|
67:
The Narmada Dams in India
This
material is from National Curriculum Blueprints: Geography by Colin
Bridge, Terry Jewson and Stephen Scoffham and is used with permission.
The
dams which are planned for the Narmada River in India are some of
the largest in
the world.
1)
Cut out the statements on the next page and decide whether they are
an advantage
or disadvantage
of building
the Narmada Dams. Glue the statements in your Geography
book under the headings:
Advantages
 Disadvantages
2)
Do you think that the Narmada Dams should be built? Explain your answer
as fully as
possible.
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
|
Rare
wildlife and historic sites will be destroyed.
|
The
dams will make hydro-electric power, which can be used in people's
homes.
|
Fish
will be able to live in the lake behind the dam, providing food
for people.
|
|
Farmers
will be able to use the water from the lake to irrigate their
crops.
|
Some
of the water from the lake will be lost through evaporation.
|
200,000
people will be forced to move home so that a lake can be made
behind the dams.
|
|
Fertile
farmland and forests will be flooded so that the lake can be created
there.
|
Mud
and grit will get stuck behind the dam.
|
The
dams will provide clean drinking water for thousands of people.
|
|
The
lake behind the dam will spread diseases like cholera.
|
Poor
people will not benefit from the dams and lake.
|
Jobs
to build the dam will be created.
|
|
