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on both banks of the river or into the sea, according to our will, in a matter of days, if not of hours. In the process the river-beds are simultaneously consolidated as also the riverbanks on the lines of the trajectories.”
The problem of floods is a constantly recurring problem, and there cannot be a greater destructive force than this. In solving it Government should not depend solely upon the wisdom and scientific knowledge of their own officers.
It is their duty to welcome any suggestion coming from any quarter and examine it on its own merit. Safety lies in a multiplicity of proposals.” [1]
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1 : The Times of India, dated January 18, 1955.