Geo-historical Appraisal of Embankment Breaching and Its Management on Active Tidal Land of Sundarban
A Case Study in Gosaba Island, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13016183 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Soumen Ghosh (0000-0002-3323-1724, University of Burdwan, corresponding author), Biswaranjan Mistri (University of Burdwan) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 166-180 |
| Publication date | 2020-03-29 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Space and Culture India (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2052-8396 • E-ISSN: 2052-8396 |
| Publisher | ACCB Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.20896/saci.v7i4.587 |
| OpenAlex | W3013786749 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 4 |
The embankments act as a life line for deltaic people of the Sundarbans. The reclamation of immature land through the construction of embankment without proper planning has been increasing the vulnerability of embankment breaching due to various natural and anthropogenic causes. The construction and maintenance of embankments are difficult tasks without prior knowledge about the mode of vulnerability and ground situations of the sites. To understand the scenario of embankment breaching and its recent management strategy, an intensive field survey was conducted to comprehend the underlying reasons for embankment breaching and its management techniques at the ground level. The modern techniques were also incorporated to identify the vulnerable sites of river bank erosion. The study reveals that the southern part of the delta is more vulnerable due to intensive river bank erosion. To understand potential capabilities of these embankments to combat against fluvio-hydrological challenges, a sequential change of embankment construction from historical past to present and recent scientific engineering model of Aila Dam has been chalked out in this study. The present study is an attempt to understand the geo-historical perspectives of embankment construction and to identify the vulnerable coastal zone of Gosaba Island of Sundarban. The study also aims to illustrate the modern techniques of embankment management for its longevity in such a dynamic land
Archaeology · Civil engineering · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Erosion · Geography · Geomorphology · Geotechnical engineering · Hydrology (agriculture · Land reclamation · Levee · Natural (archaeology · Vulnerability (computing · Water resource management · Coastal and Marine Dynamics · Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics · Engineering · Environmental Science · Flood Risk Assessment and Management · Geology
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 1.67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |