Question

Name some dam projects and the problems associated with them.

Answer 1

Dams:

1. The artificial barriers to regulate the water flow of rivers are called dams.
2. The dams form a reservoir or a lake.
3. Dams are used for various needs like hydroelectricity, irrigation and domestic use.

Dam projects:

1. Tehri Dam
2. Sardar Sarovar Dam
3. Tawa Dam

Problems associated with Dam projects:

Social problems:

1. Creating the dams caused the displacement of the local communities, who were not compensated.

Economic problems:

1. Dam projects are expensive and use public money for completion.
2. The benefits of dams are often not proportionate to the expenditure.

Environmental problems:

1. Dam projects distort the ecosystem balance.
2. Deforestation, biodiversity loss and soil chemistry change are the environmental problems created by the dam projects.