Population in India has been regarded as not only the root cause of many of our economic problems but has also severely affected the environmental conditions in India. Population increased very fast in the post independence period and It has added to all types of pollution namely air, water noise and at the same time has disturbed the cycle of rain, has prolonged the summer season in one way or the other. It has destroyed our biodiversity to a large extent, soil erosion has taken place, has added to the increased demand for energy resulting in overall temperature to rise. In fact, rising population and an urge to develop more to meet its needs has resulted into the emergence of such situation. No doubt, we have to control the population growth in a strict manner But the solution does not lie only with controlling the population. The environmental degradation in India has reached to such an extent that a direct and immediate attack on the environmental pollution has to be made. It is important that government is not going to do everything nor we can expect much from the government mainly because of lack of funds and at the same time a lack of political will and vested political interest in the solution of the problem.
Environment, Pollution, Population
