Rain stops anti-erosion work - Villagers panic as river rises in malda
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20/06/2011
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Telegraph (Kolkata)
Around 80,000 people living in Manikchak are in panic with rains bringing to halt anti-erosion work along a 4km stretch of the Ganga.
Heavy rain last night inundated low-lying areas in Malda district and increased water levels in many rivers.
People of Domhat in Manikchak have rued that the anti-erosion work started just one week back when the monsoon was about to set in.