Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy has something to say about rural-to-urban migration

During a ceremony in Pune on Friday, Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy highlighted the urgency of climate action, emphasising that climate change could trigger mass migration from rural areas to urban centres like Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Pune.

Rising temperatures and natural disasters are forcing thousands of people across the globe to abandon their homes in less resilient areas. Murthy alerted that in the next couple of decades, certain rural areas in India may become uninhabitable.

Nonetheless, the entrepreneur also pointed out that cities like Bengaluru and Pune are already struggling to address modern-day challenges, such as pollution and traffic congestion – stressing that these cities are becoming challenging to reside in, reported NDTV.

The Infosys co-founder talked about the urgency of collaboration among political leaders, bureaucrats and the corporate sector to address the climate emergency and mitigate rural-to-urban migration. But he also expressed optimism about India’s ability to tackle these issues.