Migration of people from village to
city is becoming an epidemic problem in Nepal. With a lack of proper urban
planning, mass migration of people creating a serious housing problem in cities
and livelihood issues in rural areas. Eventually, unplanned population
migration adversely affects economic development of our nation. Danchi (団地), a housing system implemented in postwar
Japan could be a good model for Nepal to manage the influx of people in urban
and sub-urban areas. Danchi is a multi-unit apartment complex and Kathmandu is an excellent candidate for this housing
system. Similarly, development of residential areas in villages make easy to
develop infrastructures and provide basic needs to people living in rural
areas.
We have to
revolutionize our agriculture practice for sustainable development of rural
areas in order to minimize population migration from village to city .
Currently, our agriculture practice is still in a pre-medieval stage. People in
village spend their time just keeping one cow and couple of goats (this is just
a typical example)...or planting some small plots of land. This is just waste
of time and their efforts. In order to increase productivity, agriculture
practices should be done in large scale with modern equipment and
technology. The increase in productivity and availability of basic
services--housing, water, electricity, education, health etc., inspire them
stay where they are, and eventually, help improve national economy.
