ABSTRACT: Water is a crucial component of the Earth's ecosystem and for all living things. The river gave them water, which was vital to their survival. Water is still very important and an important component of modern-day development operations. Water is one of the essential necessities of all plants, and life cannot exist without it. New city planning guarantees that a water supply is closed. The water bodies and catchment area will provide enough water for different development and habitation operations. Urban development in India is unplanned and disorderly. Large-scale urbanization and the growth of cities and towns have resulted from the massive rise in population. Better urban amenities prompted people to migrate to town centers in pursuit of jobs, education, and medical care, resulting in the rise and development of new towns and cities. Land and watersheds have been encroached upon as a result of large-scale urbanization and uncontrolled expansion. Soft surfaces have been saved as a result of urban development operations, limiting water penetration into subsurface reservoirs and increasing surface runoff. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of urbanization on water bodies and the environment. The ecology has been transformed and an environmental imbalance has resulted from large-scale deforestation for industrialization and the establishment of new settlements. As a result, unplanned urban growth has had a variety of effects on water bodies, including shrinkage, pollution, and changing the water cycle hence this paper helps to understand the problem and methods to overcome it.