Dutch corporation Bello Nedam to construct a hydro-electric dam. Across the two countries lives the Ido minority indigenous population‚ who are protesting against the continuation of construction of this dam as a research conducted on the matter proved that the dam will impede their subsistence agriculture by reducing the water flow of the river. Nevertheless‚ the government of Ndebele has decided to continue with the construction of the dam‚ thereby fostering increased discontentment within the Ido
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Phokeng Phokeng is a name that is from the Bafokeng people. It was named after the seeds that the Bafokeng people used to eat when they were facing a drought. Originally it was called a place of dew. This place was bought from the European colonists. Platinum was found and Phokeng was promoted to being the richest tribe. Phokeng has a lot of opportunities to raise businesses because it’s the centre of tourism in North West. Oom Paul‚ Sun City casino and Valley of waves is located closer to Phokeng
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Thamirabarani River From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia The Thamirabarani River (also spelt Tamaraparani‚Tamiraparani or Thamiravaruni‚ Tamil: தாமிரபரணி) originates from the famous Agastyarkoodam peak in the hills of the Western Ghats above Papanasam in the Ambasamudram taluk and flows through Tirunelveli & Tuticorin districts of the Tamil Nadu state of southern India. It was called the Tamraparni River in olden days and it is also associated with Sri Lanka. Contents[hide] * 1 Etymology
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civilization. The Egyptians took primitive tools and built astonishing buildings like pyramids‚ obelisks‚ dams and many others. The Civilization uses of technology allowed them to fight against nature‚ provided food for the people‚ and control a population. They took knowledge that came with success and failure‚ and grew a successful Empire. The technology created by the Egyptian like‚ hieroglyphic‚ dams and the civilization’s application of the Nile played a role in the success of the Empire. The Egyptian
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is coming under question therefore Pakistan had to go to Arbitrator. In case of Baghliar Dam on River Chenab‚ Pakistan apch World Bank in 2005 but the decision given by the bank was diplomatic while apparently satisfying demands and claims of both the parties to optimum. This decision came in 2007 and within four years of that‚ the two countries are once again back to world bank on issue of Kishan Ganag dam. This water storage cum hydroelectric power project is planned on Kishanganga river which
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each year.” Actions have been taken to clean up Milltown Dam and currently no domestic wells exceed the arsenic drinking standards. The removal of the Milltown Dam was one of the largest efforts to decontaminate Missoula’s aquifer. Currently the Milltown Dam is not a threat for the Missoula aquifer but the dam could again become a possible threat and is monitored carefully. Contamination of the aquifer was not solely from the Milltown Dam but exists in many other ways. Not many people think of
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author Arundhati Roy.The essay was written in 1999 surrounding the construction of Sardar Sarovar Dam as part of the Narmada Valley Project.The essay grew out of the author’s involvement in fighting the construction of Narmada river dams.In this essay‚the author tries to address the ramifications of the so called “Big Projects” taken up in the name of development‚specifically the construction of dams‚their environmental and more importantly the social and cultural impact of the people directly affected(in
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6. 7. 8. 9. Catchment area Reservoir Dam Spillways Conduits Surge tank Draft tube Power house Switch yard for power transmission Catchment area • The area from which rainfall flows into a river‚ lake‚ or reservoir. • Or the whole area behind the dam draining into a stream or river across which the dam has been constructed is called catchment area. Reservoir • A reservoir may be natural‚ like a lake on a mountain or artificially built by erecting a dam across a river. • PURPOSE - Storage
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Although there were many factors that played into this large expansion‚ there was one thing that none of it could have happened without: WATER. The creation of aqueducts led to the expansion of the California water system as we know it. Reservoirs and dams were created‚ leading to both innovation and disaster. Some of the most pivotal moments in California’s history would be during the years that the water system was developed and ran by William Mullholland. The day that Mr. Mulholland
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controversial dam projects around the world clearly signals that some serious looking-into should be done in order to restore its reputation and ethical standards. Most recently‚ there has been an accusation of illegally diluting the mixture of cement used in construction of the Bakum 1 Dam on the island of Borneo. The accusation presented is of great concern to the communities from the dam site since they would be directly affected by any flooding incidents due to poor construction of the dam. In response
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