The Ganga Morphology - The Ganga: Water Use in the Indian Subcontinent - page 57

Photograph 5.4 Bank erosion of Bhagirathi near Palasi (See also Plate 4 on page 367 in the
Colour Plate Section)
Photograph 5.5 Bank slip of Nayachara island near Haldia (See also Plate 5 on page 368 in the
Colour Plate Section)
about the danger of joining the Ganga with the Bhagirathi at this place, because
erosion would bring the two rivers closer and ultimately join them. If this occurs,
the entire flood-water of the Ganga - about 2.7 million cusecs - would try to pass
through the Bhagirathi, flood all south Bengal districts and Kolkata and would cause