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Volume : II, Issue : XII, January - 2013 CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF FLUVIAL HAZARDS – A Hydro-Geomorphic Analysis in Duars Region, India SANDIPAN CHAKRABORTY AND KATHAKALI DUTTA Published By : Laxmi Book Publication Abstract : Bank failure, river shifting and river depositions, associated with flash floods,
are behavioural response of rivers, adjusting fluvial dynamics in the Duars region along
the Himalayan margin. Such an adjustment has been deleteriously disturbed by the
human interference in most cases. Most of the Duar's Rivers are known to be highly
virulent for their unpredictable nature, devastating floods, extensive bank erosion and
channel shifting especially during the rainy season. Implementation of various
development schemes, construction of human settlement and roads to cater the everincreasing
population, exploitation of forest produce to generate work potential,
boosting of agricultural growth, tourism, mining and quarrying, on the Himalayan
immature geology, have triggered huge and complex disasters. Practically, the entire
North Bengal has been suffering from the agony of floods, especially during the monsoon
months. The social, agronomical and ecological repercussions of the huge devastation
caused by these floods are multi-faceted. Although it is difficult to comprehend the
severity of the situation in all encompassing manner, a brief attempt has been made to
capture and delineate the important problems faced by this region. Keywords : Article : Cite This Article : SANDIPAN CHAKRABORTY AND KATHAKALI DUTTA, (2013). CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF FLUVIAL HAZARDS – A Hydro-Geomorphic Analysis in Duars Region, India. Indian Streams Research Journal, Vol. II, Issue. XII, http://oldisrj.lbp.world/UploadedData/1948.pdf References : - Alcántara-Ayala, I. & Goudie, A.S., 2010, Geomorphological Hazards and Disaster Prevention Alcántara-Ayala, I., 2002, Geomorphology, natural hazards, vulnerability and prevention of natural disasters in developing countries, Geomorphology 47, p107–124
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