The Kosi flood disaster of 2008 in Bihar and also in Nepal highlights two key issues relating to flood control. The first is the failure of the structural approach to flood control on the Kosi and the second is institutional dysfunction with respect to trans-boundary flood management.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/institutional-dysfunction-and-challenges-flood-control-case-study-kosi-flood-2008
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/rashmi-kiran-shrestha
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/rhodante-ahlers
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/marloes-bakker-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/economic-and-political-weekly
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kosi
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/natural-disasters
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/floods
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/flood-control
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/displacement
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nepal
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bihar
