https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wi4NvnNXyfI

2. LABOR BASED TECHNOLOGY
•IT IS AN APPROACH IN WHICH MAJOR
MEANS OF PRODUCTION OR INPUT OF
LABOR IS PERFORMED WITH NON-
MECHANICAL TOOLS
•FOR THOSE ACTIVITIES THAT CANNOT BE
PERFORMED EFFICIENTLY OR EFFECTIVELY
BY LABOR ALONE SIMPLE OR
INTERMEDIATE EQUIPMENT IS DEPLOYED
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3. EQUIPMENT BASED TECHNOLOGY
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4. FACTS ABOUT NEPAL
•HDI: O.588 (RANK 144)
•POVERTY: 25.2%
•76% OF WORK FORCE IS
EMPLOYED IN AGRICULTURE
•77% OF AREA LIES IN HILLY AND
MOUNTAINOUS AREA
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5. EQUIPMENT BASED TECHNOLOGY??
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6. EQUIPMENT BASED TECHNOLOGY??
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7. LABOR BASED TECHNOLOGY??
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8. A CASE STUDY OF RAMECHHAP DISTRICT
-ANJAY KUMAR MISHRA, BIJAYA RANA MAGAR
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9. A CASE STUDY OF RAMECHHAP DISTRICT
•EMPLOYMENT GENERATION: FROM 100
TO 1000 (PHASE IV)
•FINANCIAL AND LIVELIHOOD
IMPROVEMENT
•OWNERSHIP AND SUSTAINABILITY
•QUALITY CONTROL
•TRANSPARENCY
•GENDER EQUITY AND SOCIAL INCLUSION:
17077 WERE FROM DISADVANTAGE
GROUP AND 6015 WERE FEMALE
WORKERS
•ENVIRONMENT SUSTAINABILITY
•COSTLY/EXPENSIVE
•TIME CONSUMED AND SAFETY ISSUE
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10. POSITIVE ASPECT OF LABOR BASED TECHNOLOGY
ENVIRONMENT SUSTAINABILITY
MINIMIZATIONOF SLOPE
CUTTING AND
PRESERVATION OF THE
VEGETATIVE COVER.
MASS BALANCING
ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY
CONSTRUCTION METHOD
PROPER WATER MANAGEMENT
BIO- ENGINEERING
SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
THROUGH INCOME AND
EMPLOYMENT GENERATION
DECENTRALIZATION AND
PARTICIPATORY
APPROACH
LOCAL LEVEL CAPACITY
BUILDING
SOCIAL EQUITY AND
GENDER BALANCE
SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY
SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
OPTIMIZATION
UTILIZATION OF LOCAL
RESOURCES
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
CONTROL
SUSTAINABLE
MAINTENANCE
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11. CONCLUSION
•SUSTAINABLE WAY IS THE BEST WAY OF DOING, LB METHOD IS A SUSTAINABLE WAY
LB METHOD SHOULD BE MADE INTO PRACTICE WHENEVER:
•SUFFICIENT NUMBERS OF UNEMPLOYED PERSONS IN THE AREAS WHERE THE
WORK IS REQUIRED
•LOCAL AVAILABILITY OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL
•LOW WAGE LEVELS
•SHORTAGE OF CONVENTIONAL CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AND CAPITAL COST
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12. THANK YOU
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