Introduction of Infrastructure
Infrastructure is basic aminities avaliable for the society for their economic and social development. CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRASTRUCTURE 1. High Demand 2. Shared/Equal/non-excludable use 3. Capital Intensive 4. Long Implementation and Economic (utilisation) Life 4. Government's Priority/Intervention 5. Cost Efficiency upon building TYPES OF INFRASTRUCTURE Broadly Infrastructure can be divided in two types. 1.Economic infrastructure : i. e. Transportation, Bridge, Hydro, Irrigation , Cable car, Telecommunications etc 2. Social Infrastructure : Hospital, school, universities, amusement parks, parks etc. However as per the functions or its utilisation, it can be categorised in different types as follows. 1. Community Facilities : Water supply, sewerage, Waste Disposal, Public Restrooms 2. Traffic Facilities : Road, Railways, Harbors, Airports. 3. Disaster Prevention Facilities : River, Coast, Mountains, Fire Protection Facilities 4. Industrial Fa