Write three reasons for the opposition of the construction of Tehri dam on the river Ganga.
Write three reasons for the opposition of the construction of Tehri dam on the river Ganga.
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(i) Spurred concern about the environmental consequences of locating such a large dam in the fragile ecosystem of Himalayan foothills.
(ii) It is located in the central himalayan seismic gap, a zone of earthquake.
(iii) Dam break would submerge numerous iron fillings downstream.
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