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Assessment of Channel Bank Susceptibility and Bank Stability of A Braided Reach of River Ganga Near Panchanandapur, Malda

Author Affiliations

  • 1M.Phil Research Scholar, Department of Geography, University of Gour Banga, Malda-732103, India

Int. Res. J. Earth Sci., Volume 4, Issue (3), Pages 11-23, March,25 (2016)

Abstract

Bank erosion along the course of river Ganga is a major problem of malda district in every rainy season. So, present study focuses on the assessment of bank susceptibility and bank stability of a selected reach of Ganga, mainly left bank of Ganga near panchanandapur. Here the channel is braided which characterised by numerous braids, bars shoals etc. being a braided channel, flow path of water is continuously changing its position which ultimately results huge bank erosion in every year. In the present study three different index including BEHI, NBS and BSI are used for the assessment of bank erosion, near bank stress, and bank stability. A comparative analysis has been done with these three indices to represent accurate present bank condition and bank erosion potential. The result shows, river bank is relatively stable and there is no probability of large bank failure at present condition.

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