A presentation from Megh Pyne Abhiyan analyzing the floods. Among the points made include -- the changing perception of floods, which at one time were a source of prosperity due to the fertile silt they brought -- the negative experience with embankments in the Damodar river and Hwang Ho, experiences that are not highlighted -- the increasing number of people being impacted by floods, and the increase in severity over the years -- the nexus of lucrative contracts that keeps the embankment strategy going Click here to download the powerpoint (about 800KB) state-of-bihars-development-environment-september-2008.ppt