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Flooded Diara Lands. Mokama District, Bihar
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Rustam Vania
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Flooded Diara Lands. Mokama District, Bihar
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Rustam Vania
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Flooded Diara Lands. Mokama District, Bihar
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Rustam Vania
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Flooded Diara Lands. Mokama District, Bihar
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Rustam Vania
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Flooded Diara Lands. Mokama District, Bihar
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Rustam Vania
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Flooded Diara Lands. Mokama District, Bihar
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Rustam Vania
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Women and children fishing along with pantoon bridge
by
Rustam Vania
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Women and children fishing along with pantoon bridge
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Rustam Vania
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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
by
Vikas Choudhary
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
by
Vikas Choudhary
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.
by
Vikas Choudhary
Women sow maize crop near Kosi river bed in Khagaria in late October.
by
Vikas Choudhary
A bridge in Katihar district where the Kosi river meets the Ganga.
by
Vikas Choudhary
Since the Kosi carries high sediment load, it constantly erodes its banks, devouring crops along with it.
by
Vikas Choudhary
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.
by
Vikas Choudhary
Boats are an integral part of people's lives in the Kosi region. Jamun wood is prized for making boats is no more abundantly available. Instead jungle jalebi that grows in the wild is more commonly used.
by
Vikas Choudhary
Boats are an integral part of people's lives in the Kosi region. Jamun wood is prized for making boats is no more abundantly available. Instead jungle jalebi that grows in the wild is more commonly used.
by
Vikas Choudhary
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.
by
Vikas Choudhary
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.
by
Vikas Choudhary
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.
by
Vikas Choudhary
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.
by
Vikas Choudhary
More than 1 million people living within the embankments of the Kosi have to cross the river streams on a boat to go anywhere, be it market, government office, hospital or police station.
by
Vikas Choudhary
A fisherman dries fish near the Kosi riverbank in Bihar. Fish drying is a popular economic activity in this part of the country. Fisherfolk usually catch locally known varieties like Tengra, Patasi, Kothi, Reba and Kesra for supply to Jammu and Kashmir, Siliguri in West Bengal and other parts of the country. The fish is usually dried on long bamboo structures and flipped for uniform drying in the sun.
by
Vikas Choudhary
A fisherman dries fish near the Kosi riverbank in Bihar. Fish drying is a popular economic activity in this part of the country. Fisherfolk usually catch locally known varieties like Tengra, Patasi, Kothi, Reba and Kesra for supply to Jammu and Kashmir, Siliguri in West Bengal and other parts of the country. The fish is usually dried on long bamboo structures and flipped for uniform drying in the sun.
by
Vikas Choudhary
A fisherman dries fish near the Kosi riverbank in Bihar. Fish drying is a popular economic activity in this part of the country. Fisherfolk usually catch locally known varieties like Tengra, Patasi, Kothi, Reba and Kesra for supply to Jammu and Kashmir, Siliguri in West Bengal and other parts of the country. The fish is usually dried on long bamboo structures and flipped for uniform drying in the sun.
by
Vikas Choudhary
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
by
Vikas Choudhary
People carry bundles of grass on boats. those living within the embankments have to depend on boats to go anywhere.
by
Vikas Choudhary
People carry bundles of grass on boats. those living within the embankments have to depend on boats to go anywhere.
by
Vikas Choudhary
A homemade water purifier removes iron and other impurities with the help of sand and charcoal. People living within the embankments in Saharsa depend on groundwater that has too much iron in it.
by
Vikas Choudhary
A homemade water purifier removes iron and other impurities with the help of sand and charcoal. People living within the embankments in Saharsa depend on groundwater that has too much iron in it.
by
Vikas Choudhary
A homemade water purifier removes iron and other impurities with the help of sand and charcoal. People living within the embankments in Saharsa depend on groundwater that has too much iron in it.
by
Vikas Choudhary
A boy in Bangor village in Bihar's Saharsa district holds homemade lamps called dibiya in the local language. The make is similar to a Molotov cocktail. The village is on a large sand bar in the middle of the Kosi river. Over 100 villages in the the sand bar do not have power supply.
by
Vikas Choudhary
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BH001866
Flooded Diara Lands. Mokama District, Bihar
Rustam Vania
,
Aug, 1999 ,
Mokama district
,
Bihar
Bihar
,
Floods
,
Floods
,
Kosi(bihar)
,
Mokama District
,
Natural Disasters
,
Natural Disasters
,
Rivers
,
rivers
,
Rustam Vania
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP054
BH001867
Flooded Diara Lands. Mokama District, Bihar
Rustam Vania
,
Aug, 1999 ,
Mokama district
,
Bihar
Bihar
,
Floods
,
Floods
,
Kosi(bihar)
,
Mokama District
,
Natural Disasters
,
Natural Disasters
,
Rivers
,
rivers
,
Rustam Vania
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP054
BH001868
Flooded Diara Lands. Mokama District, Bihar
Rustam Vania
,
Aug, 1999 ,
Mokama district
,
Bihar
Bihar
,
Floods
,
Floods
,
Kosi(bihar)
,
Mokama District
,
Natural Disasters
,
Natural Disasters
,
Rivers
,
rivers
,
Rustam Vania
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP054
BH001869
Flooded Diara Lands. Mokama District, Bihar
Rustam Vania
,
Aug, 1999 ,
Mokama district
,
Bihar
Bihar
,
Floods
,
Floods
,
Kosi(bihar)
,
Mokama District
,
Natural Disasters
,
Natural Disasters
,
Rivers
,
rivers
,
Rustam Vania
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP054
BH001870
Flooded Diara Lands. Mokama District, Bihar
Rustam Vania
,
Aug, 1999 ,
Mokama district
,
Bihar
Bihar
,
Floods
,
Floods
,
Kosi(bihar)
,
Mokama District
,
Natural Disasters
,
Natural Disasters
,
Rivers
,
rivers
,
Rustam Vania
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP054
BH001871
Flooded Diara Lands. Mokama District, Bihar
Rustam Vania
,
Aug, 1999 ,
Mokama district
,
Bihar
Bihar
,
Floods
,
Floods
,
Kosi(bihar)
,
Mokama District
,
Natural Disasters
,
Natural Disasters
,
Rivers
,
rivers
,
Rustam Vania
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP054
BH001872
Women and children fishing along with pantoon bridge
Rustam Vania
,
Aug, 1999 ,
Bihar
Bihar
,
Bridges
,
Children
,
Floods
,
Floods
,
Kosi(bihar)
,
Natural Disasters
,
Natural Disasters
,
Rivers
,
rivers
,
Rustam Vania
,
Women
,
Workers
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP054
BH001873
Women and children fishing along with pantoon bridge
Rustam Vania
,
Aug, 1999 ,
Bihar
Bihar
,
Bridges
,
Children
,
Floods
,
Floods
,
Kosi(bihar)
,
Natural Disasters
,
Natural Disasters
,
Rivers
,
rivers
,
Rustam Vania
,
Women
,
Workers
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP054
DIG059935
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
Vikas Choudhary
,
October, 2016 ,
Khagaria (D)
,
Bihar
Sediment Transport
,
Floods
,
Rivers
,
Kosi
,
Khagaria (D)
,
Bihar
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP054
DIG059942
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
Vikas Choudhary
,
October, 2016 ,
Khagaria (D)
,
Bihar
Floods
,
Natural Disasters
,
Sediment Transport
,
Kosi
,
Rivers
,
People
,
Khagaria (D)
,
Bihar
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP054
DIG059943
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.
Vikas Choudhary
,
October, 2016 ,
Khagaria (D)
,
Bihar
Floods
,
Natural Disasters
,
Sediment Transport
,
Kosi
,
Rivers
,
People
,
Khagaria (D)
,
Bihar
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP054
DIG059959
Women sow maize crop near Kosi river bed in Khagaria in late October.
Vikas Choudhary
,
October, 2016 ,
Khagaria (D)
,
Bihar
Agriculture
,
Women
,
Floods
,
Natural Disasters
,
Kosi
,
Rivers
,
Khagaria (D)
,
Bihar
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP054
DIG059970
A bridge in Katihar district where the Kosi river meets the Ganga.
Vikas Choudhary
,
October, 2016 ,
Katihar (D)
,
Bihar
Floods
,
Natural Disasters
,
Sediment Transport
,
Kosi
,
Rivers
,
Fisherfolk
,
Katihar (D)
,
Bihar
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP054
DIG059989
Since the Kosi carries high sediment load, it constantly erodes its banks, devouring crops along with it.
Vikas Choudhary
,
October, 2016 ,
Saharsa (D)
,
Bihar
Soil Erosion
,
Floods
,
Kosi
,
Rivers
,
Saharsa (D)
,
Bihar
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP054
DIG059995
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.
Vikas Choudhary
,
October, 2016 ,
Saharsa (D)
,
Bihar
Fisherfolk
,
Sediment Transport
,
Floods
,
Kosi
,
Rivers
,
Rural Habitat
,
Saharsa (D)
,
Bihar
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP054
DIG060008
Boats are an integral part of people's lives in the Kosi region. Jamun wood is prized for making boats is no more abundantly available. Instead jungle jalebi that grows in the wild is more commonly used.
Vikas Choudhary
,
October, 2016 ,
Saharsa (D)
,
Bihar
Fisherfolk
,
Fishing Boats
,
Rivers
,
Rural Habitat
,
Rivers
,
Kosi
,
Saharsa (D)
,
Bihar
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP054
DIG060011
Boats are an integral part of people's lives in the Kosi region. Jamun wood is prized for making boats is no more abundantly available. Instead jungle jalebi that grows in the wild is more commonly used.
Vikas Choudhary
,
October, 2016 ,
Saharsa (D)
,
Bihar
Fisherfolk
,
Fishing Boats
,
Rivers
,
Rural Habitat
,
Rivers
,
Kosi
,
Saharsa (D)
,
Bihar
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP054
DIG060014
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.
Vikas Choudhary
,
October, 2016 ,
Saharsa (D)
,
Bihar
Aquatic Plants
,
Nutrition
,
Rural Habitat
,
Kosi
,
Saharsa (D)
,
Bihar
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP054
DIG060019
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.
Vikas Choudhary
,
October, 2016 ,
Saharsa (D)
,
Bihar
Aquatic Plants
,
Nutrition
,
Rural Habitat
,
Kosi
,
Saharsa (D)
,
Bihar
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP054
DIG060022
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.
Vikas Choudhary
,
October, 2016 ,
Saharsa (D)
,
Bihar
Aquatic Plants
,
Nutrition
,
Women
,
Kosi
,
Rivers
,
Saharsa (D)
,
Bihar
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP054
DIG060026
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.
Vikas Choudhary
,
October, 2016 ,
Saharsa (D)
,
Bihar
Aquatic Plants
,
Nutrition
,
Women
,
Kosi
,
Rivers
,
Saharsa (D)
,
Bihar
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP054
DIG060028
More than 1 million people living within the embankments of the Kosi have to cross the river streams on a boat to go anywhere, be it market, government office, hospital or police station.
Vikas Choudhary
,
October, 2016 ,
Saharsa (D)
,
Bihar
Kosi
,
Rivers
,
Sediment Transport
,
Fishing Boats
,
People
,
Saharsa (D)
,
Bihar
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP054
DIG060035
A fisherman dries fish near the Kosi riverbank in Bihar. Fish drying is a popular economic activity in this part of the country. Fisherfolk usually catch locally known varieties like Tengra, Patasi, Kothi, Reba and Kesra for supply to Jammu and Kashmir, Siliguri in West Bengal and other parts of the country. The fish is usually dried on long bamboo structures and flipped for uniform drying in the sun.
Vikas Choudhary
,
October, 2016 ,
Saharsa (D)
,
Bihar
Fisheris
,
Fisheries
,
Fisherfolk
,
Rural Habitat
,
Kosi
,
Rivers
,
Saharsa (D)
,
Bihar
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP054
DIG060036
A fisherman dries fish near the Kosi riverbank in Bihar. Fish drying is a popular economic activity in this part of the country. Fisherfolk usually catch locally known varieties like Tengra, Patasi, Kothi, Reba and Kesra for supply to Jammu and Kashmir, Siliguri in West Bengal and other parts of the country. The fish is usually dried on long bamboo structures and flipped for uniform drying in the sun.
Vikas Choudhary
,
October, 2016 ,
Saharsa (D)
,
Bihar
Fisheris
,
Fisheries
,
Fisherfolk
,
Rural Habitat
,
Kosi
,
Rivers
,
Saharsa (D)
,
Bihar
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP054
DIG060038
A fisherman dries fish near the Kosi riverbank in Bihar. Fish drying is a popular economic activity in this part of the country. Fisherfolk usually catch locally known varieties like Tengra, Patasi, Kothi, Reba and Kesra for supply to Jammu and Kashmir, Siliguri in West Bengal and other parts of the country. The fish is usually dried on long bamboo structures and flipped for uniform drying in the sun.
Vikas Choudhary
,
October, 2016 ,
Saharsa (D)
,
Bihar
Fisheris
,
Fisheries
,
Fisherfolk
,
Rural Habitat
,
Kosi
,
Rivers
,
Saharsa (D)
,
Bihar
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP054
DIG060043
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
Vikas Choudhary
,
October, 2016 ,
Saharsa (D)
,
Bihar
Aquatic Plants
,
Waterlogging
,
Rural Habitat
,
Kosi
,
Rivers
,
Saharsa (D)
,
Bihar
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP054
DIG060082
People carry bundles of grass on boats. those living within the embankments have to depend on boats to go anywhere.
Vikas Choudhary
,
October, 2016 ,
Saharsa (D)
,
Bihar
Fishing Boats
,
Transport
,
People
,
Kosi
,
Rivers
,
Saharsa (D)
,
Bihar
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP054
DIG060084
People carry bundles of grass on boats. those living within the embankments have to depend on boats to go anywhere.
Vikas Choudhary
,
October, 2016 ,
Saharsa (D)
,
Bihar
Fishing Boats
,
Transport
,
People
,
Kosi
,
Rivers
,
Saharsa (D)
,
Bihar
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP054
DIG060090
A homemade water purifier removes iron and other impurities with the help of sand and charcoal. People living within the embankments in Saharsa depend on groundwater that has too much iron in it.
Vikas Choudhary
,
October, 2016 ,
Saharsa (D)
,
Bihar
Rural Water Supply
,
Drinking Water
,
Water Technology
,
Appropriate Technology
,
Kosi
,
Rivers
,
Saharsa (D)
,
Bihar
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP054
DIG060097
A homemade water purifier removes iron and other impurities with the help of sand and charcoal. People living within the embankments in Saharsa depend on groundwater that has too much iron in it.
Vikas Choudhary
,
October, 2016 ,
Saharsa (D)
,
Bihar
Rural Water Supply
,
Drinking Water
,
Water Technology
,
Appropriate Technology
,
Kosi
,
Rivers
,
Saharsa (D)
,
Bihar
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP054
DIG060098
A homemade water purifier removes iron and other impurities with the help of sand and charcoal. People living within the embankments in Saharsa depend on groundwater that has too much iron in it.
Vikas Choudhary
,
October, 2016 ,
Saharsa (D)
,
Bihar
Rural Water Supply
,
Drinking Water
,
Water Technology
,
Appropriate Technology
,
Kosi
,
Rivers
,
Saharsa (D)
,
Bihar
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP054
DIG060094
A boy in Bangor village in Bihar's Saharsa district holds homemade lamps called dibiya in the local language. The make is similar to a Molotov cocktail. The village is on a large sand bar in the middle of the Kosi river. Over 100 villages in the the sand bar do not have power supply.
Vikas Choudhary
,
October, 2016 ,
Saharsa (D)
,
Bihar
Rural Energy
,
Rural Electrification
,
Rural Habitat
,
Kosi
,
Saharsa (D)
,
Bihar
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP054