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IMPACT OF FLOOD ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT ON LOWER DAMODAR BASIN: A CASE STUDY ON CHABBISHPUR MOUZA OF HOOGHLY DISTRICT IN WEST BENGAL

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Prof. Jishu Sheel
» doi: 10.31838/ecb/2023.12.s3.760

Abstract

Flood is an overflow of water that submerges land from water bodies like rivers, lakes etc. Yet it is a natural of quasi natural phenomenon but its effects become vulnerable and disastrous. Chabbishpur mouza in Khanakul-I block of Hooghly district is situated over lower Damodar basin, which was affected by flood in the last year due to huge amount of water discharge from Damodar River and Harinakhali khal (braided from Mundeswari River) during monsoon period. Different civic amenities like education, healthcare, electricity, storage, transport and communication, etc have been highly affected by the natural calamity. Agricultural activity which is back bone of economy of this region was also reversed. This survey report has been prepared to present the impact of flood on the socio-economic environment of the study area in 2021 with some recommendations regarding the sustainable management of flood condition in future

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