URBANISATION LITERACY RATE

 KALYAN-DOMBIVLI HAS AN AVERAGE LITERACY RATE OF

98.06%, HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE OF 74.04%:
history MALE LITERACY IS 98.11%, AND FEMALE LITERACY IS
• History of Dombivli dates back to the medieval 95.73%.
period. It is a city in the Thane in Konkan division
•  It was first documented in the year 1075 by King  IN KALYAN-DOMBIVLI, 9.47% OF THE POPULATION IS UNDER 6
Harpal Dev on stone inscriptions, situated at Mahul YEARS OF AGE.
village near the Turbhe port. However, the stone
writings in Dombivli referring to its existence during  KALYAN-DOMBIVLI IS ALSO CONSIDERED AS ONE OF THE
the years 1396-97 confirms the fact. FASTEST DEVELOPING NODE AFTER NAVI MUMBAI.
• The Portuguese stationed themselves at several places
when they came to Dombivli. Existence of Dombivli
can also be traced back approximately in the year 1730 Effects of migration
during the Peshwa rule.
• From the Mughals to marathas, and from Portugese to
Britishers, Every ruler had their big Presence in
Dombivli. One of the biggest reason was that this
place was a major source of revenue.

 Topologically Dombivli was surrounded by the ruins of is

PROBLEMS AND ISSUES
the following villages.
 LACK OF SUFFICIENT PEDISTRIAL FACILITIES
To the East the CHOLE village.
 MIXED TRAFFIC – HIGH PERCENTAGE OF TWO WHEELER
To the West is the Airey(Aayre) village.
AND AUTO
To the South is the Patharli village.
 INADEQUATE PRAKING SPACE
And to the North is the Thakurli village.
 HIGH USAGE OF AUTO RICKSHAW
 INADEQUATE PUBLIC TRANSPORT
 In the year 1880, the first person who settled down in
 ABSENCE OF ROAD HIERARCHY
KOPARGAON near “Dombivli was late Shri-Narayan
 ABSENCE OF BYPASSES
Atmaram Patkar. He had two ships, which he used to
 INADEQUATE OF TRUCK TERMINALS
transport and trade in Rice and other commodities through 1  FREIGHT MOVEMENT INSIDE THE CITY
the Kalyan Creek.

POPULATION
 IT HAS BEEN SEEN THAT THE
POPULATION HAS GONE UP BY 0.482
MILLION IN THE PAST 5 YEARS.
THEREFORE, THE POPULATION OF THE
CITY INCREASES PER YEAR BY 0.0964
MILLION

 KALYAN-DOMBIVALI POPULATION
2019 –1.9784 MILLION (ESTIMATED).

 MALES COMPRISE 52% OF THE

OCCUPANTS AND FEMALES CONTAIN
48%.

 IN KALYAN-DOMBIVLI, THE
POPULATION OF KIDS UNDER SIX IS
9.47%.
 HAWKERS ON SKYWALK
 THE IMPACTS ARE THE LENGTH OF THE SKYWALK BECOMES SHORT
BECAUSE SOME OF HAWKERS USUALLY TAKE PART OF THE BODY OF
ROAD.
 HAWKERS SELLING RAW SEAFOOD ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD
ALSO CAN ERODE THE ROAD AND IT CAN MAKE A NEW ROAD PROBLEM.
THE QUALITY OF THE ROAD WHICH ERODE CAN BECOME BAD.
 HAWKERS ALSO AFFECT THE AMOUNT OF GARBAGE IN THEIR
ENVIRONMENT.
 THE AMOUNT OF GARBAGE THAT THE HAWKERS PRODUCE IS NOT IN A
LITTLE AMOUNT.
GARBAGE CAN GIVE BAD EFFECTS TO THE ENVIRONMENT BECAUSE
GARBAGE NOT
ONLY CAN MAKE THE ENVIRONMENT BECOME UNPLEASANT PANORAMAS
BUT ALSO
CAN GIVE A SOURCE OF DISEASES TO PEOPLE
TRAIN CONGESTION
 FALLING OFF TRAINS OCCURS DUE TO OVERCROWDING.
 CROSSING TRACKS AND TRESPASSING OF ALL FATAL ACCIDENTS ARE
BECAUSE OF PEOPLE CROSSING THE TRACKS RATHER THAN USING THE
FOOT-OVER-BRIDGE (FOB).
 NARROW RAILWAY PLATFORMS WHICH GET OVERCROWDED DURING PEAK
HOURS.
 LARGE GAP BETWEEN RAILWAY PLATFORM AND RAILWAY TRACK
 EXCESS OF PASSENGERS OVER THE CAPACITY DURING BOARDING AND
ALIGHTING LEADING TO RISKY BEHAVIOR SUCH AS FIGHTING, PUSHING
AND JOSTLING TO GET INTO THE TRAINS AND SOME FORMS OF RISKY
TRAVEL PRACTICES SUCH AS HANGING OUTSIDE THE COMPARTMENT OR
2 
TRAVELLING OVER THE ROOF OF THE COACHES .
 OVERCROWDED IN TRAIN LEDS TO ROBBERY
CRIME
CROWDED LANES
 NARROW AND CROWDED LANES NEAR STATIONS BECAUSE OF
GARDEN ,RESTAURANT ,COMMERCIAL AREA .
 AT STATION AREA HIGH USAGE OF AUTO RICKSHAW LED TO
CROWD.
 OVER LAND MATTER MURDER HAS BEEN THE THREATS .
 NAVI MUMBAI, THANE AND OTHER CITIES IN MMR MORE
 INCREASE IN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES IN THE VICINITY AND THE
SWOT ANALYSIS
STRENGTH
 EXCELLENT RAIL CONNECTIVITY, ROUGHLY 10 LAKH DAILY
COMMUTERS ( THREE STATIONS WITHIN THE CITY LIMIT)
 LOW VEHICULAR DENSITY (145 VEHICLES PER 1000)
 TRADITIONALLY COMPACT, MIXED USE AND TRANSIT ORIENTED
DEVELOPMENT
 GOOD WATER SUPPLY NETWORK COVERAGE
 AFFORDABLE HOUSING, RELATIVELY LOWEST PROPERTY PRICES
 ULHAS RIVER RUNS ALONG THE LENGTH OF CITY
 PIONEERING E-GOVERNANCE MODEL IN MAHARASHTRA
 91.37% LITERACY RATE (CENSUS 2011)
 98.5% (CENSUS 2011) ACCESS TO SANITATION
 IMPLEMENTATION CAPABILITIES OF OVER 1000 CR. OF PROJECTS IN
LAST 5 YEARS
 80% COST RECOVERY FOR WATER SUPPLY OPERATIONS
 ACHIEVED 100% OF CITY LEVEL REFORMS UNDER JNNURM
WEAKNESS
 INCREASING CONGESTION IN STATION AND TRADITIONAL CORE AREAS
 INSUFFICIENT SAFETY AND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT MEASURES, NOT
PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY
 RAPIDLY INCREASING VEHICLE OWNERSHIP
 LACK OF OPEN AND RECREATIONAL GREEN AREAS IN THE CITY
 LACK OF SCIENTIFIC TREATMENT AND SAFE DISPOSAL OF 650 MT SOLID
WASTE GENERATED IN THE CITY
 18.4 KM OF OPEN DRAINS / NALLAHS
 LOW SEWERAGE NETWORK COVERAGE
 ABOVE RECOMMENDED LEVELS OF AIR AND NOISE POLLUTION LEVELS,
PRESENCE OF OPEN DUMPING SITE LEADING TO FOUL ODOR IN THE CITY
 35% OF POPULATION LIVING IN SLUMS
 55% OF THE POPULATION EMPLOYED OUTSIDE THE CITY
 LACK OF A SUPER SPECIALTY HOSPITAL IN THE CITY
OPPORTUNITIES
ADVANTAGEOUSLY POSITIONED TO LEVERAGE ON ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITIES EASTERN FREIGHT CORRIDOR, DMIC, MMC ETC.
 37% OF THE SERVICED OPEN LAND AVAILABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT
 STRONG ICT AND E-GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK IN KDMC CAN BE
LEVERAGED TO EXTEND SMARTER INTERFACE TO KDMC FOR
PROACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF CITIZENS TOWARDS IMPROVING THE
CITY

7 LARGE NATURAL LAKES AND 32 KM. LONG WATER FRONT. THESE
HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF BEING DEVELOPED INTO A NETWORK OF
PUBLIC RECREATIONAL AREAS / GREEN SPACES AND FOR RAIN WATER
HARVESTING AT A NODAL LEVEL
 IMPROVEMENTS IN COLLECTION EFFICIENCY, REVISION OF
ASSESSMENT VALUES, TARIFF RATIONALIZATION TOWARDS
INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES AND MOVEMENT TO CAPITAL VALUE
BASED PROPERTY TAXATION HOLDS POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANTLY
IMPROVING THE FINANCIAL HEALTH OF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION
THREAT
COMPETITIVE OWING TO BETTER SERVICE LEVELS
RESULTANT POLLUTION