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Advantages and disadvantages of multi-purpose river projects - NCERT Class 10

Advantages and disadvantages of multi-purpose river projects

Advantages and disadvantages of multi-purpose river projects


Multi purpose river project

A multifunctional project, commonly referred to as a multipurpose river valley project, achieves several objectives simultaneously. It is also possible to build a dam across a river that serves multiple purposes at once, which is referred to as a multipurpose project. It has a lot of advantages but also some disadvantages.

Advantages of multi-purpose river projects- Advantages of multipurpose river valley projects:
  • to build irrigation infrastructure and advance canal navigation
  • to protect soil and water resources
  • to generate hydroelectric electricity
  • to conserve water for possible future usage when there is a greater need
Disadvantages of multi-purpose river projects –Disadvantages of multipurpose river valley project:

The multipurpose project interferes with the natural flow of water.
Streambeds become harder as a result of the significant silt it creates at the river's bottom.
Because the dam floods the flora and soil on both sides of the river, creating flood plains, it damages the environment for marine life.

Big dams and multi-purpose projects have faced a lot of opposition and criticism recently for a variety of reasons. When dams are built and rivers are controlled, natural drainage is disrupted, which results in poor sediment flow and excessive sedimentation at reservoir bottoms, which causes rockier stream beds and worse circumstances for river marine lif

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