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Question
State two disadvantages of producing hydroelectricity.
Solution
Disadvantages of producing hydroelectricity:
1. Due to the construction of dams over the rivers, plants and animals of that place get destroyed or killed.
2. The ecological balance in the downstream areas of rivers gets disturbed.
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