In many places, new homes are needed, but the only space available for building them is in the countryside. Some people believe it is more important to protect the countryside and not build new homes there. What is your opinion about this? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Write at least 250 words.

With the growing society and increasing population density the availability of space to build new houses is a major concern these days, with the only option left for expansion of new homes being the countryside. But some people believe it is more important to protect the it and avoid building new houses there. I agree with

this

opinion and the following essay will outline the reasons for my belief.

To begin

with, there are numerous reasons for my opinion, the

first

and the foremost being the pressure, that the advancement of infrastructure will put on the biotic and abiotic factors of the village environment. Countrysides have great diversity of plants and animal life, which are not only beautiful, but each one of them has a vital role in their respective ecosystem.

For instance

,

such

construction has led to decrease in snake population, in rural areas, resulting in a subsequent increase in mice population that eat up a major portion of agriculture produce each year. With the development of houses the vegetation will have to be cleared off and the animals will lose their habitat,

thus

leading to greater environmental loss.

Secondly

, with the development of homes in remote areas, the public in these areas would

also

increase which would result in pollution as an outcome of day to day human activities.

Moreover

,

This

would greatly compromise on the quality of living off all life forms in the countryside and

also

disrupt its scenic beauty.

Thus damaging

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Thus, damaging

a beautiful environment.

Furthermore

, For an illustration take the case of Himalayan villages which after facing major plastic pollution have banned its use altogether. To sum up, I would like to highlight that development of homes in rural areas has enormous adverse effects on its environment and to protect the same, construction of homes should be avoided there.

Instead some

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Instead, some

innovative solutions should be employed to solve the problem of space crunch.