Patna,

With over 20 lakh people bearing the brunt of floods in 14 districts of Bihar, three Indian Air Force helicopters continued to drop relief materials in the worst hit Supaul, Araria and Madhepura for the fifth successive day as the turbulent waters of the Kosi submerged fresh areas in the three districts.

The Home Ministry has informed that around 40,000 people have been displaced due to floods in Saptakosi river.
"Till now, 40,378 people of 7102 families have been displaced,' the Ministry has informed.
The Ministry has informed that 5500 hectares of land, 12 km of black-topped road and 13 km of seasonal road have been destroyed by the flood.
It has said that people of Haripir, Sripur Jabdi, Laukahi and Western Kusaha VDCs of Sunsari district have been fully displaced while those of Narsingh, Basantapur and Ghuski VDCs of the same district have been badly affected by the inundation.

After the Saptakosi river damaged dams in western Kusaha region of Sunsari district, Monday, over 25,000 people have been displaced.
A section of East-West highway in Laukahi area has also been obstructed due to the flood.
As the swollen river started to erode the dams and inundate the nearby villages, tens of thousands of local people have fled their homes for safety.
Reports say that people from at least six VDCs

The Koshi Basin is the largest river basin of Nepal. It originates from the Tibetan Plateau of China. The Koshi river is also known as the "sorrow of Bihar". Floods from the Koshi river in the past have created havoc in the downstream area of Nepal and India leading to loss of lives and property and causing widespread human suffering. This report provides a preliminary assessment of the impacts of the Koshi flood disaster and rainfall forecasts.

The Story of Bihar

The Kosi river basin in Bihar is facing its biggest flood disaster ever in Independent India, and that disaster has come about completely due to the neglect of the Government of India and the government of Bihar. It is a manmade disaster which could have been avoided.

Climate change and reckless construction have dried up the "Water Bank' of the country

Water quality of two natural springs viz., Raj Naula and Badi Naula located in the Kosi river catchment area of Almora city in Kumaun Himalaya (Uttarakhand) has been investigated. (2007)

Water quality monitoring of a central Himalayan river, river Kosi was done for a period of one year. The study was done to ascertain the suitability of its water for potable supplies and to generate benchmark data for the management of the river ecosystem, as the river has a great bearing on the socio-agricultural life of the region.

This study pertains to analysis of Airborne Synthetic Aperture Radar (ASAR) images in mapping the flood inundation and causative factors of flood in the lower reaches of Baghmati river basin for the period July

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