Band 6+: Nowadays, more and more people are moving from the countryside to cities, which are becoming overcrowded. What are the reasons for this movement to cities and what can be done to reduce it?

Recently, looking for the main determinants which stand behind the congestion that the urban areas have experienced, the increase in the number of people who leave rural areas intending to settle in metropolises, had been the quintessential factor regarding this. This essay will feature the underlying causes for moving to metropolises, and the potential solutions to mitigate this dilemma.

To embark on, limited job opportunities and the lack of essential facilities compel rural areas dwellers to abandon their birthplace. In other words, endeavoring livelihood significantly pays people to move towards cities where they can obtain vocations with lucrative salaries, and they also can apply for prestigious universities. This can be exemplified by Egypt where people moving to Cairo the capital of Egypt where most of multinational companies located there. Thus, what can be said is that seeking better living conditions is the main reason for this phenomenon.

On other hand, the solution of this problem can be easily inferred form its causes, to illustrate, with good healthy circumstances in countryside, providing some amenities in this area would significantly contribute to stay people in these places and alleviate crowded in towns. An eminent example, India where manufacturers permanently aimed to decentralize their factories all over the country. Thus, existence of well-being results in moderately distributed of people.

In conclusion, after this essay has manifested the points mentioned above, it can be reiterated that job hunting and joining a renowned university in a megalopolis are the main reasons for the departure from the countryside. However, concerned bodies should pass a law mandating multinationals companies to redistribute their branches around the country.