The health of the Haora River, India, is examined in detail in this book. The river is of vital importance as the lifeline of Agartala, the Capital City of Tripura. Originating from the Baramura Hills the river debouches onto the rolling plains at Chandrasadhubari. Thousands of people between Chandrasadhubari and the boundary of Bangladesh have settled along the river bank and are directly dependent on the river.
Since 1970 the ever growing population of the Haora River basin is exerting tremendous pressure on the Haora River. Several anthropogenic activities affect the river, increasing the sedimentation and the pollution problem of the river and leading the Haora River to its dying phase. This book present the problems related to the overall health of the Haora River and discusses some possible suggestions for restoring ecological balance and geo-political stability of this strategically important part of the country.
