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With increase in population in twentieth century, the water demand increased many fold and dams were constructed in a big way. The people along the rivers use river water for drinking, agriculture and other uses. When a dam is constructed upstream, the water rights of people who were using water of river since last many centuries are not properly evaluated and provision is not made for downstream users to protect their water rights.
Construction of dams for providing water for irrigation and power, and protecting environment are two issues involved. What is happening the dams are...View more
You may like to give more detail or put a link, so that members may know the problem in detail. Governments everywhere do not want to listen unless...View more
The downstream water rights are always based on the basis of might of upstream and downstream people all over the world. I therefore consider that...View more