Koshi River can be a blessing

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Koshi River can be a blessing

It was known over a decade ago that due to the high level of sedimentation, Koshi River may change its course in any major flood. This time, initial reports suggest that it was not due to the massive floodwater but lack of regular maintenance and supervision caused the breach of embankment. In order to store monsoon rainwater, and prevent such calamities, a 269 meters tall Koshi High Dam was proposed near Baraha Kshetra of Sunsari district over a decade ago. The project would have generated over 3000 megawatt of hydroelectricity, supply controlled irrigation water for 5.4 lakhs hectares in Nepal and 9.7 lakhs hectares in India and supply fresh drinking water to millions of people of the low lands of Nepal and India, who are suffering from arsenic/fluoride/ excessive iron contamination of ground water. Hence Koshi River could have been converted from “sorrow of Bihar” into blessings for the entire region.

http://www.nepalnews.com.np/archive/2008/others/guestcolumn/sep/guest_columns_04.php

[Hitma Hit]

Koshi River can be a blessing

It was known over a decade ago that due to the high level of sedimentation, Koshi River may change its course in any major flood. This time, initial reports suggest that it was not due to the massive floodwater but lack of regular maintenance and supervision caused the breach of embankment. In order to store monsoon rainwater, and prevent such calamities, a 269 meters tall Koshi High Dam was proposed near Baraha Kshetra of Sunsari district over a decade ago. The project would have generated over 3000 megawatt of hydroelectricity, supply controlled irrigation water for 5.4 lakhs hectares in Nepal and 9.7 lakhs hectares in India and supply fresh drinking water to millions of people of the low lands of Nepal and India, who are suffering from arsenic/fluoride/ excessive iron contamination of ground water. Hence Koshi River could have been converted from “sorrow of Bihar” into blessings for the entire region.

http://www.nepalnews.com.np/archive/2008/others/guestcolumn/sep/guest_columns_04.php

[Chintit Nepali]

    Its a great tragedy to people of Nepal and people of India as well ( Bihar ) and the major cause of the same is due to neglegence and irresponsible behaviour of Indain authority.But,the Indian medias are trying to blame Nepal for not allowing maintenace works and not opned the doors of barage,where as Nepal government is not making any appropriate response to the same.This current incident might be helpful to stop further huge and large loses in the future because the Indian side also have great and painful affects as well,tha is why India too understand the sensitivity of not taking care of this problem in time.
Jaya Nepal !