After the Kosi Avulsion, August 2008, North Bihar, India: Notes on the Socio-Economic Impact
Asian Profile, Vol/ 42, No. 3, 2014
20 Pages Posted: 14 Apr 2016
Date Written: July 30, 2014
Abstract
On August, 18, 2008, the river Kosi, located in Bihar, India burst through its banks to flow into a channel it had abandoned more than 200 years ago, drowning towns, numerous villages and rendering over a million homeless and many were reported to have died. The research is an attempt to reflect on the geographies of socio-economic impact of the Kosi flood, 2008. For this, the research uses holistic approach. The findings suggest that the rescue and rehabilitation operation continue in the post flood region. However, operations were significantly delayed as the result of inapt bureaucratic process and insufficient funding. The final sections draw together, the threads of analysis and suggest suitable measures, so that the floods of such magnitude can be managed better in near future.
Keywords: Flood, Kosi river, geographies of socio-economic impact, holistic approach, management , Bihar, India
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