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.

Currently, people are migrating to urban cities for their work and education and a better life. Because of urban cities, locating new organizations and higher-level facilities’ schools.
This
causes the people to move to urban cities and their effect on the growing overpopulation from urban cities.
This
problem is becoming worse, particularly in Sri Lanka.
This
essay will look at some of the problems of
this
and solutions. Main issues of overpopulation are the increase main peoples needed, like houses and foods. Specially Due to less availability of land in urban areas the housing prices are growing rapidly.
for
Suggestion
For
example, in the city of Colombo, the prices of a single cod coins apartment have reached 15 million and it is expected to grow more in the decade. To avoid
this
problem, the government need to give support to the companies, which was set up their offices in nearby outskirts.
This
allowed people to stay outside the urban.
Second issue
Suggestion
The second issue
of
this
is growing urban pollution and its effect to health issues. Increasing the number of vehicles used to travel to the city, increased air pollution and it's resulting in heart diseases and
also
, Poor drainage facilities, cities often get flooded with rain water causing diseases. Dealing with
this
government can solve
this
matter by providing better infrastructure and transport facilities. People
also
should be encouraged to use public transport for their transportations. To conclude, there are major issues of overpopulation in bigger cities. Unless increasing facilities in the outskirts,
this
issue would not be solved.In my opening is the government need to provide better living conditions in the outskirts and peoples should
also
be aware of the problem.
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