Saharsa district is known for growing makhana. Makhana cultivation has now shrunk because the Kosi is not allowed to spread and replenish ponds anymore and because a large part of land is waterlogged along the river.
A woman wades through the river with a bundle of harvested crop on her head. The river flows in a braided fashion within the embankment where people have their fields.
Ishwar Das drags a bundle of jute stalks from a pond in Supaul district of Bihar after soaking them for days to remove fibers. The waterlogged land along the embankments of the Kosi river is used for growing jute.
Ishwar Das drags a bundle of jute stalks from a pond in Supaul district of Bihar after soaking them for days to remove fibers. The waterlogged land along the embankments of the Kosi river is used for growing jute.
Ishwar Das drags a bundle of jute stalks from a pond in Supaul district of Bihar after soaking them for days to remove fibers. The waterlogged land along the embankments of the Kosi river is used for growing jute.
Ishwar Das drags a bundle of jute stalks from a pond in Supaul district of Bihar after soaking them for days to remove fibers. The waterlogged land along the embankments of the Kosi river is used for growing jute.