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mention the advantages of multipurpose projects and why these projects are facing scrutiny in India ?


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Answered by Dsn
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Advantage of multipurpose project in India are
1 they provide electricity
2 water stored in dam can be used for irrigation
3 prevent flood
Answered by MasterAaditya
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Answer:

Merits of Multi-Purpose Projects:

Multi-purpose projects are very much conducive to economic development of the country.

The following are some of the important advantages of such projects:  

1. Irrigation Facility:

Extension of irrigation facility is one of the important objectives and advantage of multipurpose projects. These projects can stimulate the agricultural productivity for meeting the growing requirement of food and raw materials required for increasing non-farm activities.

2. Flood Control:

Another important objective of such projects is to control the occurrence of floods creating havoc on the economy.

3. Generating Electricity:

Multi-purpose projects help to generate hydro-electricity on a large scale basis, which is very much important for the development of industry.

4. Navigation:

Such projects can create navigation facility in the country by developing ferrying services for transportation, raise fleet capacity and thereby can reduce the traffic load on rail and road transport.

5. Forests and Fisheries:

These projects can help to raise forestry on the banks of the canals. Moreover, it can also encourage the development of fisheries in the reservoirs.

6. Drinking Water:

Such projects facilitate the development of safe drinking water projects for the adjoining areas.

7. Development of Industry and Employment Generation:

Such projects can create a favourable climate for the development of industry by offering the facilities like cheaper power, better water transport, availability of raw materials at cheaper rates for agro-based industries etc.

Moreover, by developing agriculture, industry and infrastructural services, these projects can generate adequate volume of employment opportunities in the farm and non-farm sector. All these would help to raise the standard of living of the people of those adjoining regions reaping benefits from such projects.

8. Recreation:

Multi-purpose projects can also facilitate to develop recreation facilities in the form of picnic resorts, holiday resorts etc. which are having much commercial viability nowadays.

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