A Story of Negligence: Koshi - Instablogs
A Story of Negligence: Koshi
Mukunda , Kathmandu: Sep 29 2008
Made Popular Sep 29 2008
Nepal :
Chaos had already been inflicted in Shripur and Western Kushaha when an Indian team led by District Magistrate of Supoul, Bihar Sarif Aalam, arrived at Judhgunj in Sunsari with 10 trucks loaded with wire-nets. Villagers were chasing cattle towards the...
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Chintan
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Chintan Sep 30 2008
Ambala, India
It's not a man made disaster as many of us is being led to believe. Koshi is a relatively new river. 300 years back it was just a small stream flowing down the mountains of Nepal. It is yet to settle to a final course. This would happen in another 50-100 years.
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Sumit
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Sumit Sep 30 2008
Agra, India
Good that Nepal doesn't have the resources to build the dam and India is too lazy and corrupt to think on this. Just imagine what will happen after fifty years from now when there would be a severe water scarcity?

Nepal might use the dam to blackmail India as India is playing big brother to Bangladesh with the Farraka barrage.
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Vijay
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Vijay Sep 30 2008
Kota, India
Yes,Sumit you are right.
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