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Lesson Electricity
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FACTS The Americans use more electricity for just their
to Understand Christmas lights then some developing countries
like Nepal, Ethiopia, Ecuador, Somalia, etc. use in
the whole year.

Electricity is the main power available in the modern world. It is used in all fields
ranging from household to operation of the industries and heavy construction. Many
development activities can be carried out through the electricity. So it is called an
infrastructures of development. Electricity is used in other elements of infrastructures
of development such as communication, education, health, transportation and
drinking water.

Hydroelectricity
Electricity is the most important source of energy. It has become an inseparable part
of our life. In the absence of electricity the industrial development is not possible. It
requires machinery and other heavy equipment to produce or manufacture goods.
These huge machines are run by only the support of electricity. It is also used in
many domestic work such as cooking, washing, lighting, cooling, heating, getting
underground water and so on. The modern means of communication like television,
internet, mobile-phone, fax, etc. needs electricity to operate. Thus, it is the basic
infrastructure of development.

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