India’s population is growing rapidly, and creating some problems:
- Low standard of living. Indian people have low standard of living as compared that of Europeans. About 48% people live below poverty line. They do not have full meals. It results in low production capacity.
- Deforestation. The forests are cleared recklessly to meet the growing needs. It has resulted in problems of soil erosion, floods, pollution and loss of forest-wealth.
- Lack of pastures. India has only 4% land under pastimes. If this land is used for other purposes, it will result in shortage of fodder for cattle.
- Pressure on Land. Land is a limited source and cannot be increased. It is leading to pressure of population on land. It will decrease the productivity of the land.
- Lack of minerals. Industries are developed to meet the growing needs of people. So more minerals are used. These reserves will exhaust soon.
- Environment. Population growth has an adverse effect on environment. Clear water and air is a problem. Oxygen is also decreasing.
Solutions:
- Family planning should be adopted,
- People should be explained significance of small families by films, songs, plays,
- Illiteracy should be abolished so that people should understand harms of growing population,
- Female education should be increased, marriageable age of girls be increased.
