Koshi Barrage
Koshi Barrage | |
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![]() Koshi Barrage | |
Coordinates | 26°31′35″N 86°55′37″E / 26.5263°N 86.9269°E |
Carries | Motor vehicles
pedestrians bicycles |
Crosses | Koshi River |
Characteristics | |
Design | Truss bridge Aqueduct |
Material | Concrete, steel |
Total length | 1,150 m (3,773.0 ft) |
Width | 10 m (32.8 ft) |
History | |
Designer | Joseph and Company Limited, India |
Constructed by | Joseph and Company Limited, India |
Construction start | 1958 |
Construction end | 1962 |
Opened | 1962 |
Location | |
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The Koshi Barrage is a
2017 flood
Every year several areas of
2008 flood
In August 2008, the eastern embankments of the Koshi Barrage collapsed, several miles north of the Nepal-India border. The resulting flood wiped out miles of fertile farmland in Nepal, covering it with a thick layer of river sand, and affected 53,800 Nepalese. It left 3 million people homeless in Bihar, India.[5]
Tourism
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This river is home to the Gangetic Dolphin and other different species of fresh water fish. Siberian birds can be seen there easily during the month of August–October.[6] People usually visit there to have the varieties of fish dishes in the nearby riverside restaurants and see the scenic view from the barrage.
Air transport
Rajbiraj Airport is the nearest airport roughly 26 km (16 mi) away is located in district headquarter and nearest city Rajbiraj. Shree Airlines and Buddha Air operates daily flights between Rajbiraj and Kathmandu[7]
See also
References
- ^ "Koshi Barrack over the largest river of Nepal". Boss Nepal. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ "Sorrow of Bihar". egov.eletsonline.com. 30 September 2008. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ "Koshi Agreement between India and Nepal" (PDF). Indian Embassy, Nepal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ "'Sorrow of Bihar' River Kosi: An overview". 4 August 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ Adhikary, Dhruba (5 September 2008). "For Prachanda, a tale of two cities", Asia Times. Retrieved on 29 September 2008.
- ^ "दुई दिने प्याकेजको तयारी". onlinekhabar. OK. 18 February 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ "Rajbiraj Airport to resume its flight services from May 8 as Shree Airline prepares for flight operation". 24 April 2019.
External links
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- balraj media. koshi barrage :- कोशी पुल नहीं बचा पाया नेपाल
- Sushil Koirala (21 August 2008). "What is Flooding the Koshi Barrage?" Archived 13 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine, eKantipur.com.
- Diversity of Wetland Birds around the Koshi Barrage Area by D. T. Chhetry in Our Nature (2006)4:91-95
- Reed, David; James McConnachie (2002). The Rough Guide to Nepal. Rough Guides. p. 395. ISBN 1-85828-899-1.