University:
Loyola University Maryland
Course:
BL 111 | Environmental Biology
Academic year:

2023
Views:

108

Pages:

2
Author:

Natasya J.

Drawbacks Although hydroelectric power has led to economir progress around the world, it has created serlous elo logical problems. • To produce mydro electric power, large areas of forest and agricultural are sub-merged. These lands tradtionally proulded a livellhood for local tribal people and farmers. Conflicts over land are ineuitable. • Salting of the resorvours (especially as a result of deforestation) reduces the life of the hydro. electric power installations • Water is sequired for many other pusposes besides power generation. These inciude do mestic require mems, growing a gricutural crups and for Industry. This gives rise to conflicts. • The use of mwers for navigation and fisheries become difficult once the water is dammed for generation of electricity • Resettlement of displaced persons is a problem for which there no ready solution. The oppotion to many large hydro electric schemes is growing as most dam projects have been unable to resettle people that were affected and displaced. • un certain regions large dams can induce seismie actlulty which will result in earthquare There is a great possibility of this occuring around the Tehri dam in the Amalayan Foot hille. Shri Sunderial Banugana, the unitiator of the Chipko Movement has fought againts the Tehri Dam for several years.