• Mausumi Bandyopadhyay

The block Mandirbazar is located in district South 24 Parganas which is a deltaic alluvial plain of river Ganga. Natural resource endowment in terms of biotic and abiotic components is extensive in this area. Obviously local people utilise these resources to fulfil their basic needs. Vast stretch of alluvial plain, brackish and fresh waterbodies, provide livelihood. But utilisation of these resources is restricted due to physical and socio-economic challenges. Level of development has a sharp difference in comparison with urban area of the district. These difference in level of development from earlier days, the block suffers from perpetual inequality in different spheres of life such as in gender development, rural-urban differentiation. Such inequalities are gradually widening despite scientific and technological advancement. Not only that, every dimension of development such as economic, human and social development facing some constraints imposed by natural or socio-economic environment. In spite of several government initiatives, sustainable development goals which reflects wellbeing on society, ecology and human being are still far reaching. In the context of such a vulnerable situation a comprehensive study has been conducted in this block to find out the challenges of development. Primary and secondary data have been collected to find out level of development, inequality and challenges. Success and failure of Government initiatives also discussed.

level of development, sustainable development goals, challenges to development

"HINDRANCES TO SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT IN MANDIRBAZAR BLOCK OF SOUTH 24 PARGANAS DISTRICT, WEST BENGAL", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 6, page no.c806-c810, June-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2206298.pdf

"HINDRANCES TO SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT IN MANDIRBAZAR BLOCK OF SOUTH 24 PARGANAS DISTRICT, WEST BENGAL", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 6, page no. ppc806-c810, June-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2206298.pdf