Question

Name some major multi purpose projects of our recent times. Give reasons for resistance movements behind them

Answer 1

1. Damodar Valley Project
2. Bhakra-Nangal Project
3. The Hirakud Project
4.The Tungabhadra Project
5.The Kosi Project
6. The Rihand Project
7. The Chambal Project
8. The Gandak Project
9. The Nagarjun Sagar Project
10. The Beas Project.

The reasons behind resistance movements are -
1. A large area is submerged under water.
2. Many people are displaced from their lands and their villages.
3. They are not given proper compensations by the government.