Top Down: Sardar Sarovar Dam, India Case Study

Question 1

Fats about the Dam. When did the construction begun and end? Which countries receive water?

Answer 1

One of the worlds largest dams
Guajarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan (4 Indian states) receive water and electricity from the dam (hydroelectric power)
The construction began in 1987 and ended in 2017 with a height of 139cm

Question 2

Advantages of top down dam project

Answer 2

Irrigation, more than 18,000 km2: crops are sold-economy rises
Drinking water supply
Power -> companies are attracted because of the hydropower that is generated -> the country becomes a NIC -> economy rises
Flood protection

Question 3

Disadvantages of top down dam project (6)

Answer 3

It has displaced people which are today also facing its consequences
Many trees where cut down due to the construction of the dam
Affects the aquatic life, especially spawning
Villages had to be drowned to make the lake
32,000 people lost their homes
It took 30 years to build