Long Paragraph (for article): Over-population: The Mother of Many Problems

Over-population: The Mother of Many Problems

Over-population in our country has become the cause of many problems. After crossing the stunning figure of 10 million a few years ago, it is still increasing at an alarming speed. Its ill-effects are visible everywhere. The most glaring ill-effect is unemployment, which further has given rise to crime and corruption. Unemployed youth do not hesitate to resort to commit crime and joining anti-social elements. They also adopt corrupt means to amass money. Over-population has also indirectly damaged human relationships. There is always a clash of interests in the families where there are siblings more than two. Unemployment due to over-population creates grudge in people’s hearts and this also spoils human relationships.

The impact of over-population can be seen in long queues at the booking windows at railways stations and bus stands, crowds inside railway compartments, buses, trams, three-wheelers, hospitals and where not? It has also disturbed the demand and supply of the essential commodities, giving rises to the prices. The roads are crowded, leading to frequent jams in metro cities. The pressure on the natural resources is increasing at an alarming speed. The causes of over-population are many. But the most effective tool that can prevent the speed of the increase in population is the spread of education. Its speed must be curtailed; otherwise the engine of our country’s economic progress will be derailed.