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Santosh

Hi all, I just found this website and I couldn't resist having my say in this discussion.

People move, have always moved throughout history and this trend will undoubtedly continue in the future. My grandparents moved from Gulmi to Palpa, my parents from Palpa to Kathmandu, and I have moved from Kathmandu to Sydney. Our three generations had different reasons for migrating, but the common denominator is that we all left our place of abode.

Can anything be done to stop the outward flow? I think not, however, things can be done to limit emigration, and in a best case scenario, balance the outward and inward migration. But, I would ask why would Nepal want to do so? It is overpopulated, severly lacking in basic resources and has a hosts of other problems that we associate with excessive population in low-income countries.

Keeping all of the population within the borders, for all intent and purposes, would massively increase the problems. More competition for exisiting resources and facilities, to put it bluntly.

If you put emotions aside, I think losing 3-4 million people to other countries will in no way whatsoever be a detriment to Nepal. As a country, unless population is controlled to sustainable limits, it is beneficial for Nepal to be a big net exporter of people.

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