The root of all the problems of India, which has become the largest population of the world, is also the explosion. Employment, education, health, housing, pollution, crime and lack of resources, every problem is related to population growth somewhere. When the population of a country exceeds its available resources, the pace of development slows down and the problems take a formidable form. The same is happening in India at this time. Problems like air pollution, water pollution, noise pollution and land pollution are not only taking a formidable form but are also causing serious harm to human health.
If seen, the growing population directly affects the atmosphere. More people mean more vehicles, more industries and more fuel consumption. Millions of vehicles in the metros sple smoke daily, causing air quality to deteriorate continuously. Increasing demand for energy has increased pressure on coal -based thermal power plants which are large sources of carbon emissions. As a result, many cities of India are counted among the most polluted cities in the world today. Due to this, breathing diseases, asthma and heart diseases are increasing rapidly.
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In addition, more population means more water consumption and more dirty water. Rivers, ponds and lakes are filled with sewage and industrial waste. Holy rivers like Ganga, Yamuna have also been severely polluted due to human and industrial waste. Excessive exploitation of ground water in rural areas is rapidly dropping ground water level. As a result, there is a lack of potable water, spread of waterborne diseases and water crisis.
At the same time, the city has become crowded due to increasing population. Traffic jams, vehicles horn, loudspeakers, construction work and industrial activities are the cause of noise pollution. It not only causes mental stress and sleep problems, but also affects the ability to hear. As a result, noise pollution in big cities has now become a health crisis.
In addition, residential colonies and urban expansion are growing rapidly due to more population. Pressure has also increased on farming land, chemical fertilizer and pesticides are being used highly for more production. Plastic, solid waste and industrial waste are increasing land pollution. Lack of garbage management has stood up mountains around the cities. The result is that the quality of fertile land is being destroyed and food security is under threat.
If seen, the population explosion in India is not only a question of numbers, but it is the biggest crisis to disrupt the development journey of the country. Till concrete steps are taken on population control, problems like pollution, unemployment, crime and lack of resources will remain. It is important that the government and society should focus on population control law, spread of education, awareness campaign and balanced use of resources. Only then India will actually move towards “developed India”.