Satellite Town – Growth of Smart Cities in India

A satellite town is part of a larger metropolitan area. It is a smaller municipality and serves as a regional population and employment centre. This town area is located near to the large metropolitan area. It is also referred as satellite city.This town is a famous concept in the urban planning. Basically, this town is a mini-city. it is well planned in the near vicinity of a large metropolitan area which has the same characteristics as a city. This town has the pucca traditional downtown. It alleviates the pressure on mega cities. It is by decentralizing urban activities and provides infrastructure in peripheral areas. And it is surrounded by the neighbourhoods of inner city. These towns are interconnected with the larger cities but are completely independent of the large city nearby.