hydro power ADVANTAGES: * Once a dam is constructed‚ electricity can be produced at a constant rate. * If electricity is not needed‚ the sluice gates can be shut‚ stopping electricity generation. The water can be saved for use another time when electricity demand is high. * Dams are designed to last many decades and so can contribute to the generation of electricity for many years / decades. * The lake that forms behind the dam can be used for water sports and leisure /
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MEENACHIL RIVER VALLY PROJECT - DETAILS OF PROPOSED MINI DAMS NAME OF PROJECT | LATTITUDE/LONGITUDE | HEIGHT OF MINI DAM S PROPOSED | STORAGE CAPACITY EXCEPECTED IN MILLION m3 | REMARKS | MRVP- construction of Mini dam cum regulator across Meenachil river near Parampuzha timber depot in Kottayam Municipality | 9○ 36’ 17.30’’ N76○ 32’ 23.84’’ E | 2.50 m from low water level. | 0.400 | Site is linked with vebanattu kayal so prevention of saline water intrution also considered ‚bank height
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construction of newer Dams in specific locations with higher Water bodies will bring about job opportunity‚ Encouragement of Agriculture (in the area of irrigation)‚ Fish rearing amongst others. And also‚ low cost of maintenance‚ compared to nuclear power Plants. HOW TO GENERATE HYDROPOWER ENERGY Hydro-electricity‚ or hydro-power‚ is usually generated by turbines in a dam in a river. The dam means that a great body of water builds up in the river valley behind the dam. This is released through
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Harbor begins to form. E&E Publishing‚ LLC. Flood Barrier. (2013‚ March 14). Wikipedia. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood_barrier IHNC Lake Borgne Surge Barrier Reuters. (2011‚ August 13). Russia Completes Soviet-Era Dam in St. Petersburg. Saint Petersburg Dam. (2013‚ March 15). Wikipedia. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Petersburg_Dam Storm Surge Prediction and its Impact on the UK Economy Thames Barrier. (2013‚ March 17). Wikipedia. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia
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The Big Sleep- The depiction of Marlowe as a modern-day knight The novel “The Big Sleep” by Raymond Chandler was published in 1939 during the heart of the Great Depression. The novel is written in a very sinister‚ dark and kind of a gangster tone and carries much of the cynicism of 1930s America. The Big Sleep is a story of intrigue‚ corruption‚ delinquency and obliquity with a rather complex plot which can be very confusing. The main character in “the Big Sleep” is the private detective Philip
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Compositing / vermi compositing organic waste at home. Change in the onset of flowering of tree in different seasons over last decade. Part C: Journal 2 (Topics) I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. Future of nuclear power projects in India. Tehri Dam project campaign. Plastic waste: Its effects on environment. Effect of fish harvesting on diversity of fish locality. The factors affecting cost of farming. Use of integrated pest management techniques. Different steps / mechanisms to reduce electricity
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International Dimensions of Ethics Education in Science and Engineering Case Study Series Narmada Dams Controversy – Case Summary MJ Peterson with research assistance from Osman Kiratli and Ilke Ercan Version 1; September 2010 The construction and maintenance of public facilities involves several sets of stakeholders: the political leaders who ultimately decide when‚ whether‚ and what to build; the engineers and other government staff who provide or oversee design‚ construction‚ and maintenance;
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the surrounding land. (Flood Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia) Causes of floods Causes or origin of flooding can divide by two ways: a. Geological causes b. Human activity causes Geological causes Excessive precipitation Snow melt Ice dams melts Landslides Glaciers melt Global-warming sea-level rise Natural disequilibrium in the rate of sediment supply causes the shifting of the
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Leiningen was an aging plantation owner. He ran his large‚ agricultural estate with the help of some four hundred workers. Leiningen was the type of man who took the bull by the horns‚ so to speak. He knew that within two days‚ a huge swarm of hungry‚ perilous ants would reach his plantation. He also knew that it was nearly impossible to stop them. Ants like these destroyed everything in their path. Leiningen believed that a man’s brain and his power to use it effectively made him virtually
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fragmentation of river ecosystem which occurs when the dam`s water is stop from flowing into the downstream. The blocking will cause the river animal like Salmon and Trout from reaching their spawning area. Salmon is the fish that migrate to the ocean to mature and return back to the lake bed to hatch. Thus‚ the function of the dam will reduce the reproduction and the number of Salmon species. Although there are an effort to provide the dam with the ‘ladder fish’ to allow fish flow to the downstream
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