2: Indian Development Projects Flashcards
1
Q
Where is the Sardar Sarovar Dam?
A
On the Narmada River in Western India
2
Q
Who benefits from the Sardar Sarovar Dam?
A
- Cities: HEP and drinking water
- Farmers: 1.8m hectares of farmland can be irrigated and drought will be prevented
3
Q
Who loses out from the Sardar Sarovar Dam?
A
- 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
4
Q
Who is building biogas plants in rural India?
A
ASTRA
5
Q
How many biogas plants and jobs were there in rural India in 2010?
A
4 million plants and 200,000 permanent jobs
6
Q
What are the benefits of biogas plants? (7)
A
- 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
