We build dams so that water can be stopped and collected. Then we generate electricity from this water. They are used for irrigation and provide drinking water to the people in cities. If there are no dams, it would be difficult for people of all major cities including Delhi-NCR to get water. But imagine what will happen if the dam wall breaks? What kind of devastation will it cause? You can understand by watching this video going viral on social media.
This video has been shared on Instagram from the discover.our.nature account. You see what happened after the dam broke, which looked like a mountain. The water did not come with the speed of a river, but with the speed of a tsunami and went away destroying everything. Imagine what would be the situation if such dams break near cities like Delhi-NCR or Mumbai. Lakhs of people can die in a moment. The speed of this water is so fast that it cannot be stopped for several kilometers.
Team of experts monitoring
Actually, lakhs of cusecs of water remains stored in the dam. As soon as a dam breaks, water comes out at a stormy speed. That is why the wall of the dam is made very strong and high, so that no matter how much rain it rains or how much water it floods, there is no danger of it breaking. A team of experts monitors it again and again. If any deficiency is noticed, it is immediately rectified by removing some water from the dam. So that any kind of untoward incident can be avoided.
The video is said to be from Brazil
This video is said to be from Brazil. It is written in the caption, when big dams are built, entire villages, even cities can be submerged in water. The most famous example is the city of Xi Cheng in China, which is now underwater due to the construction of the Qiandao Lake Dam. The weight of water held back by large dams can be very high. Hoover Dam in the United States can hold more than 9 trillion gallons or about 34 billion cubic meters of water. Imagine how much devastation it would cause if the dam breaks. This video has been viewed more than 5 lakh times so far. More than 1.24 lakh likes have been received.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: January 11, 2024, 07:37 IST