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What are the problems faced by India owing to the ‘population explosion’?
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View full question & answer→Consequences of ‘population explosion’ in India:
- Scarcity of food, space and water: Although the population is growing rapidly the living and food, space, production available per person has remained constant.
- Increase in epidemics a (id diseases as a result of unhygenic and crowded living conditions in cities, towns and villages.
- Unemployment and poverty will be uncontrollable and may lead to social unrest and lack of educational facilities.
- Destruction of forests and their fauna and flora so that more land can be brought under cultivation or for human dwellings.
- Problems of sanitation, cleanliness and clean drinking water for the increasing population.
- Lack of facilities such as schools, colleges, hospitals, transportation, etc.
- Non-renewable resources such as coal, oil, water, minerals, etc., will be consumed very quickly.
- Disturbances in ecological balance due to deforestation and pollution.