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Advantages and disadvantages of dams

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Advantages and disadvantages of dams
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Gopika Satheesh 3 years, 4 months ago

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Yogita Ingle 3 years, 4 months ago

Advantages :

1}These are the main source of power generation.

2}These projects control the floods because water can be stored in them. These projects have converted many, 'rivers of sorrows' into 'rivers of boon'.

3}Thes projects are the main source of irrigation and also help in conserving soil.

Disadvantages:

1}Dams also fragment rivers making it difficult for aquatic fauna to migrate for spawning, i.e , to produce eggs.

2}It resulted in displacement of local communities.

3}The multipurpose projects induced earthquake, caused waterborne diseases.

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