Not Even A Fig Leaf of Legality Katelyn Weagle GGS-12 Ms. Aliphat

The cost to survive… When a town is going through a drought, they don’t have many options to help them survive. Though when the idea of building a dam to help them receive water arises, flags are raised and people start to protest, they do not want their homes destroyed. People protesting with flags.

The reason… If a dam were to be built a flood would in turn occur and ruin the homes and property of the inhabitants that surround the Maan River. People would have no place to go, their houses would be destroyed. The Maan River in India, empties into the Narmada River.

Impacts on the Environment  In some environments and terrains, a dam could be detrimental to the lives of the people who live there, when you live in places that get large amounts of rain, and have no drainage paths when it comes to storms, building a dam on this area may not be such a good idea. Also, when you have an older river that is broad and and consist of wandering channels, you can be prone to floods, so if you build a dam across the river there is no way for the water to get out so instead it will come back in the opposite direction, at a high force. People trying to save themselves from the flood that destroyed their homes.

Impacts on the Environment (cont.)  When the water comes back towards the town it will ruin peoples houses, land and belongings, the soil will become “sprinkled” with sediments from the river that was carried by the floods, this may lead to an economic problem, for farmers especially. A River that contains sediments

Economic Loss… When lands become flooded, a farmers World can change dramatically, with the impact of the water, crops can be destroyed, which means that the income of the farmer will go down and he may not be able to survive, and make ends meet. Also, roads can be destroyed, with floods you may not be able to get through for days. In fact, trucks have gotten stuck in the mud because in some areas, the water makes the roads so very soft. Traditional farming method in India, if the floods were to occur these crops would be ruined.

A Few Facts Animals homes can be destroyed by flooding. Droughts are most likely to occur in the areas of the World that are located in the latitudes just above the equatorial region, where there is very low rainfall even during the rainy season. From reading the article 210 protestors which included 52 children were jailed for protesting the construction of the Maan River Dam. The only people who supported the construction of the Dam was the government and a group called The Rehabilitation Centre.

My opinion… When you think about people living through a drought for a long period of time, when the suggestion of constructing as dam comes up it sounds like a great idea because it will supply the habitants with water. Though beneath that there’s factors that just together overtake the pros and the idea turns into a complete con. To get water you want to ruin peoples houses, this seems like such an oxymoron. To create water you take away something else, which could make it even harder for people to live and survive. The Maan River Dam

My opinion (cont.) To think about what side I would be on in connection to the construction of the Maan River Dam, I would definitely have to be one of the hundred protestors that surrounded the dam, created flags and posters and strongly disagree and fight for my house and belongings. When you look at the sustainability of the situation you can tell right away that it is not sustainable, it is not going to be ecologically sound because in turn when you build a dam you are ruining the environment. People protesting in India.

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