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Bihar Flood Alert: Rising barrage water levels likely to affect over 16 lakh people across 13 districtsFlood Situation Near Ganges: The Bihar government has issued a flood alert for northern and central regions following the release of water ...
Bihar plans to construct more barrages on rivers to mitigate flood problemThe Bihar government plans to construct barrages on rivers in six northern districts to mitigate recurring floods. This initiative, support...
India, Nepal agree to take forward Sapta Kosi high dam projectThe 9th meeting of the Joint Committee on Water Resources (JCWR), co-chaired by Pankaj Kumar, Secretary, Department of Water Resources, Riv...
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...
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar orders 24-hour watch at embankmentsAfter the water level rose in several rivers in Bihar, following heavy rain in the state, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday ordered con...
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...
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...
- Officials from India, Nepal to meet on floods
Senior officials of India and Nepal will meet in Kathmandu to look at long-term solutions to the recurring problem.
- 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.
- Nepal favours high dam on the Kosi: Prachanda
Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal `Prachanda’ has said he favoured the idea of setting up a high dam on the river Kosi to regulate th...
- Advani to PM: Solve Bihar flood problem quickly
LK Advani met PM on Wednesday to seek a solution to the problem of recurrent floods in Bihar, where around 25 lakh people have been rendere...
- 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...
Yamuna may be Kosi in making: ExpertsExactly two decades ago, the apology of a river that flows through Delhi had inundated it, leaving 20 people dead...
- 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...