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What did Jawaharlal Nehru say about the dams and why? Explain.                          

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(1) Dams have been proclaimed as ‘temples of modern India’ because they integrate development of agriculture and the village economy with rapid industrialization and grow of urban economy.

(2) Advantages of dam: 

(i) Irrigation, 

(ii) Electricity generation,

(iii) Water supply for domestic and industrial uses, 

(iv) Flood control,

(v) Recreation, 

(vi) Inland navigation,

(vii) Fish-breeding.


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