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Cattle rearing, along farming and fishing is the backbone of rural economy in north-eastern Bihar.
by
Vikas Choudhary
Cattle rearing, along farming and fishing is the backbone of rural economy in north-eastern Bihar.
by
Vikas Choudhary
Children attend a makeshift school made with bamboo
by
Vikas Choudhary
Children attend a makeshift school made with bamboo
by
Vikas Choudhary
People collect wild sugarcane (kans) in Supaul district. It grows abundantly on the dry riverbed and flood plain.
by
Vikas Choudhary
Weaving bamboo products is practised by many living in the Kosi area.
by
Vikas Choudhary
Weaving bamboo products is practised by many living in the Kosi area.
by
Vikas Choudhary
Logs that drift into the river from the Himalayan slopes in Nepal are collected by boatmen near the Kosi barrage. They are sold as fuelwood in nearby villages.
by
Vikas Choudhary
Logs that drift into the river from the Himalayan slopes in Nepal are collected by boatmen near the Kosi barrage. They are sold as fuelwood in nearby villages.
by
Vikas Choudhary
A banana plantation in one of the villages along the Kosi embankment.
by
Vikas Choudhary
Since the Kosi carries high sediment load, it is constantly eroding its banks. It keeps devouring the fields along with the crops. Paddy is the most common crop.
by
Vikas Choudhary
Since the Kosi carries high sediment load, it is constantly eroding its banks. It keeps devouring the fields along with the crops. Paddy is the most common crop.
by
Vikas Choudhary
This building near a village in Supaul is constructed to shelter people when the Kosi floods. Ironically, it is surrounded by water all the time as the embankments have blocked drainage and the river water seeps outside the embankments.
by
Vikas Choudhary
Dried pater, or reed, is loaded on a vehicle for transportation. Pater growing along the river is used for making thatches and mats.
by
Vikas Choudhary
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.
by
Vikas Choudhary
Women dry jute fibre on the Kosi embankment. In Supaul, jute is grown extensively in waterlogged areas and ponds along the Kosi embankments
by
Vikas Choudhary
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.
by
Vikas Choudhary
Old eastern embankment with silted-up sluice gate, where the Gajna used to meet the Kosi near Supaul town.
by
Vikas Choudhary
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DIG060117
Cattle rearing, along farming and fishing is the backbone of rural economy in north-eastern Bihar.
Vikas Choudhary
,
October, 2016 ,
Saharsa (D)
,
Bihar
Cattle
,
Buffalo
,
Kosi
,
Rivers
,
Saharsa (D)
,
Koch Bihar (D)
,
Bihar
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP055
DIG060135
Cattle rearing, along farming and fishing is the backbone of rural economy in north-eastern Bihar.
Vikas Choudhary
,
October, 2016 ,
Saharsa (D)
,
Bihar
Sediment Transport
,
Cattle
,
Buffalo
,
Kosi
,
Rivers
,
Saharsa (D)
,
Bihar
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP055
DIG060147
Children attend a makeshift school made with bamboo
Vikas Choudhary
,
October, 2016 ,
Saharsa (D)
,
Bihar
Education
,
Children
,
Rural Habitat
,
Bamboo
,
Kosi
,
Saharsa (D)
,
Bihar
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP055
DIG060148
Children attend a makeshift school made with bamboo
Vikas Choudhary
,
October, 2016 ,
Saharsa (D)
,
Bihar
Education
,
Children
,
Rural Habitat
,
Bamboo
,
Kosi
,
Saharsa (D)
,
Bihar
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP055
DIG060171
People collect wild sugarcane (kans) in Supaul district. It grows abundantly on the dry riverbed and flood plain.
Vikas Choudhary
,
October, 2016 ,
Supaul (D)
,
Bihar
Rivers
,
Kosi
,
Sediment Transport
,
People
,
Supaul (D)
,
Bihar
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP055
DIG060179
Weaving bamboo products is practised by many living in the Kosi area.
Vikas Choudhary
,
October, 2016 ,
Supaul (D)
,
Bihar
Artisans
,
Bamboo
,
Rural Habitat
,
Informal Sector
,
People
,
Kosi
,
Supaul (D)
,
Bihar
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP055
DIG060181
Weaving bamboo products is practised by many living in the Kosi area.
Vikas Choudhary
,
October, 2016 ,
Supaul (D)
,
Bihar
Artisans
,
Bamboo
,
Rural Habitat
,
Informal Sector
,
People
,
Kosi
,
Supaul (D)
,
Bihar
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP055
DIG060183
Logs that drift into the river from the Himalayan slopes in Nepal are collected by boatmen near the Kosi barrage. They are sold as fuelwood in nearby villages.
Vikas Choudhary
,
October, 2016 ,
Supaul (D)
,
Bihar
Firewood
,
People
,
Kosi
,
Rivers
,
Supaul (D)
,
Bihar
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP055
DIG060185
Logs that drift into the river from the Himalayan slopes in Nepal are collected by boatmen near the Kosi barrage. They are sold as fuelwood in nearby villages.
Vikas Choudhary
,
October, 2016 ,
Supaul (D)
,
Bihar
Firewood
,
People
,
Kosi
,
Rivers
,
Supaul (D)
,
Bihar
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP055
DIG060215
A banana plantation in one of the villages along the Kosi embankment.
Vikas Choudhary
,
October, 2016 ,
Supaul (D)
,
Bihar
Agriculture
,
Banana
,
Nutrition
,
Supaul (D)
,
Kosi
,
Rivers
,
Supaul (D)
,
Bihar
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP055
DIG060224
Since the Kosi carries high sediment load, it is constantly eroding its banks. It keeps devouring the fields along with the crops. Paddy is the most common crop.
Vikas Choudhary
,
October, 2016 ,
Supaul (D)
,
Bihar
Soil Erosion
,
Floods
,
Agriculture
,
Kosi
,
Rivers
,
Supaul (D)
,
Bihar
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP055
DIG060229
Since the Kosi carries high sediment load, it is constantly eroding its banks. It keeps devouring the fields along with the crops. Paddy is the most common crop.
Vikas Choudhary
,
October, 2016 ,
Supaul (D)
,
Bihar
Soil Erosion
,
Floods
,
Agriculture
,
Kosi
,
Rivers
,
Supaul (D)
,
Bihar
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP055
DIG060230
This building near a village in Supaul is constructed to shelter people when the Kosi floods. Ironically, it is surrounded by water all the time as the embankments have blocked drainage and the river water seeps outside the embankments.
Vikas Choudhary
,
October, 2016 ,
Supaul (D)
,
Bihar
Floods
,
Kosi
,
Rivers
,
Supaul (D)
,
Bihar
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP055
DIG060251
Dried pater, or reed, is loaded on a vehicle for transportation. Pater growing along the river is used for making thatches and mats.
Vikas Choudhary
,
October, 2016 ,
Supaul (D)
,
Bihar
Rural Habitat
,
People
,
Kosi
,
Rivers
,
Supaul (D)
,
Bihar
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP055
DIG060276
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.
Vikas Choudhary
,
October, 2016 ,
Supaul (D)
,
Bihar
Agriculture
,
People
,
Kosi
,
Rivers
,
Supaul (D)
,
Bihar
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP055
DIG060331
Women dry jute fibre on the Kosi embankment. In Supaul, jute is grown extensively in waterlogged areas and ponds along the Kosi embankments
Vikas Choudhary
,
October, 2016 ,
Supaul (D)
,
Bihar
Rural Habitat
,
Jute
,
Women
,
People
,
Kosi
,
Rivers
,
Supaul (D)
,
Bihar
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP055
DIG060340
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.
Vikas Choudhary
,
October, 2016 ,
Supaul (D)
,
Bihar
Rural Habitat
,
Jute
,
Women
,
People
,
Kosi
,
Rivers
,
Supaul (D)
,
Bihar
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP055
DIG060364
Old eastern embankment with silted-up sluice gate, where the Gajna used to meet the Kosi near Supaul town.
Vikas Choudhary
,
October, 2016 ,
Supaul (D)
,
Bihar
Rural Habitat
,
Floods
,
Kosi
,
Rivers
,
Supaul (D)
,
Bihar
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP055