A rapid increase in the population of the world is witnessed in this century. This raises the issue of providing homes to the people, but due to limited land resources, housing is a common problem in many countries. Putting countryside land for housing purposes is definitely not a viable option, as it will further cause a dearth in the production of crops and other basic needs. Moreover, it will cause the exploitation of the pristine countryside as well.
As we all know cities are the preferred location for housing, but overcrowding of the cities has forced the people to move to countryside areas. Using the countryside land for housing will mean less arable land for the purpose of agriculture, this in return will increase the demand for both cash and commercial crops. To illustrate, the land which was earlier being used for agriculture will now be used for housing and the government will have to import crops which were earlier being grown in our own country.
Not only the agricultural cycle but the ecological pattern will also get disturbed. More housing facilities in the countryside will definitely attract more population, which in turn will put pressure on the resources available in the countryside. It will also increase the waste and the undisturbed nature of the countryside will start perishing. A survey conducted by the MCD of India shows that some villages which have witnessed population increase have started facing the problem of scarcity of resources and waste disposal as well.
Hence, it is important to understand that shifting the excess population to the countryside will not provide a permanent solution. It will further harm the countryside environment and create the same problem that people in the cities are already facing.
A rapid
increase
in the
population
of the world
is witnessed
in this century. This raises the issue of providing homes to the
people
,
but
due to limited
land
resources, housing is a common problem in
many
countries. Putting
countryside
land
for housing purposes is definitely not a viable option, as it will
further
cause a dearth in the production of crops and other basic needs.
Moreover
, it will cause the exploitation of the pristine
countryside
as well
.
As we all know cities are the preferred location for housing,
but
overcrowding of the cities has forced the
people
to
move
to
countryside
areas. Using the
countryside
land
for housing will mean less arable
land
for the purpose of agriculture, this in return will
increase
the demand for both cash and commercial crops. To illustrate, the
land
which was earlier being
used
for agriculture will
now
be
used
for housing and the
government
will
have to
import crops which were earlier
being grown
in our
own
country.
Not
only
the agricultural cycle
but
the ecological pattern will
also
get
disturbed. More housing facilities in the
countryside
will definitely attract more
population
, which in turn will put pressure on the resources available in the
countryside
. It will
also
increase
the waste and the undisturbed nature of the
countryside
will
start
perishing. A survey conducted by the MCD of India
shows
that
some
villages which have witnessed
population
increase
have
started
facing the problem of scarcity of resources and waste disposal
as well
.
Hence
, it is
important
to understand that shifting the excess
population
to the
countryside
will not provide a permanent solution. It will
further
harm the
countryside
environment and create the same problem that
people
in the cities are already facing.