Geography: Water Resources · Class 10 · CBSE Social Science
Which combination best explains why multipurpose river valley projects have sometimes led to social and environmental conflicts?
Practice question from Geography: Water Resources (Class 10 · CBSE Social Science), with the correct answer and a step-by-step solution.
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Which combination best explains why multipurpose river valley projects have sometimes led to social and environmental conflicts?
- A.They provide irrigation but completely prevent floods and never affect local communities.
- B.They can displace people, submerge forests and alter the natural flow of rivers.Correct answer
- C.They are built only in areas where rainfall is permanently absent.
- D.They produce electricity but cannot store water for any other use.
Solution
Large dams may bring irrigation, electricity and flood control, but they can also submerge land, displace communities, damage ecosystems and change river flows.
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