Impact of Rural Road A case Study of Gajarkot VDC, Tanahun District, Nepal

Abstract

This research work entitled "Impact of Rural Road: A case study of Gajarkot VDC, Tanahun District, Nepal". Rural Road are roads that connect a village to other villages. Roads are the tertiary road system in total road network which provides accessibility for the rural habitations to market and other facility centres. The main objectives of this study are as follows; • To assess socio-economic change of rural people after construction of road in the study area. • To analyze the impact of road on agriculture activities in the study area. • To examine the impact of rural road on environment in the study area. • To analyze the change in agricultural pattern in the study area. The studies have selected four wards of Gajarkot VDC purposively. The priority of selection has made on the basis of ward those touches the Bhimad - Gajarkot road. Therefore, among the nine wards of Gajarkot VDC, ward number 4, 6, 7and 8 have been selected as a sample for study. Therefore, out of 439 household in above mentioned four wards of Gajarkot VDC of Tanahun district only 60 household were sampled as a respondent for the study. These samples have selected purposively which touches the road. Thus, from this study, it is concluded that Rural Road plays an important role in the development process of any nation. Rural Road construction not only has provided avenue for transportation and easy livelihood but also enhances the opportunities for education, agricultural marketing, healthy facilities, and farming business. Involvement of the people in entrepreneurship through private business and small scales industrial activities has been increased. But, negative impacts are also observed in the study area. Increase perception of air pollution by the local people is the major drawback. On the other hand, social norms and values are challenged by the infiltration of various criminal traits such as gambling and alcoholism. Thus, we can say transportation development is the major component drive of socio-economic development of the country. Above all it helps the poverty alleviation program also.