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English Core · 2025 · 5 marks
CBSE 2025 · Region 2 · Set 2 · Q5
The rapid expansion of urban sprawl (the geographic extent of cities and towns,) is mainly due to the desire for increased living space. This urban…
The rapid expansion of urban sprawl (the geographic extent of cities and towns,) is mainly due to the desire for increased living space. This urban sprawl comes with a cost of air pollution, water pollution, and disruption of environmentally sensitive areas. Write a letter to the editor of a National daily expressing your concern over the above issue and also suggest ways to improve the situation. You are Sonal of $\displaystyle 14$, A, R.P. Nagar, New Delhi. You may use the following cues along with your own ideas to compose the letter.
What is urban sprawl ?
What is the long term impact of urban sprawl in over daily lives?
How can effective urban design and planning reduce problems of urban sprawl ?
Board’s value points
What CBSE’s own marking scheme for this paper expects an answer to cover.
statement of the problem
rapid expansion of cities and towns
impact-congestion, pollution, scarcity of resources, etc
Solutions-prioritize well-being of people, optimum utilization of space and resources, preservation of environment, focus on connectivity, sustainability, etc
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