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What is a multipurpose river valley project? Name one and state three of its purposes.
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Answer
A multipurpose project builds one or more dams on a river to serve several ends at once. The Bhakra-Nangal project on the Sutlej supplies irrigation to Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan, generates hydroelectricity, controls floods, and provides drinking water and inland navigation.
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Explanation
Such projects also displace people and submerge forest, which is why they are contested.
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