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01) During the recent floods in Kerala, we heard a statement that the dams in (5)
Kerala would be reduced to ‘tourist attractions’ within 50 years, because
alternate energy may replace the hydroelectric power plants. Compare the pros
and cons on the idea conveyed in this statement?

7 81) Howcan sustainable development be communicated successfully? (2)
a2) How the road transport can be made sustainable? (3)

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01) Howcan you promote energy efficiency in the domestic sector? (5)

8 81) List out some common practices followed in the construction industry, in (2)
Kerala promoting energy efficiency .

a2) Explain industrial symbiosis with a suitable example. (3)
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01) How the typical problems in a slum area can be tackled? (5)
PART 13

(Read the Stories/Cases/Data set as the case may be, and answer all questions, each
full question carries 10 marks.)
Stories/Cases/Data set - I
(Stories/Cases/Data set)
Shimla one of India’s most popular summer retreats nearly ran out of water. The Himalayan city
was the former summer capital of the British Raj and continues to be popular with Indians fleeing
scorching summers on the Gangetic plain. Water supplies have been critically low for at least the
past three years. Water channels in Shimla and its suburbs have dried up this summer owing to
less snowfall in the past winter and less rains thereafter. The shortage has forced the city’s
172,000 residents to line up for hours each day to collect water from tankers supplied by the
government, to drink bottled water or to pay steep prices to the “tanker mafia”.

Module I
9 a) What are the possible reasons for the present situation of Shimla? (3)
b) What are the impacts on social, economic and environmental spheres? (3)

€) “The water scarcity problem of Shimla is a clear violation of the goal of (4)
sustainability.” Substantiate the statement. Suggest measures to come out from
the crisis.
Stories/Cases/Data set - 2
(Stories/Cases/Data set)

Kerala state with an area of 38,863 Sq. km is one of the densely populated regions of the world
having limited land and non-renewable resource availability. On the other hand, increasing
human requirements and economic developments impose immense pressure on the natural
resource base. The hill as well as its soil apron has many beneficial natural functions. Soil is the
end product of crustal weathering through thousands of years. It is the abode for many micro-
organisms that are essential for maintaining fertility of the ecosystem. The surface and subsurface
flow of water is sustained by the soil profile in a hill ecosystem. Therefore, indiscriminate soil
quarrying will lead to irreparable damages to the living environment.

A study proposes the following measures, in case the quarrying is unavoidable. Soil quarrying, if
permitted based on scientific studies, should be done under the strict vigilance and control as per
the rules and regulations. The fertile top soil should be collected separately and used for refilling

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