Q3 of 43 Page 67

Do you think that the generations to come, that is our children and our grand children, too should be able to use these resources? How can we ensure that they are available to them too and not exhausted?

Yes, it is very important to ensure that the future generations have adequate access to these resources. We can ensure this by following a path of sustainable development.

Sustainable development, put simply, refers to a unique path of development in which development is carried out keeping in mind the needs of the future generations i.e. development takes place in a judicious manner.


More from this chapter

All 43 →
1

Discuss the pros and cons of allowing private companies to mine our minerals. How do you think can they be regulated? How do you think can the environmental concerns be taken care off?

 2

If all the people of the country are the real owners of the mineral resources, how can we ensure that these resources are used for the benefit of all?

 1

Why do you think SSCL employs contract workers?

 2

What could have happened to farmers who left their lands in the mining area?