Journal of the Association of Engineers, India

Abinash Chandra Chaturvedi ¹

Affiliations
1 Irrigation Commission, U. P. Canal Colony, Lucknow-226001, IN

Abstract

Engineering material and equipment are prospected to play a vital role in covering the catastrophic gap between population increase and needs for rural development. The income of rural masses has to be increased manyfold through resource combination and by optimising the alternative plans for translation and success of development efforts in the fields of agriculture and allied industries. This is proposed to be covered by pumping of underground water, levelling of land, use of sprinkler irrigation for in-accessible areas, pumping from small tanks creeks or shallow wells for supplemental irrigation.

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Abinash Chandra Chaturvedi ¹

Affiliations
1 Irrigation Commission, U.P., IN

Abstract

Housing has a very high priority in the 24 point national economic development plan of Prime Minister Mrs. Indira Gandhi. About 80% of the rural people live in houses either insanitary or unsafe. A separate authority should be set up for this purpose at the State level and research work should be intensified for use of indigenous materials. Full attention should be paid to the sanitary, drainage, water, lighting and other facilities. The houses may have stages for expanding floor area and for converting from semi pucca to fully pucca structure. The houses should be of local material. The people should be provided loan at low interest. Partial or full scale fabrication system should be evolved based on the use of local building materials and skills.

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Abinash Chandra Chaturvedi ¹

Affiliations
1 Irrigation Commission, U.P., IN

Abstract

Engineers and the Association of Engineers have to play a pivotal role in quick accomplishment of the 20 point economic development programme of our prime minister for provision of the barest necessities of life like power, light, sanitation, proper dwelling. Our Association should take the lead in transfer of knowledge to improve conditions for the rural poor, the management of results to provide mechanism for the transfer of research for different computer based information dissemination systems along with a forum for the exchange of ideas and experiences on the most pressing issues through implementation with assessment of transfer effectiveness.

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