Overpopulation of urban areas is one of the most pressing issues that we are facing today, which has led to severe problems, environmentally and economically. The effects of overpopulation are accelerating alarmingly and thus, it has become crucial to identify these problems and determine ways to tackle them.
Firstly, overpopulation leads to overcrowding and thus, demand exceeds supply. As human population keeps on rising, exhaustible natural resources like arable land, fossil fuels etc. Continue to drop sharply. This results in the depletion of natural resources, for example, the reckless cutting of trees to facilitate the housing needs of a large population. It also becomes difficult to cater to the ever-growing requirements of an overpopulated nation and thus, one has to compromise on the quality of life in terms of infrastructure, health and hygiene facilities, education and employment opportunities.
It has become necessary to stabilize the rampant population growth. It is high time the government and individuals took responsibility to control the rate of population. In order to reduce its adverse impacts, government must implement measures such as spreading awareness among people and introducing suitable policies to curb the growth rate of population. For example, introduction of family planning programs and easy access to safe and effective contraceptive options. As fertility depends on the age of marriage, minimum age of marriage should be fixed and firmly implemented by law.
Individuals too must take responsibility to educate themselves and those around them about the adverse effects of overpopulation. They must also make effective use of birth control methods and co-operate with the government to control overpopulation.
The need of the hour is to focus on changing the mindset of people because the threat presented by the problem of overpopulation to the economic progress and our environment is inevitable.
Overpopulation
of urban areas is one of the most pressing issues that we are facing
today
, which has led to severe problems,
environmentally
and
economically
. The effects of
overpopulation
are accelerating
alarmingly
and
thus
, it has become crucial to identify these problems and determine ways to tackle them.
Firstly
,
overpopulation
leads to overcrowding and
thus
, demand exceeds supply. As human
population
keeps
on rising, exhaustible natural resources like arable land, fossil fuels etc. Continue to drop
sharply
. This results in the depletion of natural resources,
for example
, the reckless cutting of trees to facilitate the housing needs of a large
population
. It
also
becomes difficult to cater to the ever-growing requirements of an overpopulated nation and
thus
, one
has to
compromise on the quality of life in terms of infrastructure, health and hygiene facilities, education and employment opportunities.
It has become necessary to stabilize the rampant
population
growth.
It
is high time the
government
and individuals took responsibility to control the rate of
population
. In order to
reduce
its adverse impacts,
government
must
implement measures such as spreading awareness among
people
and introducing suitable policies to curb the growth rate of
population
.
For example
, introduction of family planning programs and easy access to safe and effective contraceptive options. As fertility depends on the age of marriage, minimum age of marriage should be
fixed
and
firmly
implemented by law.
Individuals too
must
take responsibility to educate themselves and those around them about the adverse effects of
overpopulation
. They
must
also
make
effective
use
of birth control methods and co-operate with the
government
to control overpopulation.
The need of the hour is to focus on changing the mindset of
people
because
the threat presented by the problem of
overpopulation
to the economic progress and our environment is inevitable.