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Abstract
Siliguri is an metropolitan area without any industrial growth. Continuous growth of urban population from the past creates so many problems. There are some negative impacts of urbanization which include creation of slum areas, poverty and unemployment. These slum areas are the sources of crime, drug abuse, beggary, gambling etc. Another problem of urbanization is pollution. The level of water and air pollution in siliguri metropolitan area is so alarming that it needs a continuous awareness programme. At present problems of isolation and loneliness of a section of population is an added headache of this metropolitan town.