Rapid urbanization evident in the state has been the result of unbridled urban sprawl and population explosion rather than enlargement of production base and the related economic development. Anthropogenic threats to the environment due to this trend of widespread urbanization occupying a large percentage of the state's landed resources are not fully comprehended by the civil society.

               Rapid urbanization evident in the state has been the result of unbridled urban sprawl and population explosion rather than enlargement of production base and the related economic development. Anthropogenic threats to the environment due to this trend of widespread urbanization occupying a large percentage of the state's landed resources are not fully comprehended by the civil society.