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healthy manpower is not increased or sufficient. There is increase in number of patients
in the limited number of hospitals. In many conditions, there is lack of hospital beds
and patients are treated either keeping two in one bed or in the floor. Likewise, there is
more pressure of patients for the limited doctors in hospital. Many people have to wait
for long period of time for their turn for check up or for the surgery. It has been observed
that people have to wait for six months to one year for the surgeries in major hospitals
in Nepal. Moreover, the doctors can’t provide sufficient time for the patients either for
check ups or counselling. As a result, people do not have proper diagnosis of diseases and
they have to suffer a lot. Apart from this, people do not get basic health services. There
is prevalence of many communicable diseases, increase of infant mortality rate, maternal
mortality rate and scarcity of medicines in Nepal.

b. Impact on Education
Education leads us from darkness to light. It
makes us knowledgeable and supports for
taking right decision at right time. With the
increase in number of people, there is increase
in number of students as well. But in the
ratio of increased population, the number of
schools and colleges is not sufficient. There is
increase in competition among large number
of students for admission in limited seats. Even Fig: 5
if they get admission in schools and colleges,
the classrooms become crowded, noisy and there is scarcity of benches for all of them. It
becomes difficult for the teacher to control the class. Only the limited students can listen
whatever the teacher teaches. Likewise, there is scarcity of educational materials and
skilled as well as trained teachers. As a result, there is great impact on the overall learning
and achievement of students. Hence, there is decrease in quality of education.

c. Impact on Cultural Heritages
Cultural heritages are our valuable properties
and are made by our ancestors utilizing their
valuable skills and knowledge. They are
the means which make the country popular
and renowned in the world. Every year,
thousands of tourists visit several cultural
heritages and cultural heritage sites by which
there is promotion of tourism development
and generation of foreign currency. With Fig: 6
the increase in population, there is random
extension of settlement areas. People construct tall buildings near the cultural heritage
sites even encroaching their land areas. Construction of tall buildings block the cultural
heritages and diminishes their importance and beauty. Even there is extension of markets
near the cultural heritage sites which increases pollution there. Similarly, some people
throw the wastes here and there in the surroundings. Likewise, population growth causes

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