Koshi Barrage

Koshi Barrage

Kosi Barrage in Nepal
Official name Koshi Nepal Barrage
Location Sunsari and Saptari districts People's Republic of Nepal
Coordinates 26°31′35″N 86°55′37″E / 26.5263°N 86.9269°E / 26.5263; 86.9269Coordinates: 26°31′35″N 86°55′37″E / 26.5263°N 86.9269°E / 26.5263; 86.9269
Opening date 1956
Operator(s) Water Resources Development Department of Indo-Nepal Government; Nepal Army and Nepal Police
Dam and spillways
Impounds Koshi River (largest in Nepal in term of discharge)
Length 1,150 metres (3,770 ft)
Koshi Barrage bridge
Carries Mahendra Highway

The Koshi Barrage is a Nepalese flood control sluice across the Koshi River in Mithila region of Nepal. It was built between 1958 and 1962. It has 56 gates which are controlled by Nepal Army and officers imported from India. Downstream of the barrage near the border with India, Indian government has created an embankment which can create floods and other problems in Nepal.

The Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve is roughly 3–4 miles north of the Barrage.

2008 flood

Main article: 2008 Bihar flood

In August 2008, the eastern embankments of the Koshi Barrage collapsed, several miles north of the Nepal-India border. The resulting flood left nearly 100,000 people homeless in Nepal and millions in Bihar, India.[1]

High dam

The construction of a high dam near the Koshi Barrage has been considered. But Nepal government and the most of Nepalese people are not keen on constructing it.[2]

References

  1. Adhikary, Dhruba (5 September 2008). "For Prachanda, a tale of two cities", Asia Times. Retrieved on 29 September 2008.
  2. "Koshi flood triggers Treaty deliberation". The Himalayan Times. 5 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
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