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Overpopulation is a big problem today in many major urban centers. What are the causes, and possible solutions?

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Nowadays, many cities are facing a problem of overpopulation, many people want to make move-in metropolitan cities in search of better employment and lifestyle.
Hence
, creating a shortage of space to accommodate
this
 migration.
This
 essay will look into the causes of
this
 phenomena and suggest a possible solution to these issues.
To begin
 with, the majority of people migrate to cities is to look for better employment opportunities. As many industries are based in an urban district of the countries, making it a business hub, people in search for livelihood moves there.
For example
, in Pakistan, Karachi is the business capital of the
country
, people around the
country
 move to the
city
 in hopes of securing a job.
This
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 leads to many people moving a
city
 creating a shortage of living space.
Therefore
, the rise in demand for accommodation leads to
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ecrease in supply.
Similarly
, in big cities, the standard of living like better schools and colleges are available compare to the rest of the countries. Many students move to an urban
city
 to better education, which is not available to them in their hometowns.
For example
, In India, many students annually move to Pune, a hub for renowned colleges to pursue their higher education.
This
 shift of students moving to Pune has over-populated the town with migrants. The possible solutions to the aforementioned issues would be governments
instead
 of concentrating on one particular
city
, as in the case of Karachi. They should invest in other parts of the
country
 and uplift their local economies. Invest in projects that would help job seekers to obtain employment in their own
city
, and control the vast migration.
Similarly
, it is a government's responsibility to develop schools and colleges in each part of the countries
instead
 of focusing on one region. There should be good colleges in every state for students. To conclude, the reason of overpopulation is very clear, it happened because the government is failing to disturb their economies around the
country
 and focused on one particular area
instead
 they should develop all their local economies to decrease people's movement.
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