Multiple choice

Which of the following is/are the negative impact(s) of reservoir-type hydropower plants?

  1. Large tracts of land get submerged under water.

  2. A hydropower plant leads to water pollution directly.

  3. The vegetation, which is submerged, gives rise to methane gas.

  4. Both (1) and (3)
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Explanation

Large tracts of land get submerged under water and the vegetation, which is submerged, gives rise to methane gas; both are the negative impacts of reservoir-type hydropower plants. 

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