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Data on some of the public facilities are collected as part of the Census. Discuss with your class teacher when and how the census is conducted.

Last census was conducted in the year 2011. Census is conducted every ten years. Or this the government appoints special people who collects the data by going door to door. This collected data is compared with last figures in which suitable actions are taken.


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Take some of the public facilities in your area, such as water, electricity, etc. is there scope to improve these? What in your opinion should be done? Complete the table.





























Is it available?



How can it be improved?



Water



Yes



The water supply facilities are good in locality.



Electricity



Yes



The number of Ac’s per house should be limited.



Roads



Yes



The roads are good.



Public Transport



Yes



The buses should have a proper timetable.


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Are all the public facilities shared equally by all the people in your area? Elaborate.

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Private educational institutions-schools, colleges, universities, technical and vocational training institutes are coming up in our country in a big way. On the other hand, educational institutes run by the government are becoming relatively less important. What do you think would be impact of this? Discuss.

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You have seen the four situations illustrated above. Based on these, what impression do you get of the water situation in Chennai?