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4. Control of Floods


In India, the problem of soil erosion is closely associated with floods. The floods generally occur during the rainy season. Efforts, therefore, need to be made for the storage of flood water or the diversion of additional rain-water. The inter-connecting of rivers as in the Garland Canal Project or the Ganga-Kaveri Link Canal Project can be of immense help in this direction.