HI EVERYBODY,
"DAMS ARE TEMPLES OF MODERN INDIA" PUNDIT JAWAHARLAL NEHRU THE FIRST PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA TOLD. BUT NOW A STRONG ANTI-DAM LOBBY IS WORKING IN INDIA. THEY CALL THEMSELVES AS ACTIVISTS. HOW THIS CHANGE OF MIND CAME ? BEFORE GOING DEEP INTO SUCH CONTROVERSY
LET US LEARN SOMETHING ABOUT DAMS.
WHAT IS A DAM?
Dam is a solid barrier constructed at a suitable location across a river valley to store flowing water.
WHAT ARE THE OBJECTIVE OF STORAGE OF WATER?
Hydropower
Irrigation
Water for domestic consumption
Drought and flood control
For navigational facilities
Other additional utilization is to develop fisher.
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