Rural depopulation has become a significant challenge worldwide, and it is even more extreme in developing countries as people tend to leave the rural areas to find more opportunities in cities to thrive. Undoubtedly, that excessive depopulation is not without consequences. In this essay I shall discuss the drawbacks of this issue as well as how people can be encouraged to not abandon the country areas.
Countries are founded on a delicate arrangement between rural areas and cities as presence of one depends on another. It is vividly clear that almost every essential supply provided in the cities has been created and manufactured in the rural areas. Hence, with the excessive depopulation in the country, the citizens will be faced difficulties in providing their essentials. Also, financial safety of rural population depends on the citizens who reside in the cities. Moreover, with that massive immigration, cities are becoming unbearable to live in as the population growth in cities is contributing to such problems as air, water and noise pollution, high rate of unemployment and as a result of the latter, poverty.
In order to stem the tide of rural depopulation, we must first address its root causes. I firmly believe that the absence of proper facilities and services such as schools and hospitals is the main culprit in this issue. Therefore, providing those areas with a variety of appealing facilities can result in less immigration. Also, from my standpoint, another culprit that is contributing to this problem is lack of development in rural areas which is resulting in immigration for finding more desired opportunities. Nonetheless, that can be resolved with providing financial incentives in those areas.
By way of conclusion, I would like to reaffirm my position that although it is highly unlikely that this problem to be resolved in near future, it is crucial to take its vital impacts into consideration, and all the necessary actions must be taken to overcome this significant problem. (325 Words)