Water Resources, Employment and Flood Control

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The main theme of the book Water Resources, Employment, and Flood Control is to analyze the role of water resources in the advancement of economy in developing countries like India. Limited of rainwater drainage through riverbed and utilization of stored water in industrialization, irrigation, and drinking purposes is the key initiatives of this book. The West Bengal Province in India is river-oriented. In this book, the geographical patterns and conditions of this province, its soil composition, and its rainfall statistics have been elaborately discussed. The scope of water reserve, excavation of mini water-preservation pools in lower catchments, exploration of fisheries development projects are the chief concern of this book. The issue of periodic removal of silt and its recycle plan through manure and fertilizer projects have been discussed in this book. The book may enlighten regional planning of flood control and employment by utilization of water resources.

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