Bihar's fall from a state with healthy socio-economic indices to now being one of India's least developed states has been drastic. The major failures lie in governance, and in the downfall of the agricultural sector. A study of the perennial story of flooding and relief measures and the consequent failure of agriculture show how disorganised the state of affairs is. Feb 16-22, 2008
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/gerrymandering-poverty-and-flooding-perennial-story-bihar
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/j-albert-rorabacher
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/economic-and-political-weekly
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[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-ownership
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/waterlogging
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-supply
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rivers
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/floods
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/poverty
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/governance
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bihar
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rural-poverty