Conclusions
The 1998 disastrous flood in the Malda District of West Bengal was due to the combined effect of: Rise in high flood level upstream of the Farakka Barrage; deposition of sediment upstream of the barrage; unprecedented rainfall in the catchment lying between Ganga and Mahananda and the simulataneous drainage congestion due to the rise in HFL of Ganga and Mahananda; meandering Ganga River upstream of Farakka and the erosion of the outer bank towards Malda; failure of flood embankments due to the deep scour holes near the embankments; and poor maintenance and low quality construction of protective works.
This Chapter was presented in the 8th ICID International Drainage Workshop held in New Delhi, India during 31 January–4 February, 2000. Re-printed with the permission of the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID). During the editing process some additional information has been incorporated where necessary.
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Mazumder, S.K. (2004). Role of Farakka Barrage on the Disastrous 1998 Flood in Malda (West Bengal). In: Monirul Qader Mirza, M. (eds) The Ganges Water Diversion: Environmental Effects and Implications. Water Science and Technology Library, vol 49. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-2480-0_3
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