The Koshi Barrage is a sluice across the Koshi River in the Nepalese Mithila region that carries vehicular, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic between Saptari district and Sunsari district of Nepal. It is near the International border with India. It was built between 1958 and 1962 and has 56 gates.
2008 flood
In August 2008, the eastern embankments of the Koshi Barrage collapsed, several miles north of the Nepal-India border. The resulting flood wiped out miles of fertile farmland in Nepal, covering it with a thick layer of river sand, and affected 53,800 Nepalese. It left 3 million people homeless in Bihar,
India.
[Adhikary, Dhruba (5 September 2008). "For Prachanda, a tale of two cities", Asia Times. Retrieved on 29 September 2008.]
2017 flood
Every year several areas of
Terai are affected due to the flood and blockage of this barrage. This affects mostly the Koshi region of
Bihar (
Supaul District,
Saharsa district, Madhepura and
Purnia district). The Kosi River is known as the "Sorrow of Bihar" as the annual floods affect about of fertile agricultural lands thereby disturbing the rural economy. The Koshi has an average water flow (discharge) of .
Tourism
This river is home to the Gangetic Dolphin and other different species of fresh water fish. Siberian birds can be seen there easily during the month of August–October.
People usually visit there to have the varieties of fish dishes in the nearby riverside restaurants and see the scenic view from the barrage.
Air transport
Rajbiraj Airport is the nearest airport roughly away is located in district headquarter and nearest city
Rajbiraj.
Shree Airlines and
Buddha Air operates daily flights between
Rajbiraj and
Kathmandu
See also
External links
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