What are multi multi propose river project highlight their Merits and demerits?
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Multi Purpose River Projects are constructed at an apt place over a river to further the utilisation of a river
-It can be used to Create Electricity,Store Water,for navigation,fish breeding and also as a tourist attraction and is renewable and comparitievely non polluting,they can also prevent floods to an extent
-They are considered the backbone of the economy,Therefore Nehru declared them as the temples of modern India
-However,They have many disadvantages,Construction of a project will cause large-scale displacement and this is not often done,This has resulted in many communities becoming homeless,MPRVPs causes ecological imbalance by destroying all existing ecosystem around it,by blocking sediment flow and also the migration of fishes for breeding.Benefits of these projects are only shared by few and many lives are destroyed by this,Overflowing of dams have caused or exaggerated many floods which these were expected to prevent