Nowadays, it is common to find people from rural areas migrating to larger towns in search of better employment opportunities and to avail urban amenities. However, this trend can affect their adaptation to the lifestyle as well as the rising living cost. This essay will discuss both the merits and the demerits that are associated with this trend. To begin with, the principal reason for relocating to the cities is the ample placement opportunities available in towns. As the cities are centre of trade and commerce, they provide the people with easy employment and hence the people shifting here, can benefit by this trend. Furthermore, the urban amenities, such as the emergency health care units are a boon for especially the elderly people in the families. They can rely on them at any hour of the day. For example, my neighbours who shifted the town last month had an urgent medical requirement when the elderly lady in the house fell on the kitchen floor and had some serious injuries. ...