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Pithampur is one of the largest industrial areas of Madhya Pradesh and developed as an investment region under DMIC Project. A significant share of processing land was acquired under the 'Land Acquisition Act, 1894' in the year 2010. the whole area is transforming from agrarian to industrial. Due to these transformations, the socio-economic condition and the development of the Abadi areas have come to risk and are falling in the vulnerable segment, especially on socio-economic aspects, like jobs, access to facilities, etc. There has been no study conducted so far to analyze the impacts of industrial developments on the Abadi areas in Pithampur region. This establishes the need of this study to analyze the impacts (positive or negative) on Abadi area due to the industrial development in Pithampur area and also to arrive at strategies to safeguard their development in the society as a whole. This study may also help the development authorities to minimize side impacts in the future. This study focuses on analyzing the impacts on demography, social, economic and physical aspects in the Pithampur region before and after industrial development.
About the author
Mr. Prakash Mahto is an urban planner who has completed Masters in Urban and Regional Planning from School of Planning and Architecture (SPA), Vijayawada in 2017-19 and Bachelor in Urban Planning from SPA, Bhopal in 2010-14. His interest areas are Policy analysis & Governance, Infrastructure planning, and community development.
