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
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.
A man carries bamboo baskets to a pond for catching fish. These baskets are designed in such a way that fish can enter them but not exit. Fishing is an important economic activity, but it is hampered by disappearing ponds and extensive waterlogging.
A man carries bamboo baskets to a pond for catching fish. These baskets are designed in such a way that fish can enter them but not exit. Fishing is an important economic activity, but it is hampered by disappearing ponds and extensive waterlogging.
Ghonghepur village of Saharsa lies outside the western embankment of the Kosi, yet for most part of the year it remains surrounded by water. A large area between the Kosi and its tributary Kamla Balan is waterlogged, though it is
Ghonghepur village of Saharsa lies outside the western embankment of the Kosi, yet for most part of the year it remains surrounded by water. A large area between the Kosi and its tributary Kamla Balan is waterlogged, though it is
Ghonghepur village of Saharsa lies outside the western embankment of the Kosi, yet for most part of the year it remains surrounded by water. A large area between the Kosi and its tributary Kamla Balan is waterlogged, though it is "protected" by embankments
Ghonghepur village of Saharsa lies outside the western embankment of the Kosi, yet for most part of the year it remains surrounded by water. A large area between the Kosi and its tributary Kamla Balan is waterlogged, though it is
Ghonghepur village of Saharsa lies outside the western embankment of the Kosi, yet for most part of the year it remains surrounded by water. A large area between the Kosi and its tributary Kamla Balan is waterlogged, though it is "protected" by embankments
Ghonghepur village of Saharsa lies outside the western embankment of the Kosi, yet for most part of the year it remains surrounded by water. A large area between the Kosi and its tributary Kamla Balan is waterlogged, though it is "protected" by embankments
Ghonghepur village of Saharsa lies outside the western embankment of the Kosi, yet for most part of the year it remains surrounded by water. A large area between the Kosi and its tributary Kamla Balan is waterlogged, though it is "protected" by embankments
Ghonghepur village of Saharsa lies outside the western embankment of the Kosi, yet for most part of the year it remains surrounded by water. A large area between the Kosi and its tributary Kamla Balan is waterlogged, though it is "protected" by embankments