ake 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 Electricity Road Public Transport
Social StudiesClass 8CBSEAnswered 27 Mar 2026
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Answer
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Is it available? |
How can it be improved? |
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Water |
yes |
Constructing separate water tanks and making water supply available 24 hours. |
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Electricity |
yes |
Making electricity supply available 24 hours by keeping a check on electricity theft and its conservation |
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Road |
yes |
No improvement needed. But if there are no proper roads, then the construction of new roads, more flyovers and highways will be of help |
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Public Transport |
yes |
Public transport is good, but better connectivity to more areas in the city can be achieved by introducing new buses and increasing the frequency of buses |
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