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प्रश्न
State the advantages of constructing dams across the rivers.
उत्तर
Following are the advantages of constructing dams across the rivers:
- They can store excess water, thereby preventing floods.
- Water from the dams can be used for the irrigation of crops via a network of canals.
- After a suitable treatment, people of towns and cities get dam water through pipelines, for usage.
- Water falling from the dams is used to generate electricity in hydropower plants.
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