Role Of Embankment In Flood: A Study In The Confluence Zone Of Kunur And Ajay Rivers, Lower Ajay River Basin, West Bengal

Floods in India have been a common yearly occurrence. In 1954, National Floods Control Programme (NFCP) was adopted several measures to minimize their devastation. But, Floods continued its annual visitation with varying degrees of affecting power. Sometimes, Embankment, a major structural measure for floods may create negative environment for flood and water logging condition for any floodplain. The present paper has been prepared as a flood risk assessment study for the confluence zone of the Kunur River and the Ajay River, related to the present and absence of embankment along the Ajay River bank, which increasing basin run-off and channel discharge, modifying channel width, helps to spread over river water in the floodplains.