Urbanisation vs Ruralisation: From COVID-19 to the promised land

Social distancing may be here to stay for a longer period. Therefore, mechanisms should be perused in setting up a new culture of ‘working from home’ (WFH) wherever possible. Limited number of essential employees needed in the office physically needs to be identified while all others requiring to work from home under proper supervision and reporting

The days of globalisation as we know it may be numbered! Global migrations may just see an about-turn in the wake of the COVID-19 onslaught with masses around the world rushing back to their roots. 

Ruralisation may just be the new normal as social distancing seems set to take root, halting urbanisation, perhaps, for the time being. It is in this hiatus we call ‘lockdown’ the Government may find a rare chance to correct course and restore some balance between urbanisation and rural inequality that leads to the exodus…