ver the recent years many countries world wide has seen an increase in the number of people moving from rural areas to urban areas for the sake of a job. This trend can lead to social and economic problems. This movement can be reduced to a large extent by improving the standards of rural areas.
Firstly, migration of people from agricultural areas to urban areas can lead to over population in cities. Over population in urban areas can cause lack of adequate housing and this could result in destruction of forests and building up of multistory buildings. Moreover, moving to cities can lead to lack of basic facilitates and environmental pollution. An increase in city population would result in increased number of vehicles and this causes air pollution. For example, it is evident from the recent that the air pollution is increasing at an alarming rate i cities. Additionally, movement of people from agricultural areas of cities can cause unemployment. These are some of the effects of urbanization.
Secondly, movement of people from agricultural areas would result in depletion of farming. As people move from rural areas to urban areas for jobs, there won't be anybody to do farming. This will result in decreased food production. For instance, as a result of urbanization now a days Kerala is depending on other states for rice and vegetables, which were produced abundantly in past. This is an economic burden. These are some of the effects of urbanization on rural areas.
However, migration of people from rural areas to urban areas can be reduced to large extent by providing more opportunities in the villages and also providing basic facilities like transportation, water, electricity etc. Government plays a major role in controlling urbanization. Free education and health care services to people in rural areas are helpful in controlling urbanization.
In conclusion, these days urbanization is increasing in a fast rate. This can be controlled to a large extent by improving the standards of villages. Government has a great role in controlling the migration of people from agricultural areas to urban areas. 
 ver
 the recent years  
many
 countries  
world wide
 has  
seen
 an increase in the number of  
people
 moving from  
rural
  areas
 to  
urban
  areas
 for the sake of a job. This trend can lead to social and economic problems. This movement can be  
reduced
 to a large extent by improving the standards of  
rural
 areas. 
Firstly
, migration of  
people
 from  
agricultural
  areas
 to  
urban
  areas
 can lead to over population in  
cities
. Over population in  
urban
  areas
 can cause lack of adequate housing and this could  
result
 in destruction of forests and building up of multistory buildings.  
Moreover
, moving to  
cities
 can lead to lack of basic facilitates and environmental pollution. An increase in city population would  
result
 in increased number of vehicles and this causes air pollution.  
For example
, it is evident from the recent that the air pollution is increasing at an alarming rate i  
cities
.  
Additionally
, movement of  
people
 from  
agricultural
  areas
 of  
cities
 can cause unemployment. These are  
some of the
 effects of urbanization. 
Secondly
, movement of  
people
 from  
agricultural
  areas
 would  
result
 in depletion of farming. As  
people
  move
 from  
rural
  areas
 to  
urban
  areas
 for jobs, there won't be anybody to  
do farming
. This will  
result
 in decreased food production.  
For instance
, as a  
result
 of urbanization  
now a days
 Kerala  
is depending
 on other states for rice and vegetables, which  
were produced
  abundantly
  in past
. This is an economic burden. These are  
some of the
 effects of urbanization on  
rural
 areas. 
However
, migration of  
people
 from  
rural
  areas
 to  
urban
  areas
 can be  
reduced
 to large extent by providing more opportunities in the villages and  
also
 providing basic facilities like transportation, water, electricity etc.  
Government
 plays a major role in controlling urbanization. Free education and health care services to  
people
 in  
rural
  areas
 are helpful in controlling urbanization. 
In conclusion
, these  
days
 urbanization is increasing in a  
fast
 rate. This can  
be controlled
 to a large extent by improving the standards of villages.  
Government
 has a great role in controlling the migration of  
people
 from  
agricultural
  areas
 to  
urban
  areas
.