Determinants of Rural to Urban Migration and Environmental Problems

This paper explores the factors contributing to the migration process in India. 4560 randomly selected migrants and their families were interviewed at destination using closed and open-ended questionnaires. The resulting data provided descriptive and analytical statistics. Logistic Regression analysis shows that migration is influenced by both “push” and “pull” factors, such as employment problems, extreme poverty, natural disasters and wage rate and higher income probability, better facilities, joining relatives/families. A factor analysis showed similar determinants. Reducing disparities between rural and urban areas should receive urgent attention to stabilize the migration process in India. The study also reveals that migrant households live in unhygienic water and air pollution especially at community levels. The results show the importance of behavioral risk factors in re-enforcing deficiencies in environmental services to determine diarrhea/dysentery morbidity, malaria, jaundice and respiratory diseases. The study established that relation between income, household environment and health. It analysis the living conditions, health and quality of life of poor migrants. It is evident from the study that slum dwellers are deprived on account of each and every environmental and social parameter. More efforts should be made to understand the dynamics of poor urban environments including health effects of exposures linked with poor household environments in slums of Bangalore metropolitan city