Seminar on Kosi rehabilitation and land right to women held

Bihar Nav Nirman Abhiyan organised a seminar in " Kosi rehabilitation and land right to women" in Patna on February 1, 2015.
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154 relief camps set up in nine Bihar districts in wake of Kosi flood threat

Bihar Government's Disaster Management Department principal secretary Vyasji said the state government had taken the measures to evacuate people from Kosi flood plains and strengthen the embankments in the wake of flood threat following big landslide in the Nepal side of the river Kosi course. Talking to newsmen in Patna on August 4, 2014, Vyasji said 154 relief camps had been set up in the nine districts namely Supail, Saharsa, Madhepura, Khagaria, Araria, Madhubani, Bhagalpur, Purnia and Darbhanga. He said Army and Navy help had arrived in the Kosi belt.

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Getting ready to avoid the unexpected

People residing near Birpur barrage area started taking shelter in the safer places on August 3, 2014 after the threat of rise in water level of Kosi river following a landslide in the river course in Nepal. The huge rock had blocked the main river course of the Kosi river. Bihar Government had also launched the evacuation of people from the area sensing the danger of imminent floods.
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Moving towards safer places

People residing near Birpur barrage area took shelter in the safer places on August 3, 2014 after the threat of rise in water level of Kosi river following a landslide in the river course in Nepal. The huge rock had blocked the main river course of the Kosi river. Bihar Government had also launched the evacuation of people from the area sensing the danger of imminent floods.
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Kosi flood victims tell their grievances

A public hearing was organised in Patna on August 18, 2012 to hear the grievances of  Kosi flood victims of 2008 regarding rehabilitation.
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Remembering Kosi flood disasters

An open exhibition was organised on Kosi flood disasters at Maurya Lok Complex in Patna on August 18, 2010. On the very day, two years ago, Kosi river breached its embankment at Kusaha in Nepal and devastated five north Bihar districts Supaul, Araria, Madhepura, Saharsa and Purnia. Officially 527 peoples died in the flood fury.

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Bihar yet to get special package for Kosi flood disaster

Manavadhikar Sanrakshan Partisthan organised a seminar to observe the two years of Kosi flood disaster in Patna on August 18, 2010. Speaking on the occasion, former Bihar Chief Minister Dr Jagannath Mishra alleged that centre had yet to give special Kosi package of Rs 14,800 crore to Bihar that the state government had demanded.

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Workshop on Kosi flood

Priests, academicians, bureaucrats, experts and social activists participated in day-long workshop on “Kosi Flood: Key Lessons, Community-Based Risk Management and Livelihood Enhancement” in Patna on October 29, 2009 to observe the International Disaster Mitigation Day,
Speaking on the occasion, they jointly advocated for multi-pronged community programmes for lessening disaster impact.
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Help still pours in

Western Coalfield Limited Officials handing over a cheque of Rs 50 lakh to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for CM Kosi Folld Relief Fund in Patna on July 15, 2009.
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Herculean Task in hand

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar (sitting second from right) participating at a workshop on Owner-driven reconstruction and rehabilitation for flood affected Kosi region in Patna on Thursday.

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