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Disadvantages of hydroelectric power plant:

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Disadvantages of hyroelectric power plant :
(i) Village towns forests may submerge due to b back-water caused by storage of water in dams. This leads to forced migration of the living population in that area.
(ii) The obstruction of the flow of river water may have adverse effect on the living world in the river.
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