FIGURE 3: THE PROPORTION OF MIGRANTS IN METRO CITY (DELHI

Similarly, Migration in Indian metro city (Delhi) census (2001) says- 54.64% of Delhi‟s population are migrants out of that 97.79% are from the country itself and rest are from the world. Same condition is with other metro cities of India and the world.

Figure 3: The proportion of migrants in Metro city (Delhi). (Drawn by: Author) (Source: Study on Counter Magnet Areas to Delhi and NCR.).

All these facts are stating that migration is disturbing the infrastructure of the metro cities as well as it causes declination of small towns. There are several effects of migration on the metro cities, migrants who move to big cities for work and on the small towns from where people migrate.

Effects on metro cities: More people need more resources. When the population increases the resources has to be increased but unfortunately these are not spontaneous processes. These become the biggest reason for the problem. It causes different problems in the city‟s infrastructure like-

 Traffic congestion,  Global Warming  Land Scarcity  Improper Services  Slum Formation, etc.

Effects on the migrants: The people who migrate for a better amenities and opportunities gets the benefits of a better lifestyle but it also become hectic for them in terms of their mental peace. They face the problems like-

 High rant,  Expensive Lifestyle,  Shortage of Spaces, etc.