Overpopulation, a great burden
This relates to a letter published in the DS on 9 August, 2004. I strongly share the opinion expressed in it . Population control should be our first priority. We have no adequate places to expand our dwellings, no playgrounds for our children, no amusement parks for weekend wandering, not enough open spaces for fresh breathing. We fail to expand our roads to lessen traffic jam which leads to loss of valuable time.
Imagine our country with 50 million people. There would be no traffic jam in the roads, enough open spaces for building parks, playgrounds and ultimately no hunger, no unemployment, no deteriorating law and order, no broken health, no such corruption and so on.
Some people argue that overpopulation is not a big issue. Skilled manpower is an asset. Is that applicable to our country? Millions of people are not aware of their as well as the country's future. Overpopulation is the cause behind the problems that we are facing.
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