Open AccessWeather in relation to the floods in Bihar, Bengal and Assam during July and August 1954
Author(s) -
K. PARTHASARTHY
Publication year - 1954
Publication title -
mausam
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.243
H-Index - 12
ISSN - 0252-9416
DOI - 10.54302/mausam.v5i4.4893
Subject(s) - bengal , tributary , geography , socioeconomics , toll , death toll , archaeology , bay , cartography , sociology , biology , genetics
The recent floods in the rivers Gandak, Kosi and Brahamaputra and their tributaries during July and August 1954 have received serious consideration in Government circles as well as from the public. According to the statements in the press, these Hoods in Bihar, Bengal and Assam had taken a toll of 247 lives. A total area of 25,650 square miles and nearly 95 lakhs of people have been affected and n large number of cattle-heads has perished. Serious damage to crops, roads. Railways and bridges has also occurred on a scale never experienced before.