Question

Write down any three adverse consequences of building a dam in the Silent Valley.​

Answer 1

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In 1970s, plans for a hydroelectric project by the state electricity board were shelved after protests by “Save Silent Valley” movement, which highlighted the dangers to the rich diversity. It was declared a national park in 1984, by late Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi.

The people's movement to prevent the Silent Valley project was the first significant milestone in Indian environmental history that brought national and international attention to the forests and intervention from a prime minister. Conservation leaders recall those early days of Indian environmentalism.Silent Valley National Park In Kerala: Where The Wild Roam Free. Home to animals as rare as the Nilgiri Tahr and Lion Tailed Macaques as well as the greenest of evergreen forests ever, the Silent Valley National Park in Kerala is among the most favourite biodiversity hubs for nature lovers and wildlife fanatics.The British named the area Silent Valley because of a perceived absence of noisy cicadas. Another story attributes the name to the anglicisation of Sairandhri. A third story, refers to the presence there of many lion-tailed macaques Macaca silenus.

Answer 2

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➙The people's movement to prevent the Silent Valley project was the first significant milestone in Indian environmental history that brought national and international attention to the forests and intervention from a prime minister. Conservation leaders recall those early days of Indian environmentalism.

➙Save Silent Valley was a social movement aimed at the protection of Silent Valley, an evergreen tropical forest in the Palakkad district of Kerala, India. ... The valley was declared as Silent Valley National Park in 1985.

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