Explain five economic importance of controlling floods.

      

Explain five economic importance of controlling floods.

  

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Kavungya
• Excess water stored in dams can gainfully be used to generate HEP
• Excess water can also be used for commercial farming through irrigation
• Creation of environment e.g. irrigation schemes
• Promotion of fishing activities in dams and lakes due to reduced sedimentation and pollution
• Poverty would also go down due to reduced incidence of loss live, crops, homes and livestock
• Flood plains are highly rated for agricultural due to fertile soil deposits.
Kavungya answered the question on June 8, 2019 at 08:50


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