A significant surge has been seen in the number of migrations made by people, especially young ones, to urban areas. These farewells often leave only senior citizens behind in the rural localities. This rising issue triggers various obstacles; however, a wide array of solutions is there to address this hurdle.
Admittedly, the wider exposure of opportunities and options in cities these days forces individuals to leave their hometown. While this tendency proves highly fruitful, the repercussions it poses cannot be neglected. Most prominently, the older generation left behind becomes extremely alone. Rarely does someone look after them, which is not only disheartening but it is also unsafe for them. What if an older person is facing a health emergency and no younger son or daughter is there to deal with them? Moreover, when staying for longer periods alone, mental health of older parents begins to deteriorate. Consequently, far from benefitting the people, this prevalent phenomenon has exacerbated the situation for the elders in a great extent.
On the question of solving this problem, it can be mitigated to a certain degree. Initially, governments should try to create more employment opportunities in rural regions so as to involve the rural youth in their locality only. Apart from this, when there will be better infrastructure, education and development in other sectors of livelihood, the young ones would automatically start giving precedence to reside in their hometown. Beyond this, I am of the opinion that younger generation of family should start splitting their responsibilities, at least one of them staying with the ageing ones as their care taker. Furthermore, taking remote jobs is another prominent option for self-growth as well as to refrain from leaving older people alone.
To encapsulate, granted, the degree of problems caused by migrations to cities is quite significant; nonetheless, taking effective measures with the collaborative efforts of the legal bodies along with the individuals can prove a boon.