Question

NCERT VIII - Geography

Give reasons.

(i) Environmental aspects must be carefully looked into before building huge dams.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Answer: Construction of a huge dam creates large scale destruction of natural vegetation and wildlife in those areas which get submerged. This is not good for the ecosystem. Hence, environmental aspects must be carefully looked into before building huge dams.

Answer 2

Answer:

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Environmental aspects must be carefully looked into before buildings huge dams because of the following :࿐

• Pᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴅɪsᴘʟᴀᴄᴇᴅ.
• Dᴀᴍs ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇ ɪᴍʙᴀʟᴀɴᴄᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜ's ᴇǫᴜɪʟʟɪʙʀɪᴜᴍ.
• ᴅᴇғᴏʀᴇsᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ʟᴇᴀᴅs ᴇɴᴠɪʀᴏɴᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʟ ᴘᴏʟʟᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ.
• Cɪᴛɪᴇs / ᴠɪʟʟᴀɢᴇ / ᴛᴏᴡɴs ᴍᴀʏ ʀᴇǫᴜɪʀᴇ sʜɪғᴛɪɴɢ ᴄᴀᴜsɪɴɢ ʟᴏᴛ ᴏғ ʜᴀʀᴅsʜɪᴘs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ.
• Fʟᴏᴏᴅ ᴛʜʀᴇᴀᴛs ʟᴏᴏᴍ ʟᴀʀɢᴇ.
• Eᴀʀᴛʜǫᴜᴀᴋᴇ ᴛʜʀᴇᴀᴛs.