Nepal is a land- locked country betwee n India and China. Its rivers
generally run north to south and divide Nepal into many deep valleys.
The Terai, a rich alluvia l plain 20 to 30 miles wide, lies on the
southern border of Nepal. Although this terrain is suitable for
agricultural production an d contains very heavy forest growth, l ack
of roads, communication, and electricity in Nepal separate the people
who live in this country’s isolated rural communitie s. The lack of
communication handica ps all prospects of development . All isolated
di stricts tend to follow a pattern of subsistence economy of the most
primitive and basic type. In some localities, the soil and climate is
suitable for raising cash crops of comparatively high value, a nd some
places are fitting for the development of cheap hydroele ctric power.
The problem is market and transportation . The lack of a
transportation system is the greatest barrier to putting these natural
resources to use for the benefit of all . Without transport,
administration is costly and the government cannot effec tively
fulfill its role of uplifting economic and communities' welfare. The
forest in Nepal is approximately four times larger than State of
Utter Pradesh in India, but due partly to the lack of transport
Nepal’s income is much less even though the natural quality of the
forest is better. In these circumstances not only do trade and
production languish but also there prevails a general lack of economic
security.
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