Synopsis Air, water and soil constitute the environment, Stupendous increase in population coupled with reckless industrialisation have threatened the natural balance. The need to conserve environment while maintaining the pace of development was deliberated upon at SAARC countries conference held at a small but developing place rae-Bareli. This book contains full texts of the papers presented by research scholars, scientists, environmentalists, educators and persons associated with NGO's. It is hoped that the book besides making the people aware about conserving the environment while maintaining the pace of development will be of great help to the planners, bureaucrats and academicians in SAARC countries.