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6. Better housing supports in management of ventilation, solid waste,drainage,
sanitation, drinking water and so on. This untimely ensures better health of people.
7. The facilities like health, education, security, transportation, communication,
employment, etc. are more centered in major cities including Kathmandu valley.
8. The differences in human development index denotes that development activities are
not carried out equally in all the regions in Nepal. The required facilities are not equally
distributed/available in all the places. Hence, many regions have quite less human
development index.
9. The concept of sustainable development was introduced first in Brundtland and
Commission in Norway in 1987 A.D.
10. According to Brundtland commission in 1987 A.D., sustainable development can be
defined as, “A process in which the exploitation of resources, direction of investment,
orientation of technological development and institutional change meet the needs
of present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to
meet their needs.”

11. Sustainable development is the development activity which provides benefits to
present generation as well as it has aim to benefit future generation.

12. The main aim of sustainable development is to make balance among population,
environment and development works. It even helps to improve the living standard
of people.
13. Sustainable development helps in welfare of people. While conducting development
works, priority should be given to sustainable development works.

14. The concept of sustainable development awares people to utilize the resources
together with their conservation. It emphasizes on the development of new
technologies that consume less energy.
15. The concept of sustainable development generates awareness and interests on
people that development activities are conducted for the local benefits. As a result,
there is increase of public participation automatically for the developmental works.

16. The application of concept of sustainable development motivates people to utilize
the resources properly and conduct the development works in a sustainable way.

17. The main aim of sustainable development is to use the resources in a sustainable
way and conserve them for the future as well as for the welfare of human kind.
18. There should be increase of public participation in the application of sustainable
development. Increase in public participation generates awareness and interest on
people and makes them realize that development activities are conducted for their
own benefits.

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