New research shows the dark side of the IT Boom, how lakes and trees have disappeared and how IT boom made Bangalore unlivable. A recent study by T V Ramachandra of the Centre for Ecological Sciences titled Insights to Urban Dynamics through Landscape Spatial Pattern Analysis says urbanization has reduced vegetation and water resources so much it threatens habitation in the city. It shows 525% growth in built-up area in the last four decades since the IT boom, 78% decline in vegetation, 79% decline in water bodies. These are not just figures, but the lakes and trees that surrounded you have quietly disappeared as a result of the urban sprawl.
Figure illustrates that area under vegetation has declined from 72% (488 sq.km in 1973) to 21% (145 sq.km in 2010)
The Below figure illustrates there has been a 584% growth in built-up area during the last four decades with the decline of vegetation by 66% and water bodi...