Development – The Otherside of the coin
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2013-11-08
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Thomas Tredgold’s definition of Civil Engineering, may be one of the oldest definitions of Civil
Engineering, states that, “Civil Engineering is the art of directing the great sources of power for the use
and convenience of man”. During the old days, the role of the Engineer was considered extremely
important as Engineers reduced the need for human labour and at the same time satisfied some basic
physical and social needs in a hostile environment. This attitude eventually developed and the general
public believed that the age-old troubles of starvation, disease, floods etc. could be overcome by the
proper use of engineering and to some extent it was achieved by the construction of engineering
structures such as dams, reservoirs, drainage schemes, communication and road networks.