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On 18 August 2008, the Kosi River picked up an old channel it had abandoned over 100 years previously near the border with Nepal and India. Approximately 2.7 million people were affected as the river broke its embankment at Kusaha in Nepal, submerging several districts of Nepal and India. 95% of the Kosi's water flowed through the new course. [19]
Kosi River, also known as Koshi or Kaushiki, is a tributary of the Ramganga River. It is an important river in the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand. [1] Kair and Shisham forests are found on the banks of the river. [2] The length of the Kosi river is 168 km (104 mi) and its basin is spread over an area of about 346 km 2 (134 sq mi). [3]
It is located at an elevation of 25 m above MSL. [1] Located at the north-east part of Bihar, it is surrounded by river Ganga and Kosi River.Kursela consist of three major region - Ayodhyaganj Bazar (located between Kursela Railway Station and NH 31), Teenghariya (at the bank of Ganga and Kursela Basti (at the bank of Kosi River).
The Kosi River is known as the "Sorrow of Bihar" as the annual floods affect about 21,000 km 2 (8,100 sq mi) of fertile agricultural lands thereby disturbing the rural economy. The Koshi has an average water flow (discharge) of 2,166 m 3 /s (76,500 cu ft/s).
The Kosi River, or Sapt Koshi, drains eastern Nepal.It is known as Sapta Koshi because of the seven rivers which join together in east-central Nepal to form this river. The main rivers forming the Sapta Koshi River system are – the Sun Koshi (सुन कोशी)], the Indravati River (इन्द्रावती), the tama Koshi (तामा कोशी), the Dudh Koshi (दुध ...
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Kari Kosi river at Chunapur Ghat, Purnea. Kari Kosi is one of the two rivers flowing through Purnea (city). It is the abandoned channel of Kosi river which used to flow from center of Purnea which is briefly described in the Bengal District Gazetteers - Purnea by O’malley, L. S. S.
The Kosi river is significantly and culturally an important river of Nepal. The Koshi river is called Kausika in the Rigveda and Kausiki in the Mahabharata. The Kosi is associated with many ancient spiritual stories. It is mentioned in the Bal Kand section of Valmiki's Ramayana as the Kausiki who is the form assumed by Satyavati after her death.