- Over the past decade, the river has conquered 20,500 hectares of land
- Most villagers have lost their land and livelihood. Work is scarce.
- Men have moved to the cities in search of jobs. Women have been forced into prostitution.
- Experts blame the Ganga's propensity to change on the Farakka Barrage
- An embankment at Bhutni Dhara island could also be a possible reason
- Work begins in monsoons. Boulders are washed away.