Should rivers be dammed?

Question

Give your views on the Sardar Sarovar Project on the river Narmada.

Answer 1

I can only answer this question generically...I have no clue about the Sardar Sarovar project.

To dam a river is damning to the environment. The effects on the quality of agriculture and species surrounding a natural river, which is later dammed, is destructive. Why? Rivers are seasonal, their levels, and existence are dependent on rain fall, and therefore the type of forna and flora, as well as herbivores, carnivores, insects etc, that create life around a river, are effected by its lack of seasonal existence when a river is dammed, therefore creating an extinction of the surroundings.

The only logical reason to dam a river, is to create a continuous, and permanent water supply for man, his cattle and his crop, and this is selfish and short sighted, we should learn to roam, a our four legged and winged co-exists do.

So I say damn the river dammers...

Roy W

Answer 2

Dams are always a tough question. Will they do more harm than good? On the good side, they can provide ecologically friendly (no fossil fuels) power and energy. On the harmful side, they change the entire ecosystem above and below the dam.

I'm intrigued by one of the above answers. Could a series of mini-dams do the good part without the bad?

Answer 3

It shouldn't be built although it would prove to be beneficial regarding water sector but it would cause devastation to the people and the environment , alternative approaches should be considered as constructing a series of small dams that wont effect the environment and the people

Answer 4

Rivers should only be dammed when they have the audacity to say "Well, I'll be dammed."

Answer 5

that depends on the needs of the people and the level of disruption it will cause to the local population