Cities are often seen as places of opportunity, but there are also some major drawbacks of living in a large metropolis. These are expensive living cost and excessive pollution from vehicles but this can be tackled by taking effective measures to improve city life for the average inhabitant.
The primary problem for anyone who hopes to migrate to a large city is that the cost of living is likely to be much higher than it is in a small town or village. Inhabitants of cities have to pay higher prices for housing, transport, and even food. An additional problem is the air quality in cities is often poor, due to pollution from traffic, and the streets and public transport systems are usually overcrowded. As a result, city life can be unhealthy and stressful. For example, most of the metropolitan cities in India have high pollution index which is very unhealthy for people living there.
Turning to possible solutions, there are various steps that governments could take to tackle these problems. Firstly, they could invest money in the building of affordable or social housing to reduce the cost of living. Secondly, politicians have the power to ban vehicles from city centers and promote the use of cleaner public transport, which would help to reduce both air pollution and traffic congestion. For example, the introduction of the odd-even rule in Delhi is a big step in reducing traffic and pollution there.
In conclusion, though this issue has lots of problems attached to it, governments could certainly implement a range of measures to enhance the quality of life for all city residents