Dams :
- Dams are structures built across rivers and streams.
Dams are like big walls. They help control water, make electricity, and store water for different uses like farming and drinking.
Advantages of dams :-
- Dams keep water for drinking, farming, and other needs.
- Dams make electricity from moving water.
- Dams provide water to help crops grow better.
- Dams stop rivers from flooding too much.
- Dams create lakes for swimming, boating, and fishing.
- Dams help boats move on rivers.
- Dams release water during dry times to help plants and animals.
- Dams can bring tourists and money to areas.
- Building and managing dams create jobs.
- Dams make clean energy and don't add much pollution.
Disadvantages of dams :-
- Dams can force people and animals to move from their homes.
- Dams can block fish from swimming upstream to lay eggs.
- Dams change how rivers flow and can harm the environment.
- Building dams floods land and forests.
- Big dams can cause small earthquakes.
- Building and maintaining dams can be expensive.
- Dams can make downstream areas erode faster.
- Still water in dams can get dirty and affect water quality.
- Dams can cause disagreements between countries sharing rivers.
- Dams can destroy habitats for plants and animals.