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Lesson Natural Resources of Nepal and
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Their Uses

Minerals like copper are found in Bandipur, Gorkha,
FACTS Chisapani, Taplejung, Ilam, Baitadi. Iron is found in
to Understand Ramechhap, Pyuthan, Kulekhani, Phulchoki, etc. Mica
is found in Bhojpur, Chainpur, Lamjung, Dhankuta,
Nuwakot, etc. and limestone is found in Chobhar,
Kathmandu, Makawanpur and Udaypur.

Natural resources are the gift of the nature. These resources are free gifts to
human beings.
The resources like land, water, soil, forest, minerals, etc. are called natural
resources. These are utilized for the human benefits and to develop the country.

If the resources are utilized wisely and properly then the over-all development of
the country is possible.

Nepal is rich in natural resources but they are not utilized properly. There are
many reasons for not utilizing these resources. They are

(i) Illiteracy
(ii) Unskilled manpower
(iii) Lack of advanced technology

(iv) Brain drain
(v) Poverty, etc.

These problems and causes are created obstacles in proper utilization of the
resources which affected the rapid economic growth of the country. For the
progressive development of the country the available resources need to be utilized.
A brief introduction of some of these natural resources is given below:

Land

Land is one of the most important resources of Nepal. Land is used in many ways,
such as cultivation of different crops, human settlement, construct highways,
industries, etc. We get minerals, forest, mountains, hills, water, etc. from the
land. Physically, Nepal is divided into three land features: the Himalayan region,
the hilly region and the Terai region.

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