Multi-Purpose River Projects

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DAM
Dams were traditionally
built to save
rivers and rainwater that
could be used later to irrigate
agricultural fields.
For electricity
generation
ter supply for domestic and industrial
Flood control
Inland navigation
Etc…
Side effects of creating Dams
Natural flow of water is affecte
e dams that were constructed to control floods
ve triggered floods due to sedimentation
the bottoms
ating of large dams has been the cause of
ny new environmental movements like floods etc…
e the ‘Narmada Bachao Andolan’ etc…
he big dams have mostly been unsuccessful in
ontrolling floods at the time of excessive rainf
Many times local people had to
give up their land, livelihood
and their control over resources
for the construction of the dam.
Did u all understand?
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