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WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF MULTI-PURPOSE RIVER-VALLEY PROJECTS?
Advantages of multi-purpose river valley projects

a. Reduces or eliminates the seasonal flooding.
b. The retained water can be used for human consumption.
c. It can be used for agricultural irrigation and other uses.
d. It can be used to generate electricity.
e. It can be used to improve lake fisheries.
f. It can improve transportation as part of a canal system.

Disadvantages of multi-purpose river valley projects

a. Displacement of hundreds, thousands if not millions of people.
b. The flooding brought rich soil to the effected areas which will now need to use fertilizers.
c. These fertilizers and other pollutants may damage the river ecology and pollute the new
lakes.
d. It may damage or destroy river based fisheries.
e. It may damage or destroy estuary based fisheries.
f. It create tensions between neighbouring countries.


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