Impact of Infrastructural Development on the Economy of the Country

Civil engineering activities in the infrastructural development are:

(i) Good planning of towns and extension areas in the cities. Each extension area should be self sufficient in accommodating offices, educational institutions, markets, hospitals, recreational facilities and residential accommodation.

(ii) Assured water supply.

(iii) A good drainage system.

(iv) Pollution free environmental conditions.

(v) A well planned and built network of roads and road crossings.

(vi) Railways connections to all important cities and towns.

(vii) Airports and harbours of national and international standards.

Infrastructure also involves electricity supply, without assured electric supply no city town can develop. Internet and telephones are also desirable features. Educational facility also forms part of infrastructure. Proximity of good primary and secondary schools to residential areas is desirable. Collegiate and professional education also form part of infrastructure of a city.

Good health care facility is a necessity. Primary health centres, specialised hospitals and doctors add to the desirable infrastructure facility.

Effect of infrastructure facilities are:

1. Connecting producing centres to marketing places minimise exploitation of producers by middlemen. Imports and exports became easy and as a result of which whole world becomes a village.

2. Improved irrigation facility enhances agricultural products and hence producers as well as consumers are benefitted.
3. Infrastructural facility develops scope for a number of industries and it creates job opportunities.

4. Improved education and health care give rise to skilled and healthy work force. Quality of life  of the people is improved.

5. Utilisation of manpower for the benefit of mankind brings down antisocial activities.

6. In case of natural calamities assistance can be easily extended to the affected areas and misery of affected people minimised.

7. Infrastructural facility imporves defence system and peace exists in the country.

8. Improved economical power of the country brings a respectable status in the world.

The world has realised that a government should not involve itself in production and distribution but should develop infrastructure to create an atmosphere for economical development.

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