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What are the disadvantages of dam?


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The disadvantages of building large dams are:

  • Damming of rivers and regulating their flow result in excessive sedimentation at the bottom of the reservoir. This may hamper aquatic life and their migration to other water bodies.
  • Building of dams result in the submergence of land and vegetation. This results in the decomposition of vegetation.
  • Construction of large dams results in the displacement of villagers and communities. The villagers have to give up their lands and their means of livelihood.

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