Uploaded on 2020-05-09 by MEENAKSHI PAPPU

Compare the two images in terms of reasons that contribute to the UHI effect of the city. The images above are geographical location of the Vellore district in Tamil Nadu state in India. If you observe the fig1 that the urban growth and how green cover deprecation. The hot and dry climate of the region have seen growth in the local temperature of the city much higher than the surrounding areas. The Vellore city made is covered with lot of the non-permissible layer. High density zones, heavy traffic flow and fusel fuel usage is high for transportation, cooling and institute (generate bio waste, solid waste, etc) Whereas the Katpadi region which is next to the city is full of agriculture land and semi-urban areas due to the growing demand of housing due to the two major institutes in the region. 1. The UHI effect is observed in the areas where the radiation is handled with green covers 2. The second reason was there the roads are narrow in nature with minimum traffic zones. Provide public transport system, covered pedestrian zone, waste management, rainwater harvesting which will help in recharge of the aquifers.