NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Aswan High Dam brought the Nile’s devastating floods to an end, reclaimed more than 100, 000 acres of desert land for cultivation, and made additional crops possible on some 800, 000 other acres.

Detailed explanation-2: -The main negative impacts of AHD are alluvial soil water logging, building up of soil salinity, overuses of chemical fertilizers and pesticides due to preventing of fine earth fertility particles by the dam, which affects the food productions and farmers health.

Detailed explanation-3: -Aswan Dam-Background Its aim was to increase the amount of hydroelectric power, regulate the flooding of the Nile and increase agricultural production.

Detailed explanation-4: -Despite the numerous benefits it brought, the Aswan High Dam also had negative side-effects. It increased the salt content of the soil used to grow food, holding back the rich silt that acted as a fertilizer, and drove thousands of villagers from their Nile Valley homes.