social - how many villages have been flooded
200 villages flooded
social - how many rural families can afford electricity from the dam
only a few families can afford electricity
economic - how much did it cost
the dam cost $8 billion
economic - What did the World Bank think?
the world bank lost hope in the project
Env - how much land flooded
7,000 hectares of flooded land
env - what happened to fertile sediment deposited on floodplains
the sediment was lost due to the dam
how much drinking water does the dam provide
3.5 billion litres of drinking water provided by the dam
how many hectares irrigated
2 million hectares irrigated by the dam
prevents ________ migration
rural to urban (due to a higher standard of living).
helps ________ growth
crop