A report on the land used for different purposes in and around Bangalore in 1970 and 2010: The pie charts giving the graphic representation of the area of land used for different purposes in and around Bangalore in 1970 and 2010 clearly show the disturbing aspects of growth in 40 years. It is clear that the urban residential area and industrial area have grown at the cost of lakes, gardens and agricultural land. The residential area which comprised only 30% of the land in 1970, increased to 45% in 2010. Likewise, the industrial area, which was only 15% in 1970, increased to 25% in 2010. These two increases led to the reduction of the area under lakes and gardens from 10% to 5% and a greater reduction of the agricultural land from 45% to 25%. This can have serious implications. On the one hand, if it means a to the beauty of Bangalore city with the reduction of lakes and gardens, on the other, it can mean a serious to the very sustenance of life with the reduction of agricultural land. Hence it is necessary for both authorities and citizens to ***** urbanisation and retain the health and beauty of Bangalore.
