The dam's builders say the project would be ''the savior of the region,'' with major benefits for Irrigation, agriculture and industry, Plants grow naturally on fertile soil that is watered by rain. However, in different regions of the world where the climate is very dry for some parts of the year, the soil becomes so dry that it restricts the growth of vegetation. This problem can be overcome by irrigation, a man-made system for watering the land. As water is released through spillway into downstream and to the drier parts, but some scientists and environmental groups warn of an almost certain future disaster, in the form of an earthquake-spawned flood, if the dam is built.Opponents have marshaled an additional list of economic, social and ecological arguments against the dam
Irrigation-Plants grow naturally on fertile soil that is watered by rain. However, in different regions of the
world where the climate is very dry for some parts of the year, the soil becomes so dry that it restricts
the growth of vegetation. This problem can be overcome by irrigation, a man-made system for watering
the land. As water is released through spillway into downstream and to the drier parts