The perception of local people towards the Sources of Coarse Aggregates around their locality

The study was focused to find out the perception of local people towards the Sources of Coarse Aggregates around their locality. The study area is within and around the periphery of Kathmandu Valley. The study area was determined by location of building constructionproject and aggregate Sources, processing plant sites. The sample was selected from an unknown and finite population of local people. In this study, Convenience sampling techniques were used for. Questionnaire survey, Formal Discussions. For the purpose of laboratory-based test, the coarse aggregates were sampled according to the proceduredescribed by IS:2430-1986.The perception of local people regarding the coarse aggregates sources, production plant were revealed on the basis of satisfaction with the source; complains/drawbacks about the source nearby the locality; addressing issues raised by respondents on behalf of localgovernment, aggregate production management team; effective measures/suggestions for extraction of coarse aggregates from source.Keywords: Perception, Sources, Coarse Aggregates, Construction,Projects