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Sluice Gates destroyed by flood waters, Kosi river eastern embankment. Belwara punarwas. Block Simri, District Saharsa
by
Rustam Vania
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Sluice gates destroyed by flood waters, Kosi river eastern embankment. Belwara punarwas. Block Simri, District Saharsa
by
Rustam Vania
$ 10/-
buy now
Sluice gates destroyed by flood waters, Kosi river eastern embankment. Belwara punarwas. Block Simri, District Saharsa
by
Rustam Vania
$ 10/-
buy now
Sluice gates destroyed by flood waters, Kosi river eastern embankment. Belwara punarwas. Block Simri, District Saharsa
by
Rustam Vania
$ 10/-
buy now
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
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
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
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
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BH001776
Sluice Gates destroyed by flood waters, Kosi river eastern embankment. Belwara punarwas. Block Simri, District Saharsa
Rustam Vania
,
Aug, 1999 ,
Saharsa
,
Bihar
Bihar
,
Bridges
,
Floods
,
Floods
,
Kosi(bihar)
,
Natural Disasters
,
Natural Disasters
,
Rivers
,
rivers
,
Rustam Vania
,
Saharsa
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP055
BH001777
Sluice gates destroyed by flood waters, Kosi river eastern embankment. Belwara punarwas. Block Simri, District Saharsa
Rustam Vania
,
Aug, 1999 ,
Saharsa
,
Bihar
Bihar
,
Bridges
,
Buffalo
,
Buffalo
,
Floods
,
Floods
,
Kosi(bihar)
,
Natural Disasters
,
Natural Disasters
,
Rivers
,
rivers
,
Rustam Vania
,
Saharsa
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP055
BH001818
Sluice gates destroyed by flood waters, Kosi river eastern embankment. Belwara punarwas. Block Simri, District Saharsa
Rustam Vania
,
Aug, 1999 ,
Saharsa
,
Bihar
Bihar
,
Bridges
,
Floods
,
Floods
,
Kosi(bihar)
,
Natural Disasters
,
Natural Disasters
,
Rivers
,
rivers
,
Rustam Vania
,
Saharsa
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP055
BH001819
Sluice gates destroyed by flood waters, Kosi river eastern embankment. Belwara punarwas. Block Simri, District Saharsa
Rustam Vania
,
Aug, 1999 ,
Saharsa
,
Bihar
Bihar
,
Bridges
,
Floods
,
Floods
,
Kosi(bihar)
,
Natural Disasters
,
Natural Disasters
,
Rivers
,
rivers
,
Rustam Vania
,
Saharsa
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP055
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.
MDVDDP055
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.
MDVDDP055
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.
MDVDDP055
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.
MDVDDP055
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.
MDVDDP055
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.
MDVDDP055
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.
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