The Social and Environmental Effects of Large Dams: A review of the literature |
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... sediment before the dam was closed ; the Shihmen Dam in Taiwan silted up 45 per cent of its reservoir capacity in 5 years , notwithstanding the fact that planners had given the reservoir a working life of 71 years . The Tehri Dam in ...
... sediment before the dam was closed ; the Shihmen Dam in Taiwan silted up 45 per cent of its reservoir capacity in 5 years , notwithstanding the fact that planners had given the reservoir a working life of 71 years . The Tehri Dam in ...
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... sediment by - passing . This is a techni- cally difficult exercise that involves moving the sedi- ment away from the main storage area . " In large reservoirs , the difficulties of handling large volumes of flow in sediment - excluding ...
... sediment by - passing . This is a techni- cally difficult exercise that involves moving the sedi- ment away from the main storage area . " In large reservoirs , the difficulties of handling large volumes of flow in sediment - excluding ...
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... sediment load of the Indus . Today , less than 50 million tons reaches the estuary and , by the end of this decade , it may be practically nothing . To date , down- stream barrages have accounted for most of the sediment decrease ; dams ...
... sediment load of the Indus . Today , less than 50 million tons reaches the estuary and , by the end of this decade , it may be practically nothing . To date , down- stream barrages have accounted for most of the sediment decrease ; dams ...
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