<i>Population explosion</i>
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Our country is a not bigger than Wisconsin , a small state of the USA and is home to nearly 150 million people, that is, half the total population of the USA. This country is already heavily overpopulated and we just cannot take any more new mouth to feed. Our family planning activities are very lax and it does not give us the impression that any family planning activity worth the name is going on in the country. We just cannot afford to allow our population to grow unchecked.. It is high time that we, like the Chinese, adopt the one-child policy. If we do not take drastic measures in this respect, then the country will ultimately sink under the weight of its own population. Poverty and malnutrition have direct relationship with the growth of population. While dealing with family planning we must also ensure that poverty is tackled at the same time. We have to study and find out as to how the countries of the Far East have successfully curbed the growth of their population and also do research to find out effective means of curbing our population growth. We have to build up our own expertise in the field of family planning and this has to be done on a priority basis. Side by side with population control we have to develop our education system so that we can provide trained manpower to developed countries who need them. This will reduce pressure on the home front. Development of local industries will generate employment. We should also make serious efforts for reclaiming land from the sea and also train the rivers, so that we do not lose any land due to river erosion. The Dutch are the leaders in this field. We can take their help and develop our own expertise in the field. Population explosion in such a small country can not be tolerated. Positive steps have to be taken immediately.
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