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i have land only on paper. in reality i am landless because my land is submerged in the kosi. The kosi river will swallow Birbar this monsoon,ヤ said Lucho Sharma of the village
by
Prashant Ravi
$ 10/-
buy now
The size of our farmland is becoming smaller and that of our families is increasing. Our men have no option but to go to Punjab or Delhi in search of work,ヤ said Shanti Devi, whose husband has moved to Punjab.
by
Prashant Ravi
$ 10/-
buy now
The size of our farmland is becoming smaller and that of our families is increasing. Our men have no option but to go to Punjab or Delhi in search of work,ヤ said Shanti Devi, whose husband has moved to Punjab.
by
Prashant Ravi
$ 10/-
buy now
Birbar village has three addresses. It is now looking for a fourth one. The village will once again have a new longitude and latitude on the map. Within a year the Kosi river has crept from 500 metres to within 20 metres of the village in Saharsa district
by
Prashant Ravi
$ 10/-
buy now
the kosi is eroding its bank and by mansoon might engulf birbar village, so people are on the move. but finding a location big enough for the village is difficult
by
Prashant Ravi
$ 10/-
buy now
the kosi is eroding its bank and by mansoon might engulf birbar village, so people are on the move. but finding a location big enough for the village is difficult
by
Prashant Ravi
$ 10/-
buy now
Birbar village has three addresses. It is now looking for a fourth one. The village will once again have a new longitude and latitude on the map. Within a year the Kosi river has crept from 500 metres to within 20 metres of the village in Saharsa district
by
Prashant Ravi
$ 10/-
buy now
Birbar village has three addresses. It is now looking for a fourth one. The village will once again have a new longitude and latitude on the map. Within a year the Kosi river has crept from 500 metres to within 20 metres of the village in Saharsa district
by
Prashant Ravi
$ 10/-
buy now
Birbar village has three addresses. It is now looking for a fourth one. The village will once again have a new longitude and latitude on the map. Within a year the Kosi river has crept from 500 metres to within 20 metres of the village in Saharsa district
by
Prashant Ravi
$ 10/-
buy now
Birbar village has three addresses. It is now looking for a fourth one. The village will once again have a new longitude and latitude on the map. Within a year the Kosi river has crept from 500 metres to within 20 metres of the village in Saharsa district
by
Prashant Ravi
$ 10/-
buy now
Birbar village has three addresses. It is now looking for a fourth one. The village will once again have a new longitude and latitude on the map. Within a year the Kosi river has crept from 500 metres to within 20 metres of the village in Saharsa district
by
Prashant Ravi
$ 10/-
buy now
The Kosi is eroding its bank and by monsoon might engulf Birbar village
by
Prashant Ravi
$ 10/-
buy now
Birbar village has three addresses. It is now looking for a fourth one. The village will once again have a new longitude and latitude on the map. Within a year the Kosi river has crept from 500 metres to within 20 metres of the village in Saharsa district
by
Prashant Ravi
$ 10/-
buy now
the kosi is eroding its bank and by mansoon might engulf birbar village, so people are on the move. but finding a location big enough for the village is difficult
by
Prashant Ravi
$ 10/-
buy now
the kosi is eroding its bank and by mansoon might engulf birbar village, so people are on the move. but finding a location big enough for the village is difficult
by
Prashant Ravi
$ 10/-
buy now
Birbar village has three addresses. It is now looking for a fourth one. The village will once again have a new longitude and latitude on the map. Within a year the Kosi river has crept from 500 metres to within 20 metres of the village in Saharsa district
by
Prashant Ravi
$ 10/-
buy now
Birbar village has three addresses. It is now looking for a fourth one. The village will once again have a new longitude and latitude on the map. Within a year the Kosi river has crept from 500 metres to within 20 metres of the village in Saharsa district
by
Prashant Ravi
$ 10/-
buy now
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
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DIG043515
I have land only on paper. in reality i am landless because my land is submerged in the kosi. The kosi river will swallow Birbar this monsoon,ヤ said Lucho Sharma of the village
Prashant Ravi
,
April, 2010 ,
Birbar village, saharsa (d)
,
Bihar
Bihar
,
Environment
,
Flood
,
Kosi river
,
Migration
,
Migration
,
Prashant Ravi
,
Rehabilitation
,
Rehabilitation
,
Relocation
,
Saharsa (D)
,
Soil Erosion
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP054
DIG043516
The size of our farmland is becoming smaller and that of our families is increasing. Our men have no option but to go to Punjab or Delhi in search of work,ヤ said Shanti Devi, whose husband has moved to Punjab.
Prashant Ravi
,
April, 2010 ,
Birbar village, saharsa (d)
,
Bihar
Bihar
,
Environment
,
Flood
,
Kosi river
,
Migration
,
Migration
,
Prashant Ravi
,
Rehabilitation
,
Rehabilitation
,
Relocation
,
Saharsa (D)
,
Soil Erosion
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP054
DIG043517
The size of our farmland is becoming smaller and that of our families is increasing. Our men have no option but to go to Punjab or Delhi in search of work,ヤ said Shanti Devi, whose husband has moved to Punjab.
Prashant Ravi
,
April, 2010 ,
Birbar village, saharsa (d)
,
Bihar
Bihar
,
Environment
,
Flood
,
Kosi river
,
Migration
,
Migration
,
Prashant Ravi
,
Rehabilitation
,
Rehabilitation
,
Relocation
,
Saharsa (D)
,
Soil Erosion
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP054
DIG043518
Birbar village has three addresses. It is now looking for a fourth one. The village will once again have a new longitude and latitude on the map. Within a year the Kosi river has crept from 500 metres to within 20 metres of the village in Saharsa district
Prashant Ravi
,
April, 2010 ,
Birbar village, saharsa (d)
,
Bihar
Bihar
,
Environment
,
Flood
,
Kosi river
,
Migration
,
Migration
,
Prashant Ravi
,
Rehabilitation
,
Rehabilitation
,
Relocation
,
Saharsa (D)
,
Soil Erosion
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP054
DIG043519
The kosi is eroding its bank and by mansoon might engulf birbar village, so people are on the move. but finding a location big enough for the village is difficult
Prashant Ravi
,
April, 2010 ,
Birbar village, saharsa (d)
,
Bihar
Bihar
,
Environment
,
Flood
,
Kosi river
,
Migration
,
Migration
,
Prashant Ravi
,
Rehabilitation
,
Rehabilitation
,
Relocation
,
Saharsa (D)
,
Soil Erosion
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP054
DIG043520
The kosi is eroding its bank and by mansoon might engulf birbar village, so people are on the move. but finding a location big enough for the village is difficult
Prashant Ravi
,
April, 2010 ,
Birbar village, saharsa (d)
,
Bihar
Bihar
,
Environment
,
Flood
,
Kosi river
,
Migration
,
Migration
,
Prashant Ravi
,
Rehabilitation
,
Rehabilitation
,
Relocation
,
Saharsa (D)
,
Soil Erosion
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP054
DIG043521
Birbar village has three addresses. It is now looking for a fourth one. The village will once again have a new longitude and latitude on the map. Within a year the Kosi river has crept from 500 metres to within 20 metres of the village in Saharsa district
Prashant Ravi
,
April, 2010 ,
Birbar village, saharsa (d)
,
Bihar
Bihar
,
Environment
,
Flood
,
Kosi river
,
Migration
,
Migration
,
Prashant Ravi
,
Rehabilitation
,
Rehabilitation
,
Relocation
,
Saharsa (D)
,
Soil Erosion
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP054
DIG043522
Birbar village has three addresses. It is now looking for a fourth one. The village will once again have a new longitude and latitude on the map. Within a year the Kosi river has crept from 500 metres to within 20 metres of the village in Saharsa district
Prashant Ravi
,
April, 2010 ,
Birbar village, saharsa (d)
,
Bihar
Bihar
,
Environment
,
Flood
,
Kosi river
,
Migration
,
Migration
,
Prashant Ravi
,
Rehabilitation
,
Rehabilitation
,
Relocation
,
Saharsa (D)
,
Soil Erosion
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP054
DIG043523
Birbar village has three addresses. It is now looking for a fourth one. The village will once again have a new longitude and latitude on the map. Within a year the Kosi river has crept from 500 metres to within 20 metres of the village in Saharsa district
Prashant Ravi
,
April, 2010 ,
Birbar village, saharsa (d)
,
Bihar
Bihar
,
Environment
,
Flood
,
Kosi river
,
Migration
,
Migration
,
Prashant Ravi
,
Rehabilitation
,
Rehabilitation
,
Relocation
,
Saharsa (D)
,
Soil Erosion
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP054
DIG043524
Birbar village has three addresses. It is now looking for a fourth one. The village will once again have a new longitude and latitude on the map. Within a year the Kosi river has crept from 500 metres to within 20 metres of the village in Saharsa district
Prashant Ravi
,
April, 2010 ,
Birbar village, saharsa (d)
,
Bihar
Bihar
,
Environment
,
Flood
,
Kosi river
,
Migration
,
Migration
,
Prashant Ravi
,
Rehabilitation
,
Rehabilitation
,
Relocation
,
Saharsa (D)
,
Soil Erosion
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP054
DIG043525
Birbar village has three addresses. It is now looking for a fourth one. The village will once again have a new longitude and latitude on the map. Within a year the Kosi river has crept from 500 metres to within 20 metres of the village in Saharsa district
Prashant Ravi
,
April, 2010 ,
Birbar village, saharsa (d)
,
Bihar
Bihar
,
Environment
,
Flood
,
Kosi river
,
Migration
,
Migration
,
Prashant Ravi
,
Rehabilitation
,
Rehabilitation
,
Relocation
,
Saharsa (D)
,
Soil Erosion
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP054
DIG043526
The Kosi is eroding its bank and by monsoon might engulf Birbar village
Prashant Ravi
,
April, 2010 ,
Birbar village, saharsa (d)
,
Bihar
Bihar
,
Environment
,
Flood
,
Kosi river
,
Migration
,
Migration
,
Prashant Ravi
,
Rehabilitation
,
Rehabilitation
,
Relocation
,
Saharsa (D)
,
Soil Erosion
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP054
DIG043527
Birbar village has three addresses. It is now looking for a fourth one. The village will once again have a new longitude and latitude on the map. Within a year the Kosi river has crept from 500 metres to within 20 metres of the village in Saharsa district
Prashant Ravi
,
April, 2010 ,
Birbar village, saharsa (d)
,
Bihar
Bihar
,
Environment
,
Flood
,
Kosi river
,
Migration
,
Migration
,
Prashant Ravi
,
Rehabilitation
,
Rehabilitation
,
Relocation
,
Saharsa (D)
,
Soil Erosion
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP054
DIG043528
The kosi is eroding its bank and by mansoon might engulf birbar village, so people are on the move. but finding a location big enough for the village is difficult
Prashant Ravi
,
April, 2010 ,
Birbar village, saharsa (d)
,
Bihar
Bihar
,
Environment
,
Flood
,
Kosi river
,
Migration
,
Migration
,
Prashant Ravi
,
Rehabilitation
,
Rehabilitation
,
Relocation
,
Saharsa (D)
,
Soil Erosion
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP054
DIG043529
The kosi is eroding its bank and by mansoon might engulf birbar village, so people are on the move. but finding a location big enough for the village is difficult
Prashant Ravi
,
April, 2010 ,
Birbar village, saharsa (d)
,
Bihar
Bihar
,
Environment
,
Flood
,
Kosi river
,
Migration
,
Migration
,
Prashant Ravi
,
Rehabilitation
,
Rehabilitation
,
Relocation
,
Saharsa (D)
,
Soil Erosion
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP054
DIG043530
Birbar village has three addresses. It is now looking for a fourth one. The village will once again have a new longitude and latitude on the map. Within a year the Kosi river has crept from 500 metres to within 20 metres of the village in Saharsa district
Prashant Ravi
,
April, 2010 ,
Birbar village, saharsa (d)
,
Bihar
Bihar
,
Environment
,
Flood
,
Kosi river
,
Migration
,
Migration
,
Prashant Ravi
,
Rehabilitation
,
Rehabilitation
,
Relocation
,
Saharsa (D)
,
Soil Erosion
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP054
DIG043531
Birbar village has three addresses. It is now looking for a fourth one. The village will once again have a new longitude and latitude on the map. Within a year the Kosi river has crept from 500 metres to within 20 metres of the village in Saharsa district
Prashant Ravi
,
April, 2010 ,
Birbar village, saharsa (d)
,
Bihar
Bihar
,
Environment
,
Flood
,
Kosi river
,
Migration
,
Migration
,
Prashant Ravi
,
Rehabilitation
,
Rehabilitation
,
Relocation
,
Saharsa (D)
,
Soil Erosion
,
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