Question

Disadvantages of building big dams

Answer 1

Disadvantage of building big dams are -
. large dams required a very large area so it submerge a large area of forest and villages near it .
. damming of rivers also cause rockier streams which also cause poor habitat for aqatic life in the river .
. damming of rivers also make it hard for fishes to migrate.
. dams also cause a large displacement of people from their villages which gives birth to
movement like Narmada bachao andolan.