Restoration and Re-connection of Decayed Rivers in the Western Ganges Delta to Improve Freshwater Availability in the Indian Sundarbans

Tuhin Bhadra1,2, Sugata Hazra1 and Bibhas Chandra Barman3, (1)Jadavpur University, School of Oceanographic Studies, Kolkata, India, (2)Adamas University, Department of Geography, Kolkata, India, (3)River Research Institute, Govt. of West Bengal, Haringhata Central Laboratory, Mohanpur, India