Rapid rise in world population
has assumed very serious proportion. The population explosion is a very serious
problem. According to the U.N, the population of earth is expected to grow to
around 8.5 billion by 2050. So the world today faces many problems despite the
fact that it has taken long strides in science, technology and knowledge, one
such problem is over population especially in developing countries.
Increasing population is a danger for the present world, there is a shortage of
food each year. Millions and millions of people die due to hunger the rate of
development in many countries has slowed their unemployment is on increase,
there is shortage of facilities like housing, food, cloth, transport and
hospital the cities are full of beggars. Therefore with large population there
is a greater impact on the earth’s water, air and land. A common problem that
people think is associated with population is running out of space to live, but
there are also many other environmental embarrassing situation that it causes.
More people use more cars, need more firewood, drink more water. This causes
more air pollution, more land ruined, and more water to disappear. Therefore,
population control is necessary on an international level in order to protect
our environment. The worry about overpopulation started when it was noticed that
many of the earth's resources and environment were being hurt.
The main reason for the population increase is the difference between birth rate
and death rate. In western countries the people have checked birth rate but the
condition in Asia is very poor there is no attempt has been made to limit the
size of the country. The cause of population explosion in our country is
illiteracy. About 42 million adults are illiterate. They are under the powerful
influence of the mullah who teaches them that birth control is against the
faith. According to population Pakistan is at 7th rank its population is 18
crore, majority of the people living in villages. Unfortunately our natural
resources are not sufficient to meet the need of the people. Population control
is the crying need of the hour we should take two steps at the same time. One is
we should increase production and secondly we should check the birth rate.
Now people have realized the dangers of over population. Every country is caught
up with this problem and population growth control has become an economic
necessity. In fact it is a survival necessity. In industry we should try to
increase production by better management and planning, we should find out new
markets inside as well as outside of the country for increase products.
Agriculture is our backbone we should adopt modern way of cultivation. Use
fertilizers to increase production and promote the idea of family planning as
well as to attain a balance between natural resources and population. By taking
these steps we can definitely reduce our birth rate and harmonize our population
according to our resources.