Dams of India have been built across many perennial rivers since the independence of India. These dams in India are a part of several multi-purpose projects to serve a variety of needs. In a multi-purpose project‚ a river forms a unit and a river valley is developed‚ by exploiting all the resources of the river. Basically‚ dams are built to harness the river water so that it can be utilised according to the needs. A multipurpose project is launched often for storing water for irrigation purposes
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Economic Growth and environmental problems The industrial revolution‚ which began around 1750‚ ushered human beings into a new era of modern civilization. While the remarkable progress in science and technology has improved people’s lives greatly‚ our earth is changing and the environment around us is becoming worse and worse. According to Booth (1991‚ p.552)‚ the" long-run economic growth relies on the creation of new industries and new forms of economic activity‚ these new forms of economic activity
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Hydroelectric Dams Introduction In this Alternative Energy Project you are going to read about Hydroelectric Dams‚ and learn how Hydroelectric Dams work. You will also be reading the disadvantages and advantages of hydroelectric dams‚ and more. How does Hydroelectric Dams work? Hydroelectric Dams works by letting the energy of the water flow turn into an electric voltage. Then water goes through a series of turbines‚ then the water makes the turbines turn‚ and then it creates electricity
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Magat Dam Magat Dam in Ramon‚ Isabela used to be the largest dam in the Philippines back when it was built in 1983. The controversial San Roque Dam (featured previously) has since eclipsed it in both structural and reservoir size in 2004. Magat Dam generates 360 megawatts of electricity (with a water head of 81 meters high) and supplies irrigation water for approximately 85‚000 hectares of farmland in Isabela and surrounding areas. The dam was constructed at a cost of 6.5 billion pesos and consists
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second objective: to understand the role of technology in changing the physical environment‚ and the environmental consequences of such actions. Following the case study‚ we will observe seventh-grade teacher Cynthia Ryan use Egypt and the Nile as the focus of a classroom lesson. NARRATOR: From space‚ the earth can seem an abstract pattern of color and shape. But as we look closer‚ environmental processes come into view. Here the rain of East Central Africa collects into the giant Lake Victoria
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Summary The project of constructing the Hoover Dam was not an overnight decision‚ the first actions taken to control the Colorado River was in 1902 when then President Theodore Roosevelt the 26th President of the United States signed the Reclamation Act. Reclamation engineers began their long series of investigations and reports on control and use of the Colorado River. Over the next thirty years the unpredictability of the Colorado was evident all through the southwest‚ the Imperial Valley located
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– Project Management for IT 01 May 2013 Due Wednesday The Hoover Dam – Major Deliverable and Biggest Challenges When the Hoover Dam was built‚ the concept of Project Management was most likely not very close to what it is today. Back then‚ the things that got built‚ buildings‚ dams and so on‚ all had the basic simple goal of just being completed. I am sure that the major deliverable of the project was to complete the dam and use it to produce electricity (hydro-electric) for a large area of
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Essay: Kalabagh Dam Kalabagh Dam is a dilemma in Pakistan. Kalabagh Dam has met with extreme opposition from 3 provinces of Pakistan. Many people comment on this issue without any research‚ so they are unable to justify their point but before embarking on any conclusion I would like to discuss both point of views and I would like to give a conclusion in the most lucid manner possible. Kalabagh Dam is a dam which will add more than 3‚500 megawatts to the national grid and it will be able to solve
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Living in the Environment Chapter 1: Environmental Problems‚ Their Causes‚ and Sustainability One’s environment is everything that surrounds them except for themselves. And sustainability of the environmental resources is an important practice for humans to survive on this planet which continues to exist through the ages by three means: 1. Solar energy 2. Biodiversity 3. Nutrient cycling There are three types of resources: I. Renewable resources. Ex: soil‚ air‚ water‚ forests II. Non-renewable
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strikingly‚ “sixty percent of El Salvador’s population is expected to live in the capital by 2010.” As a result‚ El Salvador has to deal with continuing environmental problems. The fact that the nation lies along the Pacific Ring of fire doesn’t help either‚ which subjects the country to frequent earthquakes and volcanic activity. The environmental problems that El Salvador continually struggles with are deforestation‚ soil erosion‚ water pollution‚ contamination and lack of bio-diversity. El Salvador
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