Which of the following statement is correct about the Sardar Sarovar project?

A- Its advocates say that it would benefit huge areas of Punjab and the three adjoining states in terms of availability of drinking water and water for irrigation.

B- Many subsidiary benefits like effective flood and drought control in the region were linked to the success of this dam.

C- In the process of construction of the dam, 245 villages from these States were expected to get modernised.

D- Issues of relocation and proper rehabilitation of the project-affected people were first raised by local activist groups.

B and D only

Sardar Sarovar Project is a multipurpose mega-scale dam. Its advocates say that it would benefit huge areas of Gujarat and the three adjoining states in terms of availability of drinking water and water for irrigation, generation of electricity and increase in agricultural production. Many more subsidiary benefits like effective flood and drought control in the region were linked to the success of this dam.  In the process of construction of the dam, 245 villages from these States were expected to get submerged. It required the relocation of around two and a half lakh people from these villages. Issues of relocation and proper rehabilitation of the project-affected people were first raised by local activist groups.