Dam Building on the Yom River

The proposal to construct the Chems Atten Dam project on the dam of the Yeom River has been controversial for more than 10 years. Because of the strong opposition from the local people, the goal of the government is to build a dam in Tambon Saab, in the prefecture province, but it may never leave the drawing board. The government announced that the dam is essential. It will reduce floods, alleviate the seasonal dry land, and promote agricultural development. Dam is an important part of industries and hydroelectric power generation and attracts many domestic and foreign investors.

Aswan Dam in Aswan, Egypt polluted the Nile and utilized the power of the river to deal with various social and economic causes. In Aswan, there are actually two dams in the Nile, Aswan High Dam and Aswan Low Dam, both of which are preventing the annual flooding of the Nile River. Prior to the construction of Aswan Dam, the Nile River flooded every winter and there was the possibility of destroying crops planted in the fertile Nile Valley. For the purposes of this article, the two Aswan Dams will be treated as dams, as their effect is actually indivisible.

Aswan Dam - Place Aswan Dam was built on the Nile River in the south of Egypt, Aswan. There are actually two dams in Aswan. Aswan Low Dam was completed in 1902, Aswan High Dam was completed in 1970. Low dam is closer to high dam than Aswan. When people talk about Aswan Dam, they usually point to the new Aswan High Dam. Aswan Dam - Background High Dam was built between 1960 and 1970. Its purpose is to increase hydroelectric power generation, prevent the flood of the Nile River and increase agricultural production. Aswan High Dam's length is 388 meters, the base is 980 meters, the top is 40 meters, and the height is 111 meters. It contains 43 million cubic meters of material. Up to 11,000 cubic meters of water per second passing through the dam

Construction of the Aswan High Dam in Egypt began in January. A dam of 364 feet long and 12,562 feet long was built on the Nile, completed in 1970 and it cost about 1 billion dollars. The dam made a reservoir of Lake Nasser with capacity of 5.97 trillion cubic feet. This dam has a positive impact on the Egyptian economy, as the dam produces a lot of hydropower and better control of the flood and drought situation. On the downside, construction of the dam drove out thousands of people, affected agriculture, causing natural fertilization of the surrounding soil.