1.

Evaluation of positive negative aspects of River Valley project

Answer» The positive impacts are as follows:1.provides work2.eliminates flooding3.provides power4.provides water for human consumption5.helps to conserve water6.provides water for agriculture7.provides water for industrial uses8.provides for a fishery where one may not have existed before9.changes the ecology of the region10.opens new areas to agriculture\xa0Negative impacts may include:1.they lead to the displacement of human, plants, animals, chiefly from small tribal communities;2.disrupt downstream fisheries;3.increase the risk of earthquakes;4.submerge forest land; increase the spread of insect-borne diseases; andthreaten the fragile regional ecosystem through reducing, the flow of water from the rivers into the seas.5.These projects initially devastate human lives and biodiversity by inundating thousands of acres of forests and agricultural land.6.They degrade the fertile agricultural soils due to continuous irrigation (rather the seasonal irrigation which is dependent on the monsoon), and salinization, making the soil toxic to many plant species.


Discussion

No Comment Found