Overpopulation of urban areas has led to numerous problems. Identify one or two serious ones and suggest ways that governments and individuals can tackle these problems.

Nowadays, It is clear that more and more people are migrating to urban areas for education and the better life.

This

mass migration has caused, one of the biggest problems of society in the form of

overpopulation

.

This

problem is becoming worse and worse, particularly in the Asian countries.

This

essay will look at some of the problems of

this

and propose some solutions. One of the main issues of

overpopulation

is an increase in the prices of everyday needs and housing. Due to less availability of land in urban areas the housing prices are growing rapidly.

For example

, In the

city

of Mumbai, the price of a double bedroom apartment has reached 10 million and it is expected to grow more in the coming decade. To tackle

this

problem, the governments should encourage companies to set up their bases in nearby suburbs or outskirts.

This

allows people to live outside the urban areas. Another problem is traffic congestion, generally most of the cities had been built in the

last

century considering

then

the population and requirements. Due to which many roads in major cities are narrow and single lane causing jams often. Consider the

city

of London where most of the building doors open directly to the roads. The solution is for the government to invest more money in improving public transport or developing bypass roads. People try to use bypasses when they are going out of the

city

and use public transport when they travel in the

city

. The

third

issue of

overpopulation

is urban pollution and health issues. Due to the growth in construction sector there are very high chances of dust pollution resulting in lung diseases and because of poor drainage facilities, cities often get flooded with rain water causing diseases like malaria.

For example

, over the past decade the pollution released from the

city

of Delhi got doubled causing problems. Dealing with

this

involves involves governments by cracking illegal constructions and developing effective drain facilities. People

also

should be encouraged to move out of overpopulated cities to nearby suburbs by ensuring good transportation facilities. To sum up, there is no doubt that

overpopulation

is becoming a serious issue in bigger cities. Unless people look for nearby towns to live,

this

issue would not be solved. Campaigns should be done about the problems of

overpopulation

. In my view,

although

it is the responsibility of the governments to provide better living conditions, people should

also

be aware of the problems and should look for new living options.