Question

How were the forest dwellers of the Satpura forest in Madhya Pradesh affected when the Tawa Dam began to built

Answer 1

Answer:

The Tawa river flows through Betul before joining the Narmada in Hoshangabad. It originates in the Mahadeo hills of Chindwara district. The work of building the Tawa dam was started in 1958 and it was completed in the year 1978. It resulted in the submerging of large areas of forest and agricultural land. The life of the forest dwellers was reduced to nothing. Some of the displaced people settled around the reservoir. They found a new source of livelihood. Apart from their meagre farms, they started fishing. Their earnings were also very less.