
Ahmedabad and NH76 to Chittorgarh. Thus, major development activities in the city haveincreased near water bodies and highways of Udaipur. The percentage of area under
different land uses are given in the Table 3.

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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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Table 3: Udaipur City- Land Use of 2011Land UseArea in
Percentage ofPercentage of
acre
total Area
Developed area
Residential
8052.00
29.90
55.70
Commercial
659.002.40
4.60
Industrial
1553.00
5.80
10.70
Institutional
212.000.80
1.50Entertainment
534.00
2.00
3.70
Public and Semi-Public
2066.00
7.70
14.30
Circulation
1387.00
5.20
9.60
Developed Area
14463.00
53.70
100.00Government reserved
929.003.50
Agriculture and Forest
1579.00
5.80
Water Bodies
2394.00
8.90
Other Open Areas7560.00
28.10
total
26925.00
100.00Source: Udaipur Master Plan-Draft (2011-2031).

Residential Land Use
Residential land use accounts 55.7 percent of the total developed area i.e. 8052.21 acres.
Residential area increases in north-east, east and southern directions of city. All the major
development of residential areas coming up along the main roads like NH-8 (DelhiMumbai), NH-76 (Pindwara-Chittorgarh), and other roads towards Jhadol, Banswara, etc.
Affordable housing scheme plan and development is done by the UIT and housing
Board in different areas of the city like Goverdhan Vilas, Bhuwana and Hiran Magri. To
overcome the housing shortage, the various schemes like slum development project under
JNNURM through IHSDP Schemes are coming up at Biliya & South Extension Scheme.
The new development concept of housing is upcoming in the areas of Bhuwana,
Fatehpura, Pula, Shobaghpura, Mahveer Colony, Bedla, Sukher, Partap Nagar, Bedwas,
Saveena, Hiran Magari, Baleecha, Titradi, Goverdhan Vilas, Badi, Devali, etc.
Commercial Land Use
Land utilization for commercial purpose increased 659 acre from 1971 to 2011. This
constituted 2.40 and 4.55 percent land for municipality and developed area of the cityrespectively. Now, commercial areas are developed along the main roads of the city and it
is changing into residential cum commercial area. The planned commercial area andvarious nodes have been developed in the form of Hathipole to Jagdish Chawk, Surajpole
to Clock Tower, Delhi Gate to Dhan Mandi, Hathipole to Chetak circle, Delhi gate to Shastri
circle, Surajpole, Udayapole and railway station. UIT’s sub-city commercial scheme is now
serviceable. Udaipur city has witnessed the tremendous increase in the number of hotels
and guest houses, and they are mainly developed at places like Bus stand at Udayapole,
Railway station road, etc. Various luxury hotels and resorts and farm houses have come up
along the lakes and outer skirts area of the city.
Industrial Land Use
Udaipur is considered as one of the developed district in the state of Rajasthan due totheavailability of raw material and good connectivity and consequently, it has enhanced the105

growth of Udaipur city. Industrial land use accounts 10.7 percent of the total developedarea i.e. 1553 acre. Mostly all industries are coming in the planned industrial area,
developed by RIICO in the city. RIICO has future plans to expand Kaladwas Industrial area
& Gudli Industrial area in the city. Industrial areas are still affecting residential areas bytheir pollution due to their adequate locations.
Recreational Land Use
Udaipur city has an easy accessibility to various recreational places because of availabilityof various lakes and water bodies. Recreational land use accounts 3.7 percentage andrecorded 534.34 acres of the total developed area of the city. The major parks in Udaipur
city are Saheliyon Ki Badi, Gulab Bagh, Moti Magri Park, Sukhadiya Circle, Nehru Park,
Rajiv Gandhi Park, Guru Govind Singh Rock Garden, Town Hall Park, Aravali Vatika,
Maharana Pratap Memorial, Dindayal Park, ML Verma Park, Swaran Jyanti Park, Sanjay
Park, Bhamashah Park and Marwel Water Park. The newly developed Maharana Pratap
Khel Gaon on an around 30 hectares in the north-east direction of the city is promoting the
sports activities. There are also two stadiums in the city namely Lav-Kush Indoor Stadium
and Maharana Bhopal Stadium.With the pace of development, parks and open spaces arealso coming up in new planned areas undertaken by UIT and Municipal Council.
Circulation
Udaipur city having aconnection with three state highways i.e. 8, 27 and 76 and isconnected with Chittaurgarh, Dungarpur and Banswara districts’ highways. The highvolume of traffic is associated with the Udaipur- Nathdwara, Udaipur-Chittaurgarh, UdaipurAhmedabad and Udaipur-Gogunda routes because the new development has taken placesin these areas. The central bus stand of Rajasthan Parivahan Nigam has been situated in
Udayapole circle. There are two private bus stands namely at Surajpole and Chetak Circle
with improper facilities. Public transport is very improper in the city. Two railway stations
i.e. Rana Pratap Railway station and City Railway Station situated in near Thokar
Chauraha and Udayapole-Patel Circle road respectively. Udaipur city also has one
international airport named Maharana Pratap Airport in Dabok.
Public and Semi Public Facilities
Public and Semi Public Facilities include educational structure, medical facilities, watersupply, electricity, and sewerage & sanitation. Udaipur city has 332 primary, 412 upperprimary, 66 secondary and 70 higher secondary schools in Udaipur and its surrounding.
Twenty one colleges and six universities are giving higher education to its population.
These universities are Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Maharana Pratap University ofAgriculture and Technology, Rajasthan Vidyapeeth, Pacific University, Geetanjali
University and Sir Padampath Singhania University. Recently newly approved Bhupal
Nobles University is the seventh University in Udaipur. Indian Institute of Management (IIM)
is enhancing the quality of education in the city too. RNT Medical College, Ayurvedic
College, Udaipur Polytechnic College, Vidya Bhawan and many more institutions andcolleges are enhancing the quality of education and making Udaipur as an education hub
in southern Rajasthan. There is two major government hospital named Maharana Bhupal
Hospital and Ayurvedic Hospital which are serving public for medical services. American
Hospital near Bhatt je ki Badi, Chaudhary Hospital in sector 6, Narayan Sewa Sansthan
and satellite hospital in Hiran Magri, Rajasthan Hospital in sector 14 are giving 24 hours
medical services to the public. Except these, many dispensaries and homeopathy andUnani medical services are available in Udaipur city.
Further, the main sources of water supply in Udaipur city is surface water as well as
ground water to fulfill the daily water needs. Fatehsagar, Pichola, Jaisamand Lakes andMansi Wakal Dam are the main surface sources of water for the residents of Udaipur city.
Water from hand pumps and punghats is used for domestic purposes and provided free ofcost to the users. Generated sewerage is collected through sewerage networks and soaks
pits since the city didn’t have underground sewerage network. Only 13 percent population106

is directly connected to the sewerage network. The sewerage system in the city is
managed by UMC and UIT. The outfall sewer is laid from Surajpole to ManwaKheda.
Electricity or power supply and its maintenance have been done by Ajmer Vidhyut Vitaran
Nigam in Udaipur city. Kota thermal power station is the main source of power supply in the
Udaipur city.
Conclusion
The Ahar valley, where, the Udaipur city came into existence, has been known for humanoccupation and settlement for the last 400 years. Development of Udaipur city historically
discussed into the two broad periods of time as Pre-independence and PostIndependence. Udaipur Municipal Limits covers an area of about 64.28 square kilometresat present and it has increased from 47.11 square kilometres in 1946 to the present. The
main sources of water supply in Udaipur city is surface water as well as ground water tofulfill the daily water needs. The maximum minerals activities and small scale industries arelocated in the north and north-eastern directions. The growth of the Udaipur city in theeastern direction is due to the availability of plain areas. Therefore, all new developmental
activities are coming up in the particular areas like, Bhuwana, Dabok road and city’s
peripheral areas in the form of planned and unplanned way. Udaipur is also developing
sectoral way along NH8 to Ahmedabad and NH76 to Chittorgarh. Thus, major development
activities in the city have increased near water bodies and highways of Udaipur.
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