Every year, thousands of people leave their countryside houses to settle in urban centers either within the country or across borders. Some people take this step with the intention of improving their lifestyle whereas, others seek migration when they suffer from a natural or man-made disaster. There are various reasons for the occurrence of rural-urban migration and the problems associated with it.
Most of the people who live in pastoral areas are self-employed in agriculture and farming. With changing climatic conditions, agricultural productivity and farmer’s financial security are greatly affected. The city life not only provides countryside people with better job opportunities but also with superior educational facilities thereby compelling people migrate towards conurbation.
Though rural-urban migration can prove to be advantageous from an individual’s perspective, there are some drawbacks that society has to deal with. With an increased rate of migration taking place, there are negative effects on the agricultural industry of a country because the rural development does not materialize. Having a large population in the cities leads to pressure on the natural resources and the services (health and education) of urban areas. Most importantly, due to the high illiteracy rate in rural areas, people are not suitable for better quality jobs and they end up living in slum areas.
To sum up, rural-urban migration is increasing at an alarming rate. I think the government should take action like providing better employment and services in rural areas so that the countrymen do not feel the need to continuously drift to urban centers.
Every year, thousands of
people
leave
their countryside
houses
to settle in urban centers either within the country or across borders.
Some
people
take this step with the intention of improving their lifestyle whereas, others seek
migration
when they suffer from a natural or
man
-made disaster. There are various reasons for the occurrence of rural-urban
migration
and the problems associated with it.
Most of the
people
who
live
in pastoral
areas
are self-employed in agriculture and farming. With changing climatic conditions, agricultural productivity and farmer’s financial security are
greatly
affected
. The city life not
only
provides countryside
people
with better job opportunities
but
also
with superior educational facilities thereby compelling
people
migrate towards conurbation.
Though rural-urban
migration
can prove to be advantageous from an individual’s perspective, there are
some
drawbacks that society
has to
deal with. With an increased rate of
migration
taking place, there are
negative
effects on the agricultural industry of a country
because
the rural development does not materialize. Having a large population in the cities leads to pressure on the natural resources and the services (health and education) of urban
areas
. Most
importantly
, due to the high illiteracy rate in rural
areas
,
people
are not suitable for better quality
jobs and
they
end
up living in slum areas.
To sum up, rural-urban
migration
is increasing at an alarming rate. I
think
the
government
should take action like providing better employment and services in rural
areas
so
that the countrymen do not feel the need to
continuously
drift to urban centers.