The process of considering the present and future for the welfare of the economy and environment, two
related necessities of human growth, is known as sustainable development. MGNREGA aims to offer a
robust safety net for marginalized communities by offering alternative work opportunities in situations
where available alternatives are insufficient or hard to come by. The economic, social, and
environmental facets of sustainability are highlighted in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Geographical technology is used to identify community-level development projects and generates
district-level SD yields. The study's primary goal is to demonstrate how the SDGs' implementation has
affected the growth of local livelihoods and the development of infrastructure as a whole. One of the
most vulnerable districts in Odisha, the Balangir district, has been selected as the research region.
Balangir was one of the districts for which the KBK program was implemented. The MGNREGA public
works program has made good progress in each of the 14 blocks that make up the Balangir district.
India's Balangir district was renowned for having the highest rate of migrant and bonded labor.
MGNREGA incorporates the key goal of sustainable development -- the sustainability of the economy,
agriculture, forests, income, and health. It is clear that the majority of the assets were used for drought-proofing, water harvesting, irrigation, and conservation projects. The total number of workers are
engaged under these programs are 527892, total number of assets developed are 39300 in the year
2017-18. Total 297 numbers drought proofing, 197 water conservation structures, 165 numbers of
renovation of ponds etc. are developed for community livelihood in the year 2017-18. From the year
2017 and 2018, there is demand and increase in rural sanitation works in the study area

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