Chapter 3 · Question 3
What problems are associated with large dams?
Q3
What problems are associated with large dams?
Answer Revealed
Direct Answer:
Large dams can displace people, submerge forests and farms, disturb river ecology, trap silt, increase conflicts over water sharing, and sometimes cause waterlogging and salinity in command areas. Their benefits and costs are often distributed unequally.
Simple Explanation
Large dams can displace people, submerge forests and farms, disturb river ecology, trap silt, increase conflicts over water sharing, and sometimes cause waterlogging and salinity in command areas. Their benefits and costs are often distributed unequally.
Exam-Ready Structure
Large dams can displace people, submerge forests and farms, disturb river ecology, trap silt, increase conflicts over water sharing, and sometimes cause waterlogging and salinity in command areas. Their benefits and costs are often distributed unequally.
Key Points
- Large dams can displace people, submerge forests and farms, disturb river ecology, trap silt, increase conflicts over water sharing, and sometimes cause waterlogging and salinity in command areas.
- Their benefits and costs are often distributed unequally.
Relevant Maps and Figures
Multipurpose River Valley Projects Overview
diagram
Use the same project frame to contrast intended benefits with ecological and social costs.
It helps explain why large dams remain contested despite their planned uses.
This chapter sequence groups irrigation, hydroelectricity, flood control, navigation, fisheries, and water supply under one project idea.
Answer Sources
- Problems linked to large damstextbook section | Contemporary India-II | Water Resources | Multi-purpose projects and resistance | Pages 5-6