Population growth poses the gravest threat to the development of the
country. This has led to a rise in unemployment among the youth. The cities
have become the refuge of people migrating from the villages. This explosion of
the population is not sudden but it is impacting our environment brutally.
In this era of 21-century population rise and environmental
degradation are one of the sole problems. The condition has become that brutal
that now we are left with lots of problems which are becoming fatal day by day.
Gone were the days when there was no pollution, the air was spic and
span and water bodies were free of chemical wastes. But with the expanse of
population, rising sea level and deteriorating climatic conditions several land
areas are now becoming unsuitable for living.
This all condition results in the movement of people from these areas
to other areas which make other areas highly dense. Similar is the condition
which we are facing. Several cities like Surat, Mumbai etc. are some of India’s
highly dense populated areas of India.
Dhaka
Dhaka is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh. This capital city
is the centre of the natural govt., trade culture and economy of Bangladesh.
During the time of the Mughal Empire Dhaka emerged as a provincial capital and
commercial centre of the Mughal Empire.
Dhaka city is famous for its Muslims in Bengal. For the past several
years, Bangladesh has been an important of history. This city was decorated by
Mughals using beautiful forts, elegant gardens, mosque, tombs etc.
But presently the condition of Bangladesh’s Capital is very brutal.
The consistent rise in the population of Dhaka is one of the most alarming
conditions. The rise in population not only affects the environment of the area
but will also rise in problems of a normal layman.
Presently as per data, Dhaka is among one of the densely populated
areas of this world. With a density of
47,400 people per square kilometre, Dhaka remained one the most densely
populated city on earth.
Why population is
rising?
Dhaka with a population of more than 17 million inhabitants is the
fastest growing city in the world, suffering from the biggest population
density on the planet. Every day, more than 2 thousand new inhabitants come
from all corners of the country.
But why they are migrating? The main reason behind the migration is
families are forced to leave their homes and land as a result of the extensive
flooding, cyclones and sea levels rising.
Now, this rise in population dynasty has made the condition of Dhaka
even worse. The sudden rise in population has posed several environmental as
well as economical threats to the nation.
Problems
As the population rises the demand for several goods also shoots up.
To fulfil these needs of public industries are set up. Secondly, migrant people
to reside in the new area develop slum areas. Slum areas and increasing
production not only pose the capital city to insanity but also make it
vulnerable to live in.
Moreover, with the expanse of population, people are also not able to avail
themselves the basic human facilities like education and health. Instead of all
such problems why people are migrating to Dhaka?
The main reason behind it is the hope of opportunities. As per data
35% of the economy of Bangladesh is dependent on Dhaka, hence this lures
people. Normally people migrate to the capital city in search and hope of good
opportunities and facilities.
But Dhaka rewards the inhabitants with zero facilities, with a bonus
of insanity. But what a small city Dhaka can do in this case? The capital city
of Bangladesh is now overloaded and the only solution to solve this problem is
to relieve it.
Solutions
The population problem is one of the major problems in this world
which is posing unlimited challenges to us. But what is the solution to the
population problem? The solution is to control the birth ratio. But what can be
done about rising population density?
Dhaka is facing the same problem and the only sole solution to it is
that migration to this city has to be regulated. Secondly, facilities, as well
as opportunities, should be provided in other areas too.
The main reason behind the migration is the lack of facilities in
other areas and problems due to cyclones. Hence government should take
effective steps to protect these areas; moreover, it should also make
facilities available in other areas so that the population can easily be
distributed.
High population density has already posed numerous problems to the
capital city and now it is high time to control it so that the sanitization of
the area and decorum of the area can be maintained well and can make the city a
better place to reside in.
Written by - Ashwin Kalra
Edited by – Adrija Saha
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