The Factors and Effects of Population Explosion in India, and Steps to Control Population
There are many factors contributing in the population explosion in India, and the increased population has led to many others consequences. Anyhow, steps are taken by the government of India to control this predicament. First and foremost, the high birth rate in India is the main root of the overpopulation. The high fertility rate is due to the impecunious of the country. To counter this, the nations give birth to more children, hoping that there will be more income resources. Besides, the people count upon that the survivability of their children is low and thus they keep producing more children. Moreover, most of the people stick to the antique cultural norms which indirectly cause the population to increase. In addition, boy child is more preferably among the families. As a result, they may have more children than they actually want. Furthermore, youth girls tend to be more fertile and since the culture norm is for a girl to get married during childhood, thus, they can have more children throughout their lifetime. This cycle goes on as long as they remain uneducated.
Secondly, the death rate is low in India. The medical field in India is quite developed. This advancement has further boost the growth in population. With good medical facilities, the average lifespan of the nations has increased. Besides, abortion is prohibited by the religions of the people there. Thus, the population rate has further increased. The third factor will be the immigration. The migration in India is low and is dropping further.
The growth of population has led to many pollutions and side effects in India. First of all, the air will be polluted. Demand for habitats and fuel sources rise as population grows and eventually deforestation will occur in order to fulfill these. Consequently, trees which used to help us in deteriorating the air pollution now have no