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    Analysis of the Flood-induced Livelihood Vulnerability of the Riparian Villages along the Tista River in West Bengal
    (Indian Journal of Spatial Science, 2022-12) Mitra, Rajib; Deepak Kumar, Mandal
    Floods add to the distressed conditions of the poor and vulnerable inhabitants of the Tista floodplain in Sub-Himalayan West Bengal. The riparian villages along the Tista River are well known for frequent and heavy rainstorms and climate-induced catastrophic events, such as flash floods due to unprecedented rains. The primary aim of the study is to determine whether there are any differences between the levels of vulnerability of riparian villages. Five villages were selected to conduct the field survey (sample size: 337, based on Cochran's method) from the Mal and Maynaguri block at the left bank of the Tista River. The livelihood vulnerability index (LVI) was assessed based on eight major components, i.e., socio-demographic characteristics, health status, livelihood techniques, food status, water status, climatic variation, flood, and social security. The study reveals LVI scored highest in Premganj - Majhiali (0.436) and lowest in Chat Rarpur (0.328) village. Because of their location, socio-demographic profile, livelihood options, social safety, water assistance, health support, climatic variance, and flood severity, the Basusuba and Premganj - Majhiali are considered the highest vulnerable. The study also indicated that, due to apathetic or indifferent attitudes, improved access to resources does not always imply that households are adopting resilience strategies.
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    Impact of Tista River on the socio-economic life of the riparian people of Jalpaiguri District, West Bengal, India
    (University of North Bengal, 2022) Mandal, Deepak Kumar; Mitra, Rajib
    A river is a lifeline for any region. The river basin provided the floodplain, which is directly affected by the people's habited and live/I/roods. Rivers have an economic. political and social impact on the culture of the people. However, It also plays a role of negative character for the adjacent people. Thus a river in a region plays a dual character in the behaviour in an a/111vlal channel. The River Tista is /mown as the lifeline of Jalpalg11ri District as ii plays a noticeable role In the development of the people. The mighty Tis ta is very import an/for the riparian people due to its water resources, small-scale navigation and facilitating agric111/11ral prod11clion. Here are the community development Blocks. namely. Rajganj and Jalpaiguri (at the right bank}, Mal and Maynag11rl (at the left bank) along the Tis/a River of Jalpaiguri District, has been selected as the study area. Throughout the present study, the authors have tried to analyze various fields where the Tisla River influenced the socio-economic aspects of the riparian inhabitants and highlighted the impact of increased human intervention on theĀ· river. For this purpose, primary and secondary data have been collected and presented through various cartographic techniques. The study helps to manif cst the role of the Tista River in the concerned region.