Estelle Platini<p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Infrastructure</span></a> in British <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a>:<br>"Natural drainage of Bengal was disturbed due to construction of a network of <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/railway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>railway</span></a> embankments resulting in formation of poorly drained “compartments” in different areas of Bengal. This led to excessive silting, damaged crop production, increased chance of flooding and created stagnant water pockets that were apt for water-borne diseases like cholera and malaria."</p><p>Excerpt from: <a href="https://learn.culturalindia.net/bengal-famine-1943.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">learn.culturalindia.net/bengal</span><span class="invisible">-famine-1943.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/famine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>famine</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/starvation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>starvation</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>agriculture</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/rice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rice</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Bangladesh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bangladesh</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Churchill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Churchill</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/wwii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wwii</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/transport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transport</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/railways" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>railways</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/railTransport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>railTransport</span></a>‎ <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/crops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crops</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/colonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>colonialism</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/BritishEmpire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BritishEmpire</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/BritishRule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BritishRule</span></a></p>