An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c45.292

v2.c45.292

A general desertion followed the decay of the Rang Mahal culture and the only later relics are camp sites of nomadic people indicated by a scatter of pottery here and there in the dry river-bed and also on the sand-dunes. Narrow wells dug deep into the soil to reach the low water level sustained the few and far between villages till a few minor distributaries from the Ganga canal dug in the 20s somewhat retrieved the situation, which, as stated above, has now changed for the better with more canals.