Topic:

Culture and
natural
resource
NADI MUSLIM management

COLLEGE Theme:
Development

ENGLISH and its effects

on the
residents of
RESEARCH Mulomulo,
Nadi

PROJECT YEAR 12

Musharat Ali
Nazrana Ali
Shafia Rahiman
Sumairah Zain
Muzaffar Khan
Ayman Mohammed
Theme:
Culture and Natural Resource Management

To know the definition and to understand the significance of culture and natural
resource management.

Natural resource is being misused and damaged and leading to problems in our
society.

To give recommendation on how we could preserve our culture and our resource so
that it will not affect the future generation.

Topic:
Development and its effect on the residents of Mulomulo, Nadi.

Development in Mulomulo, Nadi has a major disadvantage to the roads and we are
going to look at the other factors affecting people and residents located in the area.

Deforestation has mainly affected the water supply in the community as the soil is
cleared and has exposed the underground pipes which are at risk of getting
damaged easily.

Soil erosion is also a major effect of development on the residents as it has affected
the power lines, water supply, roads and increase pollution.

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Aim
To find out how development can negatively affect the environment and the residents of
Mulomulo, Nadi.

Objective
The research hopes to:

Make an awareness of the prolonged dangers of development on the helpless residents of

Mulomulo

Document the ripple effect of development.

Also make recommendations on positive manage resource in a better way.

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 Methodology
In compiling this research work, the following research tools were used under the two
research methods, that is:

Primary research
Library – Information was collected from different source such as encyclopedia,
journals and dictionary from the Nadi Muslim College library research.

Questionnaire – A set of questionnaire were prepared and given to the residents of

Mulomulo to get details and information in regards to our topic

Secondary research
Internet - The internet was also used as a research tool in order to collect relevant
information relating to the research topic i.e. the effects of development on
Mulomulo, Nadi.

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 Acknowledgement
I would like to acknowledge the assistance of the people who have helped throughout the
process in completing this project, for without their support, motivation and inspiration, this
project would not have been completed.

 Almighty god for the continuous strength and blessing.

 My English teacher (Mr. Nadeem), for the layout.
 My parents for their financial support.
 My group members for their individual and team effort in collecting the information
and compiling this project.

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 Declaration
We, Musharat Ali, Shafia Rahiman, Sumairah Zain, Muzaffar Khan, Nazrana Ali and Ayman
Mohammed hereby declare that this project is our own work and it is not copied from
anywhere else.

Group member Signature Index number

Musharat 741161

Nazrana 762362

Shafia 741211

Sumairah 743494

Ayman 942274

Muzaffar 743525

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 Table of contents
Table of Contents
Theme....................................................................................................................................................1

Topic.................................................................................................................................................1

Aim........................................................................................................................................................2

Objective...............................................................................................................................................2

Methodology.........................................................................................................................................3

Acknowledgement.................................................................................................................................4

Declaration............................................................................................................................................5

Introduction...........................................................................................................................................7

1.0 Description of the Area Mulomulo Nadi.........................................................................................8

2.0 Positive Impacts of Development....................................................................................................9

3.0 Negative Impact of Development..................................................................................................10

4.1 Deforestation.............................................................................................................................11

4.2 Soil Erosion...............................................................................................................................12

4.3 Infrastructure.............................................................................................................................13

Data analysis.......................................................................................................................................14

Residents who are happy with development taking place................................................................14

Problems faced by the residents of Mulomulo.................................................................................14

Benefits of development..................................................................................................................15

Recommendation.................................................................................................................................16

Conclusion...........................................................................................................................................17

Appendix.............................................................................................................................................19

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Introduction
Natural resource management deals with managing the way in which people
and natural landscape interact. it brings together land use planning, water
management, biodiversity conversation and the future sustainability of
industries like agriculture, mining, tourism, fisheries and forestry. (Wikipedia).

Resources are exhausted when it is being utilized quicker than it can recharge
itself. The modern transformation is the point at which everything started. As
our way of life progressed and our species designed numerous things that will
make our lives less demanding, our interest for crude materials expanded
significantly.

Development is the process of adding improvements to a parcel of land, such as

grading, subdivisions, drainage, access, roads, utilities. (Business dictionary). It
has created positive impact on the employment of the people. Development
means constructing something new and for this huge market, means high chance
of employment. Every positive impact drives negative impacts side-by-side.

No doubt development has positive impacts on our country in one or other way
still, ignoring its negative impacts won't be a worth game.

This research work aims to do finding on the development work carried out in
Mulomulo, Nadi. More specifically, the adverse effect it has on the
environment, infrastructure and the livelihood of the residents in the area.

The project also intends to look at how the relevant authorities involved could
address the negative effects of the development work carried out.

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1.0 Description of the Area Mulomulo
Nadi
The area in contemplate is 15 minutes’ drive from the main road and is close to
the Mulomulo secondary school and Mulomulo police post. The houses in
Mulomulo, Nadi are worked close to each other because of less land is
accessible reason for improvement.

Aerial veiw of the area Mulomulo Nadi.

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2.0 Positive Impacts of Development
Some of the positive impacts that are shown as development is taking place are
more job opportunity for people, overall increase in the standard of living and
wellbeing of the people. Development has brought in new factories and building
which has reduced the number of unemployment’s in Mulomulo, Nadi. For
example, the construction of the Nasau Hotel and the Aqua waters, has provided
job to the uneducated people in the area. Jobs such as delivery man, cleaning
boy, housewives and many more. (Questionnaire)

Development has increased the standard of living. The standard of living

includes factors such as income, quality, availability of employment, poverty
rate, quality and affordability of housing and many more. Having a job in hand
will automatically lead a person to a good and quality standard of living. It has
been evident in Mulomulo as people are upgrading their houses, buying vehicle
and more.

Due to development, living standards has improved. They have more things
such as food, shelter and clothing that can enable them to live longer. Parents
are able to provide their children healthy food and resources to have a healthy
childhood.

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3.0 Negative Impact of Development
As the project was carried out and observations were made that development in
Mulomulo has more negative impacts than positive impacts. Negative impacts
such as cutting down of trees, soil erosion (landscape) interrelated with road
problems, disturbance in the water supply and infrastructure. All these problems
are related to each other, one lead to another for example, trees are cut down
making the soil to erode, when there is rain which then results to the damage to
the roads.

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4.0 Environmental Effects of Developments

4.1 Deforestation
Due to development there is constant cutting down of trees for the relocation,
building factories, restaurants, industrial plants, etc. It has no doubt given job
opportunity to the people but also has taken away the greenery from the
community. As a result, more carbon dioxide is released in the atmosphere
along with increase in air pollution. People do not see it now but it is one of the
major contributors towards climate change. When trees are cut down, not only it
increases pollution but also to leads to problems such as less trees to hold the
soil from erosion, difficulty in looking for greenery by the farmers to feed their
animals and many more problems.

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4.2 Soil Erosion
For the building and factories to be built, land and roads are being graded to
clear the lands and, in this process, roads are being damaged trees are removed
causing the land to erode. When there is heavy raining soil are wasted away
from the road as there is no trees to hold the soil. Great amount of money is also
wasted as there is always a need to repair the road after the damage is made.

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4.3 Infrastructure
Infrastructure includes power lines, roads, water supply and more. As the roads
are being graded for the development to take place, underground water pipes are
being exposed to the surface. As a result of moving of big truck and van, the
pipes are being damaged and there is running water for about 1 to 2 days. Water
has been wasted in a very big amount and there is no water at homes during the
damage of pipes. Not only water pipes but also the power lines are at risk. Soil
has been removed from the area and the power lines are at a risk of falling
which may cause disaster to happen. People can also be at risk.

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Data analysis
After giving the questionnaire. It has been concluded that the development that
is taking place in Mulomulo, Nadi has more negative impacts on the residence
and if the development continues this way, the coming generations will face
bigger problems than the current generation.

Residents who are happy with development taking place

Happy
Not Happy

The above pie chart shows that 60% of the respondents are happy with the
developments that is taking place in Mulomulo. They explained that even
though development has positive side but the negative side is greater. The other
40% are happy as they think development will being more opportunity in their
community. (Questionnaire)

Problems faced by the residents of Mulomulo

The pie chart below portrays that 50% of the respondents face road problems
whereas the other 30% face water disturbance and 20% face soil erosion issues.
This analysis shows that the major issue that most of the residents go through is
road problems. The main cause of this problem is grading and the movement of
heavy machinery such as digger and loaders.

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 Road problems
Water disturbance
Soil erosion

Benefits of development

Job opporunity

Increase standards of
living
Health

The pie chart shows that 60% of the respondents have benefit from development
is by getting employment opportunity and 20% have better health and the other
20% have benefits because of development their standard of living has
increased. (Questionnaire)

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Recommendation
After analyzing the questionnaires from the respondents in Mulomulo, most
resident have put forward the idea that development that is taking place should
be minimized so that the damage that is made can be recovered and further
problems can be prevented. Development can not meet a sudden stop but can
gradually minimize because it is not a totally bad thing as it has brought
changes which being beneficial for the residents of Mulomulo.

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Conclusion
This research has showed that the development that is taking place in Mulomulo
Nadi has mainly affected the people negatively than positively. Residences of
Mulomulo are having travelling problems because of poor road conditions, also
they are facing difficulty in water supply and soil erosion along with power
lines issues. If development continues on its path like this, it may create bigger
and greater damage and problems for the coming generations

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Reference
 Wikipedia
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_resource_management.

 Business dictionary
https://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/development.html

 https://www.time4wriiting.com

 https://www.thenigerianvoice.com

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 Appendix
Theme: Culture and Natural Resource Management

Topic: Development and Its Effect on The Residents Of Mulomulo, Nadi.

Questionnaire

Name:
Age:

1)How long you have stayed in this area?

2)Do you think development is important? State a reason for your answer.

3)Are you happy with the development taking place in your community?

4)Are you facing any kind of problems while the development is taking place?

5)If yes than what kind of problems did you face?

6)What step you want to take to overcome the problem stated in question 4

7)What is a benefit that you get from the development in your community?

8)How will the development affect the future generations at Mulomulo, Nadi?

9)As part of the general public, what action do you want to take in regards to
the development taking place?

10)How does the development affect the natural environment?

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