advantages of multipurpose river valley projects

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1. amomipais82
   

   Hi There,
   Advantages:
   1) reduces or eliminates the seasonal flooding
   2) The retained water can be used for human consumption
   3) can be used for agricultural irrigation and other uses
   4) can be used to generate electricity
   5) can be used to improve lake fisheries
   6) can improve transportation as part of a canal system
   
   Disadvantages
   1) displacement of hundreds, thousands if not millions of people
   2) the flooding brought rich soil to the effected areas which will now need to use fertilizers
   3) these fertilizers and other pollutants may damage the river ecology and pollute the new lakes
   4) may damage or destroy river based fisheries
   5) may damage or destroy estuary based fisheries
   6) create tensions between neighboring countries
   
   and many others

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2. Guest8560
   

   flood control
   soil conservation
   afforestation

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3. Guest2356
   

   positive:
   1)reduces or eliminates flooding.
   2)impounds water resources for human consumption
   3)impounds water which can be

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