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(23 Jun 1989) }8926D RR 8926D - BANGLADESH : TIME AND TIDE
23.6.89 (dur: 5 min 27 sec/eng.sot: 39 sec)
RR STORY: In 1988, Bangladesh suffered the most devastating
floods that anyone could remember. Metre-deep water covered
three-quarters of the country. With the monsoon season just
a few months away, Roving Report looks at what - if anything
has and can be done to avoid a repeat of last year's
misery.
SHOWS: Source of the Ganga; people bathing in the river
during religious festival; floodwaters; map showing region;
Himalayan mountains; river banks; deforestation; storage
dams; Farakka Barrage; map showing proposed canal; meeting
between Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi of India and President
Ershad of Bangladesh; Lawrence Hamilton of the East-West
Centre, Honolulu; monsoon rains.
SOURCES: WTN (NEWSFLASH)

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