Modi promises 23 bridges over rivers in Bihar, Nitish says Patna to be reachable from anywhere in Bihar in 5 hoursPrime Minister Modi said on Monday that large rivers in Bihar have been a major challenge to connectivity and deputy CM Sushil Modi said li...
World Bank to provide $250-mn loan for Kosi Basin projectIndia signed a $250 mn loan agreement with the World Bank for Bihar Kosi Basin Development project, aimed at enhancing resilience to floods...
Government working on storage projects on rivers flowing from Nepal to control flooding: Uma BhartiUma Bharti, in a written reply, said the problem of flooding in India in rivers flowing from Nepal is not due to release of water by Nepal.
Flood threat to Bihar averted: Sushma SwarajThe flood threat to Bihar has been averted after Nepal drained out water from the artificial dam created on Kosi river, Sushma Swaraj said.
No threat of flood in Kosi area for 24 hoursThere was a 24-hr respite in the flood threat in nine Bihar districts as Nepal didn't conduct any blast today to open the mouth of Bhote Ko...
Kosi floods: Bihar government orders forcible evacuation"Our latest estimates show 4.25L persons living around Kosi could be affected if the river swells drastically. We are trying to move them."
Bihar govt on alert, seeks army help over Kosi flood threatThe Central government, Vyasji said, has dispatched seven additional companies of NDRF from Kolkata to help its 8 companies deployed in Sup...
River Kosi threatens 4 Bihar districts; government orders immediate evacuationRelief and rescue operations are being planned if the Kosi water breaches or crosses the embankment causing floods in the districts.
Bihar government issues high alert on Kosi River after Nepal landslideBihar today issued a high alert cautioning several northern districts about imminent floods due to drastic rise in water level of Kosi.
- Kosi region now flooded with development projects
After having suffered the worst onslaught of the Kosi river which flooded large swathes of land mass of the Kosi region after breaching its...
- Understanding with Nepal must to solve Kosi issue: Mishra
Recalling the devastation caused by floods last year, former Bihar chief minister Jagannath Mishra has said that the only way to find a per...
- Britain donates over Rs 8 cr for Bihar flood victims
Britain on Wednesday announced a grant of one million pounds for the relief of those affected by the Kosi river floods in Bihar.
- Don't blame Nepal but Bihar govt for flood: Lalu
Railway Minister Lalu Prasad on Wednesday said Nepal should not be blamed for the flood situation in Bihar following the deluge in Kosi riv...
- Bihar floods: Now, govt plays blame game
A blame game after unprecedented floods in Bihar came to fore with state govt being accused by the Centre of not sending a scheme for works...
- Nepal says it will strengthen Kosi river embankment
As Kosi river continued to cause widespread devastation in Bihar, Nepal on Friday said it will strengthen the embankment of the river on it...
- Kosi river flows dangerousl
Army has been pressed on duty in Madhepura to evacuate the marooned even as chief minister Nitish Kumar appealed to people to shift to safe...
- Kosi may wipe out 2 districts in Bihar
BIHAR’s sorrow, the Kosi, has changed its course near Kusaha village in Nepal for the first time in the last 50 years after breaching the E...