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One development activity may be the infrastructure for another and one infrastructure
may affect the another. Roads are the basic infrastructure of development. With the
construction of roads, other infrastructures can be developed easily. With the construction
of roads, there is gradual development of schools, hospitals, bridges, hydro-power
generation, industries, markets, buildings, communication services, etc.

Fig: 3
Hydropower Bridge Airport

All the pre-requisites which include physical social, economic and human resource
without which development activities cannot be conducted are called infrastructures of
development.

b. Types of infrastructures of development
Infrastructures of development can be classified into the following types:

i. Human resource
The skilled, semi-skilled manpower related
to education, health services, communication,
agriculture, industries, science and technology,
law and legislature etc. is called human resource.
For example, doctor, engineer lawyer, chartered
accountant, pilot, scientist, professor, plumber,
electrician, mason, welder, etc. They are most
essential for the conduction of development
activities. Development of human resource makes Fig: 4
the development activities easier.

i. Physical aspects
The road, bridges, canals, schools, hospitals, drainages, buildings, electricity, drinking
water, communication facilities etc. are regarded as physical infrastructures. These
infrastructures help to develop other development activities. Availability of one
infrastructure supports to develop another one.

ii. Social aspects
This aspect includes human rights, education, health services, etc. They should be developed
to run other development activities. For this, people should utilize their knowledge, skills,
capabilities and desire for participating in the conduction of development activities.

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