Improvement of Urban Area of Katihar District: Development Process, Plans & Strategies.

Sharqua Noori Ansari

Volume : VII, Issue : III, March - 2018

Improvement of Urban Area of Katihar District: Development Process, Plans & Strategies.

Sharqua Noori Ansari

Abstract :

Introduction:

Katihar is one of the 38 districts in Bihar. It is one of the 4 districts of purnea division. The head quarter of the district is Katihar. The district Katihar is situated in the plains of North, Bhagalpur district in the west, sahebganj district in the south and west Bengal in the East. It was one of the subdivisions of the old purnea. Paddy is the main agricultural crops. Jute and paper Mills is the main industry. Mahananda and Ganga are the main rivers. Katihar district is situated in the plains of North Eastern part of Bihar State, surrounded by Purnea district (Bihar) in the north and the west, Bhagalpur district (Bihar) and Sahebganj district (Jharkhand) in the south and Malda district and Uttar Dinajpur district (Paschim Bengal) in the east.