2: Indian Development Projects Flashcards

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Where is the Sardar Sarovar Dam?

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On the Narmada River in Western India

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Who benefits from the Sardar Sarovar Dam?

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  • Cities: HEP and drinking water

- Farmers: 1.8m hectares of farmland can be irrigated and drought will be prevented

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Who loses out from the Sardar Sarovar Dam?

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  • Locals: 320,000 people forced out and rural families can’t afford the HEP
  • Local farmers: farmland flooded and fertile floodplains lost
  • Western India: cultural and religious sites lost
  • People downstream: earthquakes could destroy the dam and cause massive flooding
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Who is building biogas plants in rural India?

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ASTRA

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How many biogas plants and jobs were there in rural India in 2010?

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4 million plants and 200,000 permanent jobs

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What are the benefits of biogas plants? (7)

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  • Less time spent collecting firewood
  • Less time cooking (instant heat)
  • Less time cleaning (no ash)
  • Electricity generation is possible
  • Less smoke is produced, which is healthier
  • Good fertiliser is a by-product
  • Harmful microorganisms in faeces are destroyed
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