In many places, new homes are needed, but the only space available for building them is the countryside. Some people believe it is more important to protect the countryside and not build new homes there. What is your opinion on this?

It is indeed true that rising population in numerous areas has made it necessary to expand the housing to

countryside

which is still untouched. Though it is

opinion

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the opinion

an opinion

of some that any

such

move is detrimental to

countryside

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the countryside

and should be averted. It is my opinion that until

rise

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a rise

the rise

in

population

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the population

goes unchecked,

concentration

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the concentration

of it in

select few cities

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a select few cities

overburdens the resources there and expanding the housing is unavoidable. The infrastructure in urban cities is crumbling due to the constant rise in humans living there. Some cities were established long before due to their geographical advantage or availability of resources

nearby but

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nearby, but

as time has gone by, these cities need expansion as the population have surpassed the amenities established for it.

For example

, as it is an urban

center

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

centre

which provides ample growth opportunities, Mumbai has been seeing

influx

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an influx

of people for several decades now, due to which there is always

overcrowding

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overcrowded

in

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on

trains, home prices have skyrocketed and it has been a challenge to maintain the infrastructure.

Hence

, it is imperative that the boundaries of these cities are widened and people are housed in the

countryside

as well. As there is ample

space

present there and it would be beneficial that the housing

space

be broadened so as to lift the burden on

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the resources

of a limited

space

. It is understandable that some believe that by doing

this

we would destroy the natural habitat and soon these places would

also

be

polluted but

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polluted, but

unfortunately, there is no other short term solution available.

Therefore

, there might be long term solutions

present but

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present, but

until these are implemented expansion is inevitable. So in conclusion, there may be valid concerns about the expansion of housing into the

countryside but

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countryside, but

until any long term plan is initiated it is incumbent upon us to ease the burden on certain cities and broaden the living

space

so as to better utilize the resources available to us.