Some young people are leaving the countryside to live in cities and towns, leaving only old people in the countryside. What problems are caused by this issue? What can be done to solve this issue?

With increasing employment opportunities in urban areas, more youth

have been leaving

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has been leaving

rural areas to migrate to cities.

This

is causing a demographic imbalance leaving behind

older population

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an older population

in villages. There are many ways to mitigate issues resulting from

such

an exodus resulting in an efficient population management. As cities get crowded, many civic facilities are compromised. While every citizen is entitled to certain education, health and hygiene standards, an increase in concentration of population in a certain area burdens the system.

This

results in scarcity or poor management of resources. As cities get choked with people, there is

also

an adverse effect on the environment. Poor waste management results in air and water pollution.

Effects

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The effects

are

also

realized at a societal level. Many individuals are known to find it hard to survive in

such

competing environments.

This

can

also

result in an increase in crime. While it is true that cities certainly offer more employment prospects, the Government must take active steps to ensure that

such

migrations are planned efficiently. The Government can introduce a merit based points system allowing only qualified youth with active

jobs

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job

offers to move to the cities. More funding can be allocated to initiate small scale industries in rural areas that allow even women to find employment opportunities. To conclude, the Government is largely responsible for ensuring that both, rural and urban areas are well managed to promote a good demographic balance in a nation.