INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

NATURAL RESOURCES OF INDIA

FOREST CONSERVATION IN INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A barrier built across the river to save water
A
Dam
B
River
C
Soil
D
Reservoir
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Dams are barriers built across a stream, river, or estuary to conserve water for irrigation and various other purposes.

Detailed explanation-2: -A dam is a structure built across a stream or river to hold water back.

Detailed explanation-3: -A dam is a barrier that blocks or constrains the flow of water and raises the water level, forming a reservoir. Dams come in many shapes and sizes. Dams are often used in the generation of electricity the supply of water.

Detailed explanation-4: -dam, structure built across a stream, a river, or an estuary to retain water. Dams are built to provide water for human consumption, for irrigating arid and semiarid lands, or for use in industrial processes.

Detailed explanation-5: -Cofferdams. Traditional Sandbags. Dams. Dikes. Levees.

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