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Are Embankments a Good Flood-­-Control Strategy? A Case Study of the Kosi River

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This paper makes a first pass at evaluating embankments. Using two years or more of data from 504 households in 28 villages in the floodplain of the Kosi river in north Bihar, a comparison of the agricultural output, wage incomes, unemployment, and other indicators of well-being between villages subject to flooding from rivers and villages not subject to such flooding are made. [BREAD Working Paper No. 352]. URL:[http://ipl.econ.duke.edu/bread/papers/working/352(0).pdf].

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  • E Somanathan, 2012. "Are Embankments a Good Flood-­-Control Strategy? A Case Study of the Kosi River," Working Papers id:5071, eSocialSciences.
    • Handle: RePEc:ess:wpaper:id:5071
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