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Malda, Jan. 1: The state irrigation department in Malda is awaiting permission from the Ganga Flood Control Commission to begin a Rs 33 crore anti-erosion work along the river in the border areas.

The Brihattar Pub Barpeta Brahmaputra Garakhahaniya Pratirodh Sangram Samiti has threatened to block the Barpeta-Chenga- Daulashal road for 1,000 hours from January 5 and lock all government institutions in the East Barpeta area to protest the apathy of the government towards the grave problem of erosion in their area by the mighty Brahmaputra.

New method takes into account turbulence in flow of water ABOUT a hundred thousand farmers in Malda and Murshidabad districts of West Bengal lose land and homes to erosion caused by the Ganga every year. With little knowhow on when the river will wash away their farmland, they are compelled to keep a watchful eye on the river during monsoon. Predicting soil erosion is not easy. Wind

BHUBANESWAR: The State Government has submitted a revised project of Rs 441 crore to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to tackle soil erosion along the coast and strengthen cyclone mitigation measures.

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