Statesman News Service
MALDA, July 30: Severe erosion is feared along the left bank of the Ganga in the next few days. Irrigation department officials have deduced so after studying the current conditions. Irrigation department officials said that areas between Manikchak and Kaliachak II blocks along the Ganga might get wiped out by erosion when the discharge increases. According to the irrigation flood control, the Ganga is discharging 11 lakh cusec waters at present with a rising trend taking the water level to 24. 32 metres at Manikchak point in Malda. The left bank could be affected when the discharge reaches the 12.5 lakh cusec mark. The water level would continue to rise over the next three days.
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