The Problems and issues in urbanization in India Since in our country, urbanization is unplanned due to un- controlled migration. Due to unplanned urbanization, India is facing too much problem such as unemployment, electricity problem, pollution, social problems, improper sanitation facil- ities etc. Rapid rise in urban population in India is leading to many problems like increasing slums, decrease in standard of living in urban areas, also causing environmental damage. Fol- lowing problems need to be highlighted.

1. Urban lounge:

Urban sprawl or real expansion of the cities, both in pop- ulation and geographical area, of rapidly growing cities is the root cause of urban problems. In most cities the eco- nomic base is incapable of dealing with the problems cre- ated by their excessive size. Massive immigration from rural areas as well as from small towns into big cities has taken place almost consistently; thereby adding to the size of cit- ies.

2. Overcrowding:

Overcrowding is a situation in which too many people live in too little space. Overcrowding is a logical consequence of over-population in urban areas. It is naturally expected that cities having a large size of population squeezed in a small space