Paradip in context: Street-network sprawl trends

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Paradip plotted against Odisha and India. The SNDi of new construction in Paradip peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Odisha which rose steadily and India which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Paradip's incremental SNDi fell from 8.91 to 5.11 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Paradip ranked 56th out of 58 cities in Odisha and 1790th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.

What about similarly populated cities?

• Uromi, Nigeria
• Wugang, China
• Kipushi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Qus, Egypt
• Berkane, Morocco
• Batumi, Georgia

In new street additions, Paradip built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Uromi built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Qus fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Paradip grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Uromi became progressively more disconnected and Qus fluctuated in connectivity. Paradip and Qus have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.