A Chain of Problems In Rural India
•Access
to clean water – Industrial
pollution, use of chemical fertilizers and over-exploitation for agriculture has made
clean water hard to find
•Lack of
education – Lack of
qualified teachers and incongruence of curriculum with rural life lead many to abandon formal
schooling
•Poor
health conditions – Tainted
water coupled with un-balanced diet lead to problems which are not reached by modern medical
services
•Government
inefficiency – Lack of
access leads to corruption and inefficiency and make government interface with rural
areas impotent
•Unsustainable
use of natural resources – Use
of dangerous pesticides and over-harvesting has depleted farmland and other natural
resources
•Lack of
economic opportunities – Increased
competitiveness of farming, depletion of farmland and lack of rainfall lead many to
seek alternatives
•Rural
migration – Lack of
livelihood leads many to seek work in cities, where they work for peanuts and live in
squalid conditions
