Boulders, sandbags guard against riverbank erosion in Serampore
Riverbank erosion at Serampore has become severe along the Hooghly, stretching from Siddheswari Tala to Mahesh over a distance of about six kilometres.
Riverbank erosion at Serampore has become severe along the Hooghly, stretching from Siddheswari Tala to Mahesh over a distance of about six kilometres.
Claiming that riverbank erosion was "widespread throughout the course of the Ganges in West Bengal", Chowdhury wrote, "(A) Very large chunk of fertile land has been completely wiped out and thousands of people have been displaced in Samsher Ganj."
