Describe the problems related to rural settlements of the world.

The problems related to rural settlements of the world:-

• They are large in number and poor in infrastructure.

• Water supply to the rural settlements in developing countries is not adequate.

• Communicable diseases like Cholera, Jaundice, Diarrhoea, spread quite often and a lot of casualties take place.

• The general absence of toilet and garbage disposal facilities causes health-related problems.

• The design and use of building materials of houses vary from one ecological region another. The houses made up of mud, wood and thatch, remain susceptible to damage during.