Explain any three reason for which the multi purpose project and large dam have come under great scrutiny and opposition in the recent years
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(i) Local communities have been displaced from their original setdement areas, with consequent loss of livelihood and income.
(ii) These projects create conflicts between people
wanting to avail benefits from the same water
resources. This leads to unsetded disputes.
(iii) Objections have been raised about sedimentation of the reservoirs leading to floods in nearby areas, causing land degradation by deprivation of silt (a natural fertilizer) to the land, and other consequent problems associated with such projects.
(ii) These projects create conflicts between people
wanting to avail benefits from the same water
resources. This leads to unsetded disputes.
(iii) Objections have been raised about sedimentation of the reservoirs leading to floods in nearby areas, causing land degradation by deprivation of silt (a natural fertilizer) to the land, and other consequent problems associated with such projects.
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multi purpose projects and large dam have come under great scrutiny and opposition in the recent years because :
- building of dams causes huge displacement of people , forcing them to move out of there of home land
- regulating or damming of revers affect their natural flow dams have triggered floods due to sedimentation in reservoir and release of excess water during heavy rains
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