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The Call for Widespread Irrigation in India
An editorial laments Bengal’s drought and famine risk, urging extensive irrigation works to prevent future famines. It cites Sir Arthur Cotton on irrigation benefits and argues for proactive state action and wealthier Britons to fund science based flood control and water management rather than mere charity.
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India
Bengal
Arthur Cotton
Indian Finance Committee
Madras
George Balfour