what are the adverse effects on environment and the near by due to large dams
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Large dams have led to the extinction of many fish and other aquatic species, the disappearance of birds in floodplains, huge losses of forest, wetland and farmland, erosion of coastal deltas, and many other unmitigable impacts.
Environmental Consequences of Large Dams. Dams built on rivers, serve as artificial lake that impounds huge amount of water. ... Physical impact up stream includes loss of land, stagnant water table, habitat destruction, and change in water characteristics dust, air and water pollution
Dam lakes and reservoirs can result in containing water borne diseases such as schistosomiasis, malaria, encephalitis, hemorrhagic fevers, gastroenteritis, intestinal parasites, and filariasis.
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