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"River Bank Erosion Induced Human Displacement and Its Consequences"
Tuhin K. Das and Sushil K. Haldar and Ivy Das Gupta and Sayanti Sen
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Abstract
1
Introduction
1.1
Push factors for forced migration
1.2
Purpose of the study
2
River Dynamics and Erosion
2.1
Mid-channel bars
3
Human Intervention and Erosion
3.1
Deforestation
3.2
Dam and bridge construction
4
River Bank Erosion in the World
4.1
Americas
4.2
Australia
4.3
Europe
4.4
Africa
4.5
Asia
4.6
Impact of erosion on human life
4.7
Human vulnerability across the world
4.8
Relevance of vulnerability study in India
5
River Bank Erosion in India
5.1
North West Region
5.2
Central India and Deccan Region
5.3
Brahmaputra Region
5.4
Ganga (Ganges) Region
6
Impact of River Bank Erosion
6.1
Impact of Brahmaputra river bank erosion
6.2
Impact of Ganges river bank erosion
6.3
Impact of Ghaghara river bank erosion
6.4
Impact of Mahanadi river bank erosion
7
Conclusion
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Figure 5:
Erosion and fill-ups of Brahmaputra River form 1966 to 2008. Image reproduced with permission from
Dutta
et
al.
(2010
).