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The old Tehri town and 100 villages, some totally and some partially, were submerged by this dam.The reservoirs that are created on the floodplains also submerge the existing vegetation and soil leading to its decomposition over a period of time.The Indira point in the Andaman and Nicobar islands got submerged after the tsunami.The Indira point in the Andaman and Nicobar islands that marked the southernmost point of India got completely submerged.The southernmost point of the Indian Union– 'Indira Point' got submerged under the sea water in 2004 during the Tsunami.This forms a reservoir and as the water collects it submerges vast areas of land.But this may submerge the land and disrupt the lives of people who are displaced – such as tribals.This is a photo of the submergence caused by the Tehri dam in Uttarakhand.The increase in the greenhouse gases is raising the temperature of the earth's atmosphere which, if not checked, may eventually result in melting of polar ice caps and consequently may submerge the costal land mass.The Tawa dam began to be built in 1958 and was completed in 197 It submerged large areas of forest and agricultural land.It originally focused on the environmental issues related to trees that would be submerged under the dam water.