The IT boom and the growing pressure on Indian cities.

IT has surely changed a lot of lives as it has changed the economy of India, making it rise as it has never before. But the major question that needs to be asked is, whether IT is changing lives of people for better or is it making it worse.

For

- The rapid transformation, from diminutive areas to global metropolis is not easy for those who don’t have a feeling for these changes let alone to be a part of it.
- The essential commodities have had a sharp rise in its price, which is growing pressure on the people of the middle class and lower class.
- The land rates have rocketed sky high, and it is almost impossible for a person working in the government sector to buy a house of his choice.
- People are migrating to the IT cities like Bangalore, populating it and making it worse for living.
- Technological process has led to the exhaustion of our resources as the ability of the technology to adapt to hostile conditions if putting a severe effect on our environment.
- The IT cities are not able to meet the infrastructural demand of the rising population.
- Migration of people from rural to urban areas puts our agriculture and villages on the back foot making it difficult to feed the ever growing population.
- Transport and environment pollution are the major problems resulting from population concentration


Against

- Booming of IT industries has boosted the food production many a miles and there is a substantial increase towards personal fulfillment.
- Technology being a valuable asset has been recognized all over the world and this enhances the status of many Indians as there is huge demand for IT pros all over the world.
- IT people going all over the world have boosted Indian economy to a great extent.
- Lots of job opportunities have showed up in the field of IT, which is a good sign for the ever growing population of India.
- Indians employed in IT industry abroad are a major source of foreign income


IT boom is a blessing in disguise for India but that said, it has its downsides. The growing pressure on the IT cities because of people migrating is creating a lot of problems for Indian cities. There is a faint hope that there will be some technological breakthrough that will help us survive through the hard times but only time will tell whether technology turns out to be our savior or destroyer.