• Veena Raparthi
• Prof.C Venugopal Rao

Urbanization defined in two terms; economically and demographically. Economically, “urbanization is a process of economic development where people move from agricultural community into non agricultural one”. “The process reflects relative growth of secondary and tertiary component of the economy at the expense of primary production”. Demographically, “urbanization is the process of population concentration. “It represents a way of ordering the population of a general area for the purpose of attaining higher level of subsistence and security. The present paper mainly focuses on the trends and challenges of urbanization in Telangana state. The methodology for this research was both by primary and secondary data. The study of rapid urbanization and access to adequate infrastructure facilities in the towns revealed the real urbanization problems on the ground and give us opportunity to strategize solution to the same. Inadequate housing is characterized by health related problems such as malaria due to presence of stagnant water caused by lack proper drainage and dampness hence breeding zones for mosquitoes, vector for malaria causing organisms’ plasmodium. Another health problem is Respiratory infections such as asthma, chronic bronchitis and pneumonia whose main cause are overcrowding, poor ventilation and air pollution. Dermatological illnesses like allergies, skin infections, skin inflammations, skin irritation and fungal infections as a result of dampness, coldness, air pollution and widespread poverty. The research results can be used to create awareness on the above mentioned problems and how to prevent or avoid them.

Urbanization, Dermatological, dampness, widespread poverty, fungal infections

"A STUDY ON TRENDS AND CHALLENGES OF URBANIZATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT IN TELANGANA STATE", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.38-48, May-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905N08.pdf

"A STUDY ON TRENDS AND CHALLENGES OF URBANIZATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT IN TELANGANA STATE", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp38-48, May-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905N08.pdf