Agriculture in Flood Prone Region: A Geographical PerspectiveDespite the Agrarian character of our country, the literature on agricultural land use is scantly and particularly so in regard to agrarian problems of flood prone areas. Against the above backdrop, the present book by Dr. Jha fills a gap in comprehnding the agrarian problems of river basin areas. The book is based on the author's field study of nine villages in Kamla-Balan Plain, Norht Bihar. The author has presented a through, competent and analytical interpretation with the help of large number of maps, tables and sample village studies the picture of agriculture land use pattern. The study highlights the measures taken after independence for countering the floods brought by rivers in the area and their inadequacy. Further, Dr. Jha very precisely describes in detail the problems of farm management in the rural area and has assessed the quantum of minimum land needed for living in the area. This book would attract a wide readership from amongst geographers, economists, regional planners and sociologists. |
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LIST OF TABLES | 13 |
LIST OF ILLUSTRATION | 21 |
ABBREVIATION | 27 |
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20 KILOMETRES acres acres total Aghani Paddy agricultural Agricultural Harvests agricultural labourers agricultural land anchals Andhratharhi Area in acres area sown Babubarhi Baghmati-Kamla Bahadurpur Baheri Balan Basopatti Benipatti Benipur Bhadai Bhadai crops bhit BHITH LAND Bhutaha Bihar Biroul Bisfi Calories capita share Carrying Capacity Census cent chaur lands Clay clay-loam cultivated culturable waste density dhanhar lands District Census Handbook Drainage embankment farmers Female field flood plain Gadari Garma Gausa Geographical Ghanshyampur Gorhail grown Handbook of Darbhanga Harlakhi Hayaghat India irrigation Jainagar Jale Jhanjharpur Jiwachh-Kamla Kamla Kamla-Balan plain Keotiranway Khajauli khesari KILOMETRES Kosi Ladania Land Classes Land Ownership Laukahi Literacy loam Madhepur Madhubani Madhwapur maize Makshudpur Male mango Manigachhi Marua metres monsoon Nepal Pandaul pattern persons Phulparas rabi crops rainfall Rajnagar river Sandy sandy-loam season settlement share of land silt Singhwara soil sugarcane Table Tamoria Tariyati total area total population waste land Wheat workers