How did the multi-purpose projects affect the local people?

see full answer

Your Exam Success, Personally Taken Care Of

1:1 expert mentors customize learning to your strength and weaknesses – so you score higher in school , IIT JEE and NEET entrance exams.

An Intiative by Sri Chaitanya

Large scale displacement of communities

They gained economically

The government gave them benefits

They got housing facilities

answer is A.

(Unlock A.I Detailed Solution for FREE)

Best Courses for You

JEE

NEET

Foundation JEE

Foundation NEET

CBSE

Detailed Solution

The multi-purpose projects cause large-scale displacement of communities. The Multi-purpose beneficiary projects also cause multi-purpose issues in the lives of people. For example, the dams built drove many new social movements like the 'Narmada Bachao Andolan' and the 'Tehri Dam Andolan'. All these movements took place because the multi-purpose projects led to a large-scale displacement of local communities. It forced the local people to give up their land, livelihood and meagre access and control over resources, all for the nation's greater good.

Watch 3-min video & get full concept clarity