Socio-economical impact due construction of multipurpose dams in river vallies is mainly concern for :
MH SET - 2018, SET Exam - 2018,
Answer: D
The main socio-economic concern is project affected people.
Large multipurpose dams submerge villages, farmland and forests, displacing many people, often tribal and poor communities, who lose their homes, land and livelihoods. Their resettlement and rehabilitation, as in the Sardar Sarovar (Narmada) controversy, is the central social and economic issue raised by such projects.
Forest loss and water quality are environmental impacts, and induced seismicity is a geological risk. They matter, but the question asks about the socio-economic impact, which falls on the people affected by the project.
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