Long-term solutions must be sought for the Koshi crisis
The Koshi barrage, intended for flood control, irrigation and generation of electricity, was constructed by India 48 years ago in 1959, on the basis of the 1954 unequal Koshi agreement between Nepal and India. Today this purported flood control device has unleashed unprecedented flooding in the southern-eastern plains of Nepal.Water and Energy Users' Federation-Nepal (WAFED) is ...
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