Role of Civil Engineers:

  A civil engineer has to conceive, plan, estimate, get approval, create and maintain all civil engineering   activities. Civil engineer has very important role in the development of the following infrastructure:


(i) Measure and map the earth’s surface.

(ii) Plan new townships and extension of existing towns.

(iii) Build the suitable structures for the rural and urban areas for various utilities.

(iv) Build tanks and dams to exploit water resources.

(v) Build river navigation and flood control projects.

(vi) Build canals and distributaries to take water to agricultural fields.

(vii) Purify and supply water to the needy areas like houses, schools, offices etc.

(viii) Provide and maintain communication systems like roads, railways, harbours and airports.

(ix) Devise systems for control and efficient flow of traffic.

(x) Provide and maintain solid and waste water disposal system.

(xi) Monitor land, water and air pollution and take measures to control them. Fast growing industrialisation has put heavy responsibilities on civil engineers to preserve and protect envir

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