Observations on Burdwan Fever
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to take measures of safety. He rejected the old embankment and caused a new one to be constructed far away from the river side to the east of several villages between Harala and Kashra, a distance of more than two miles in length, and which still goes by his name. The villages ti the west of this bund during each overflow were allowed to suffer their destiny. The heavy losses suffered by the people drove them into utter despair. They were pondering for emigration, when Government listening to their prayers sent one Mr. Goodwin to see what further measures could be adopted. He, on the contrary, rejected Mr. Impey's bund and caused the old one along the side of the river to be reconstructed about 12 years past and which is known as Hashia bund. This embankment protects the following villages?Harala, Monpoor, Jamalpoor, Katurapara, Badulpoor, &c.; but nothing was done for the drainage of the surface water of the above named villages lying between the old and the new embankments. About two years later on this side the embankment
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