Question

Discuss problems associated with construction of dams.

Answer 1

Dams:

1. It is a structure built across a river or stream that can hold backwater.

Problems associated with its construction:

1. They have caused earthquakes and natural disasters in various locations.
2. Due to large-scale sedimentation during the monsoons, huge dams have not been successful in controlling floods in recent years. Due to the discharge of water from dams amid severe rains last year, the flood situation in Maharashtra and Gujarat became critical.
3. River water disputes between states are also caused by the sharing of water resources and the high expense of construction and upkeep.
4. The Narmada Bachao Andolan and the Tehri Dam Andolan, for example, were current issues involving dam development