Statesman News Service
MALDA, Aug 22: Engineers of the Malda irrigation and waterways department today declared an eight-kilometre stretch from Domhaat to Gopalpur in Manikchak block as vulnerable to erosion. “The meandering Ganga has already created a curvature on its left bank in Manikchak block where erosion continues unabated,” the FBP engineers, said. “Erosion would continued till September,” said Mr S Misra, the executive engineer of Malda irrigation department. The engineers, however, said that another eight-kilometre stretch from Khaskol in English Bazaar block to Panchanandapur in Kaliachak II block is comparatively safe and there is no chance of erosion there. “The water flow pattern and trend of the Ganges are similar to the morphology reading recorded in 1997,” Mr Misra, said. It may be recalled that the Farakka Barrage Project authorities have already prepared a scheme for “permanent” anti-erosion work, identifying a 2.5-km stretch at Domhat as most vulnerable to erosion. The irrigation officials today told the district administration that there was no flood threat this year. They made the statement after reading water levels in the upstream of the Ganges. Though the water level of the Ganges was recorded at 25.06 metres at Manikchak Ghaat today (yesterday, it was 25.01 metres), the irrigation officials said the water level would recede soon.
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