Shortage of houses has become a severe problem in the cities today and only the government can solve this problem. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this.

Metropolitan areas are facing a severe lack of housing nowadays. To solve

this

problem, it is believed by certain individuals that only the government be the saviour. I completely agree with

this

statement because

although

the general population is blamed to

move

into cities, increasing house

prices

and reducing the availability of accommodations; the government is the one controlling

this

influx. On one hand, the locals criticize outsiders to flood their cities and eventually raising the

prices

of basic necessities

such

as accommodation since they believe that it is their right to claim them and these outsiders have the choice to

move

elsewhere.

This

is because when they

move

in, they occupy only most of the available houses, leaving behind only a scarce amount for the rest and

this

raises their

prices

sharply.

For instance

, owing to skyrocketing IT companies in the city of Bangalore, an excessive amount of workers buy apartments and it raises

prices

for the people staying on rent for many years.

Thus

, the newcomers are censured for

this

trend.

On the other hand

, the government lies at the base of making the policies that shape

this

flow of residents, pouring unmanageable headcounts in these centralized areas. In order to achieve lightning-fast progress for their economy, politicians deliberately construct special economic zones and provide businesses grants for operating there. Had they been not driven by the greed for quick developments and prioritized sustainable advancement the rural population would not have any incentive to

move

to more developed places.

For example

, Forbes India magazine attributed the skyrocketing number of residents in Pune city to the soaring job opportunities posted by the newly created IT consulting companies in the government-funded tech villages.

Therefore

, regulations and grants given to selective businesses are the prime culprits. In conclusion, even though certain people blame new employees who come to their cities for the lack of homes, the priority treatment given to large corporations for economic gain, in my opinion, is the primary reason behind

this

trend, which can be only tackled by stopping

this

malpractice.