URBAN DEVELOPMENT IN HOWRAH Socio-Economic Perspectives MAHALAYA CHATTERJEE ANIS MUKHOPADHYAY CONTENTS LIST OF EDITORS AND CONTRIBUTORS vii PREFACE ix 1. Urban Development in Howrah: An Introduction and Overview 1 AWaÄ/yd CWfwyiM PART I Urbanization: Trends and Processes 2. Pattern and Process of Urbanization and Industrialization in Howrah: Some Ideas for the Future 47 3. The Rapid Urbanization of Amta 56 Rita De PART II Economy, Industry and Liveühood 4. What has Happened to the Sheffield of India? A Study of the Foundry Industry in Howrah 67 Uttam Bhattacharya and Anis Mukhopadhyay 5. Zari Industry of Howrah: A Micro Study of Panchla Block 100 Saurav Mondal 6. Selected Economic Characteristics of the Informal Sector Women Workers: A Gase Study of Howrah District, West Bengal 114 Nandita Basak 1. Changing Industrial Scenario in Howrah 122 PART III Transportation 8. Road-Based Transport Scenario of Howrah: An Appraisal 141 Teesta Dey 9. Disparities in Road Network Development of Howrah Municipal Corporation 160 Eshita Boral 10. Public Transportation in Urban North Howrah: Some Behavioural Issues of Commuting 176 L.N. Satpati vi Contents 11. Accessibility and Socio-Economic Status of Domjur Block: A Study of Urban Sprawl 187 12. Modern Mobil!ty, Rejuvenation of Howrah and the East-West Metro 196 PART IV Environment, Health and Sanitation 13. The Grand Old City of Howrah and the New Urban Environmental Challenges 229 14. Non-Profit Organization in Health Care Bally: A Gase Study 241 15. Current Status of Referral Health Care System in Howrah District 254 16. 'Who Will Haul the Trash?' Provision of Waste Management Services in Bally Municipality, Howrah 268 PART V Looking at the Future: Flanning and Related Issues 17. The East is East and the West is West Kolkata and Howrah, the Two Pendants in a String of Beads 287 18. Citizen Partnership in Urban Governance and Flanning: The Gase of Howrah 303 19. Land Use and Infrastructure Development Strategy for Planned Transformation of Bally-Howrah-Uluberia Flanning Area 312 Jowawc Roy, .Kwwar aW APPENDIX Voice of the Youth: The Results of a Survey among College Students of Howrah 349 INDEX 393 .