Tag: migration and its effects

The movement by people from one place to another with the intention of settling, permanently in the new location is called migration. One of the main problems associated with migration is xenophobia which means hatred towards the people of other country who came in by migration. It is showing dislike or prejudice against people from other countries.

Migration from mountains to the plane due to sheep herding is called transhumance. It is the action or practice of moving livestock from one place to other for the sake of grazing seasonally. It usually follows seasonal cycle, typically to lowlands in winter and highlands in summer.

Mukadam is a person who lends money as loan for the expenses of villagers and explains to the villagers in which areas they would go for the next six months and people  just earn enough money to keep them going through these months. To manage the remaining six months, when there is no rain, and no work in the fields everyone borrows money from the mukadam. To pay back this money people work for Mukadam. Mukadam is an agent for sugarcane factories. He helps them to find work in sugarcane fields.

The movement by people from one place to another with the intention of settling, permanently in the new location is called migration. When migration is not beyond the borders or within a country it is called internal migration. Largest component of internal migration in India is rural-urban migration, which means migration from rural areas to urban cities. People migrate from rural areas to urban areas mainly for job opportunities, education and development.

Bangladesh is a country formed after dividing a piece of land from India which lies towards east of India. Migration of people to  India from Bangladesh is observed. This is because of the highest population density found in Bangladesh due to small land and more population. Density of population in Bangladesh is more than India.

The movement by people from one place to another with the intentions of settling in the new location is called migration. Most of the people migrate for finding employment opportunities, as agriculture in present scenario has become unpredictable.

Mukadam is a person who lends money as a loan for the expenses of villagers and explains to the villagers in which areas they would go for the next six months and people just earn enough money to keep them going through these months. To manage the remaining six months, when there is no rain, and no work in the fields everyone borrows money from the mukadam. To pay back this money people work for Mukadam. Mukadam is an agent for sugarcane factories. He helps them to find work in sugarcane fields.

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is an intergovernmental organization. It was initially established in 1951 as the Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration (ICEM) to help resettle people displaced by World War II. The IOM is not part of the UN, nor is it a 'sister agency'. It is a completely separate entity, although the IOM often works in partnership with UN Agencies on specific projects. IOM works to help ensure the orderly and humane management of migration, to promote international cooperation on migration issues, to assist in the search for practical solutions to migration problems and to provide humanitarian assistance to migrants in need, including refugees and internally displaced people.

Here, no one is forced to migrate but due to some push factors such as war, hunger and other difficult conditions, people decide to leave.

Sikkim is the least populated state in India. It has a population of just about 0.5 million.