Question

compare the advantages and disadvantages of multipurpose river projects​

Answer 1

Answer:

The multipurpose river project have proved both a blessing and a curse.

Advantages:

1.they help in storing water at large amount which can be used for agriculture.

2.they are helpfull in generating hydroelectricity.

3.they help in checking flood.

Disadvantages:

1.sometimes a lekage in dams from any side can be very harmful for the adjoinig areas.

2.they civer a large area of cultivable land and forest area.

3.some time they causes water worned diseases.

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Answer 2

Explanation:

A multipurpose project is that which simultaneously serves several purposes. A dam built across a river often serves more than one purpose at a time and it is termed as a multipurpose project. It comes with some advantages at the same time some disadvantages. The advantages are flood control in flood-prone areas, irrigation facilities, hydroelectricity, check soil erosion etc. On the other hand, it has disadvantages such as, it restricts the natural flow of the river and the sediments are deposited in the river bed, it causes deforestation and disturbs the aqua life of the river.