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minerals are utilized for development works. Due to increase of population, the demands
for facilities are increased and people randomly conduct development works. As a result,
there is increase of pollution and environmental degradation.
As people are inter–related and inter–dependent on environment and development
works, they must play vital role in effective conduction of development works and
conservation of environment. There must be control of population growth. They must
conduct sustainable development works and make efforts for proper management and
conservation of resources in environment.

Concept of development
Development activities include establishment
of schools, hospitals, construction of roads,
buildings, availability of electricity, drinking
water, sanitation, establishment of industries,
etc. These all development activities help in
making the facilities available for people so that
people can have happiness, satisfaction and
improvement of living standard.
According to David Kortein, development can Fig: 2
be defined as, “A process by which the members
of society increase their personal and institutional capabilities to mobilize and manage
resources, to produce sustainable and justly distributed improvement in their quality of
life consistent with their own aspirations.”
According to UNO, development is the fulfillment of desires and aims of public to provide
them the chance of being active by inspiring them.
In general development is positive growth which changes the attitudes of people for
social, economic, mental and cultural aspects. It is the transformation of people’s attitude,
thinking and ideas. Development works help in the gradual change in the present
situation. They make progress in the social, economic and cultural sectors. They provide
food, education, health services, clean drinking water, sanitation, electricity, employment
job opportunity, hygienic housing, security, etc. for human beings. Development works
help in economic progress and improvement of living standard. Without infrastructures
of development, we cannot achieve such progress and changes in various aspects of our
life.

Infrastructure of development

a. Introduction
Infrastructure means the basic frameworks or the underlying foundation of an
organization. Infrastructures make an organization strong, firm and pave way for the
functioning of organization. They are prime requirement of development. They make
development works smooth and support in effective completion of development works.

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