Children of flood affected villages along and with in the Kosi embankments. Loss of agricultural land due to and lack of any employment oppurtunites force people to send their children to factories of Mirzapur as child labour.
Children of flood affected villages along and with in the Kosi embankments. Loss of agricultural land due to and lack of any employment oppurtunites force people to send their children to factories of Mirzapur as child labour.
Children of flood affected villages along and with in the Kosi embankments. Loss of agricultural land due to and lack of any employment oppurtunites force people to send their children to factories of Mirzapur as child labour.
Children of flood affected villages along and with in the Kosi embankments. Loss of agricultural land due to and lack of any employment oppurtunites force people to send their children to factories of Mirzapur as child labour.
Children of flood affected villages along and with in the Kosi embankments. Loss of agricultural land due to and lack of any employment oppurtunites force people to send their children to factories of Mirzapur as child labour.
Children of flood affected villages along and with in the Kosi embankments. Loss of agricultural land due to and lack of any employment oppurtunites force people to send their children to factories of Mirzapur as child labour.
Children of flood affected villages along and with in the Kosi embankments. Loss of agricultural land due to and lack of any employment oppurtunites force people to send their children to factories of Mirzapur as child labour.
Children of flood affected villages along and with in the Kosi embankments. Loss of agricultural land due to and lack of any employment oppurtunites force people to send their children to factories of Mirzapur as child labour.
Children of flood affected villages along and with in the Kosi embankments. Loss of agricultural land due to and lack of any employment oppurtunites force people to send their children to factories of Mirzapur as child labour.
Children of flood affected villages along and with in the Kosi embankments. Loss of agricultural land due to and lack of any employment oppurtunites force people to send their children to factories of Mirzapur as child labour.
The Kosi carries a large amount of silt and sand. The sediment deposited on the riverbed impedes its flow, so it frequently erodes its banks and carves a new channel
The Kosi carries a large amount of silt and sand. The sediment deposited on the riverbed impedes its flow, so it frequently erodes its banks and carves a new channel
People load their vehicles on to boats to cross the Kosi river at Dumri Ghat in Khagaria. Two bridges built here collapsed as they could not withstand the current of the Kosi and the Bagmati. The Bagmati was made to merge into the Kosi at Dumri ghat.
People load their vehicles on to boats to cross the Kosi river at Dumri Ghat in Khagaria. Two bridges built here collapsed as they could not withstand the current of the Kosi and the Bagmati. The Bagmati was made to merge into the Kosi at Dumri ghat.
This bridge built to connect Saharsa and Khagaria collapsed in 2010. Another bridge built close to it was also washed away. The Bagmati was made to flow into the Kosi at this point, but the bridges could not withstand the current of the two rivers