Environmental Sciences, asked by bhavinbharadwaj3882, 8 months ago

Large scale hydroelectric projects impact on the environment and how these projects affect flora and fauna and people lives in the area

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Answered by neetusingh6101
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Answer:

Large scale hydroelectric projects impact on the environment,folra,fauna and the people living in that area in the following Ways:

a) It affects/disturbs the natural flow of the river.

b) It affects the Marine life of the river negatively.

c) It affects the people living in that area especially to those who are farmers and are totally dependent on river for irrigatiion because the amount of water decreases in the river.

d) It affects the fish industry of that area.

e) It improves the electric supply of that area and of other areas also.

f) It generates new employment opportunities for the people.

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Answered by bratislava
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Large scale hydroelectric projects impact on the environment and how these projects affect flora and fauna and people lives in the area.

Explanation:

  • As a non-convectional source of energy the water does not pollute the air but these dams are large hydro project and they needs a larger track of land and thereby the homes and nearby settlements have to be removed due to the risk of flooding.
  • Also, a dam may leak some of the natural greenhouse gas methane into the environment and thus may create harm and impact on the soil of the nearby areas.
  • Even they can impact the development of the agricultural lands and can even lead to a deteriorate water quality and hamper the fish breeding.
  • They can create earthquakes and siltation and liquefaction and even floods can occur.  Thus they not only impact the flora and fauna but also people's lives depend on them.

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