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

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Muraree Meena

Banaras Hindu University (BHU)

Suman Singh

Banaras Hindu University (BHU)

Rituparna Bhattacharyya

Alliance for Community Capacity Building in North East India

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

Suggested Citation

Meena, Muraree and Singh, Suman and Bhattacharyya, Rituparna, After the Kosi Avulsion, August 2008, North Bihar, India: Notes on the Socio-Economic Impact (July 30, 2014). Asian Profile, Vol/ 42, No. 3, 2014, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2764125

Muraree Meena (Contact Author)

Banaras Hindu University (BHU) ( email )

Varanasi
Uttar Pradesh
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221005
India

Suman Singh

Banaras Hindu University (BHU) ( email )

Varanasi
Uttar Pradesh
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221005
India

Rituparna Bhattacharyya

Alliance for Community Capacity Building in North East India ( email )

57, Newington Drive
Preston Grange
North Shields, NE29 9JA
United Kingdom

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